Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1896)

For other people named Jimmy Smith, see Jimmy Smith (disambiguation).

James Smith (25 June 1896 – 24 November 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Rangers and Aberdeen as an outside left, though he began his career as a left back. He was the son of Nicol Smith, who also played as a defender with great success for Rangers and Scotland.

Jimmy Smith

Personal information
Full name	James Smith
Date of birth	25 June 1896
Place of birth	Loudoun, Scotland
Date of death	24 November 1945(1945-11-24) (aged 49)
Place of death	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Outside left
Youth career
	Motherwell Hearts
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Wishaw Heather
–	Larkhall Thistle
1919–1922	Rangers	17	(1)
1922–1931	Aberdeen	297	(54)
1931–1934	Shamrock Rovers
1934–1935	Glentoran
1935–1936	Brora Rangers
Managerial career
1936–1938	Dufftown
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	1919-20	Scottish Division One	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1920-21		9	0	0	0	9	0
	1921-22		2	1	0	0	2	1
	Total		17	1	0	0	17	1
Aberdeen	1922-23	Scottish Division One	35	4	5	3	40	7
	1923-24		35	7	7	0	42	7
	1924-25		37	3	6	0	43	3
	1925-26		37	9	9	2	46	11
	1926-27		26	5	0	0	26	5
	1927-28		35	11	1	0	36	11
	1928-29		34	8	4	4	38	12
	1929-30		36	5	4	1	40	6
	1930-31		22	2	3	0	25	2
	Total		297	54	39	10	336	64
Shamrock Rovers	1931-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glentoran	1934-35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brora Rangers	1935-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career total			314+	55+	39+	10+	353+	65+