James B. Smith was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Dunfermline Athletic,[2] Heart of Midlothian[3] and Dundee United[4] as an outside right, though he began his career as a centre forward and in the last years of his career was used at inside left.[citation needed]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James B. Smith | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | St Anthony's | ||
| 1921–1923 | Dunfermline Athletic | 59 | (16) |
| 1923 | → Clydebank (loan) | 9 | (10) |
| 1923–1924 | Clydebank | 40 | (3) |
| 1924–1931 | Heart of Midlothian | 164 | (48) |
| 1927 | → Bo'ness (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1928 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 1932–1934 | Cork City | ||
| 1934–1936 | East Stirlingshire | 61 | (28) |
| 1934–1936 | Dundee United | 51 | (19) |
| International career | |||
| 1924–1927[1] | Scottish League XI | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made three appearances for the Scottish League XI (all in the annual fixture against the Irish League representative team), and played in a trial for the full Scotland team in 1924.[5]
References
edit- ^ "SFL player Jimmy Smith". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Jimmy Smith, Dunfermline Athletic FC
- ^ "Hearts player Jimmy Smith". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Jimmy Smith Player Profile, Arab Archive
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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