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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football biography Bernard Smith (1908 – after 1938) was an English professional footballer who made 68 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Coventry City.[1] He played as a left back.

Smith was born in Sileby, Leicestershire. He played for Loughborough Corinthians, and after an unsuccessful trial with Derby County, joined Birmingham in February 1932.[2]

At the start of the 1932–33 season, Birmingham's regular left back Ned Barkas was recovering from an appendicitis operation,[3] so left-half Jimmy Cringan took his position. Cringan broke a collarbone in his first game,[4] and was replaced by reserve left-back Jack Randle, who played four games[5] before Smith, the second reserve, was drafted in for his debut at Derby County on 17 September 1932,[6] which finished as a 2–2 draw. This was the first of a run of games, but when the experienced Barkas returned to the side Smith could not dislodge him.[5]

Smith moved on to Coventry City in August 1935, and contributed to their Third Division South championship in his first season.[2] He played 56 league games for Coventry,[1] and retired in 1939.[2]

Smith is the grandfather of The Times' football journalist Rory Smith.[7]

Honours

with Coventry City

References

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