Ray Smith (English footballer, born 1934) explained

Ray Smith
Full Name:Harold Raymond Smith
Birth Date:13 September 1934
Birth Place:Hull, England
Death Place:Peterborough, England
Position:Inside forward
Youthclubs1:Hull City
Years1:1952–1956
Clubs1:Hull City
Caps1:23
Goals1:2
Years2:1956–1962
Caps2:207
Goals2:108
Years3:1962–1963
Caps3:23
Goals3:7
Years4:1963–1964
Clubs4:Luton Town
Caps4:10
Goals4:1
Totalcaps:263
Totalgoals:118

Harold Raymond Smith (13 September 1934 – 21 November 2024) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 43 goals from 148 appearances in the Football League playing for Hull City, Peterborough United, Northampton Town and Luton Town.[1] Smith also scored 75 goals from 115 appearances in the Midland League for Peterborough before their admission to the Football League in 1960.[2]

Smith died at a hospital in Peterborough on 21 November 2024, at the age of 90.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ray Smith . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 13 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Ray Smith: Matches for Peterborough . UpThePosh.com . Chris Wilkinson . 13 November 2016 . http://web.archive.org/web/20161115001146/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/3915/for/ . 15 November 2016.
  3. News: RIP Ray Smith, one of the stars of the all-conquering Peterborough United team of the late 1950s and early 1960s . Alan . Swann . Peterborough Today . 22 November 2024 . 22 November 2024.