John Smith

John Smith died on February 12, 1988 in London Borough of Brent.

John Smith was born on January 4, 1939 in Shoreditch.

John Smith was an association football player.

John Smith (4 January 1939 – February 1988) was an English footballer.

Born in Shoreditch, London, Smith was a product of the Academy of West Ham United. He played for the east London club between 1956 and 1960, playing right half and inside right, and was a key figure in the team that won the Second Division in 1957–58. He made 136 appearances for the club, scoring 23 goals.

Smith transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, where he was one of 17 players to represent the club in their Double winning season of 1960–61. Smith played in the Swindon Town side which beat Arsenal in the 1969 Football League Cup Final.

At the time of his death he was the steward of McVitie's social club in Park Royal, north west London.^{[citation needed]}