Doug Smith (footballer)
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| Doug Smith | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Doug Smith | |
| Date of birth | 1937 | |
| Place of birth | Scotland | |
| Playing position | Centre half | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| –58 | Aberdeen Lads' Club | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1958–76 |  Dundee United |
456 (18) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Doug Smith (born 1937) is a Scottish former footballer who played his entire career as centre half for Dundee United.
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[edit] Career
Smith signed for Dundee United in 1958 and spent all ogf his playing days at Tannadice, appearing in 628 competitive matches. Remarkable – and unusually for a defender – Smith never received a booking throughout his entire playing career. With just a 1974 Scottish Cup runners-up medal to show from his time, Smith retired in 1976, although he returned in 1983 to the club board. In 1992, Smith was elected as vice-chairman and became chairman in October 2000 following Jim McLean's resignation, with an appointment as president of the Scottish Football League in-between (1997). In January 2002, following an acrimonious EGM, Smith left the club.[1]
[edit] Trivia
Smith's brother Dave was a professional footballer with Aberdeen and Rangers in the 1960s and 70s.
[edit] Honours
- Scottish Cup:
- Runner-up (1): 1973–74 (Dundee United)
[edit] References
- ^ Dundee United A - Z ( S ). Dundee United FC website.
[edit] External links
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