Mick Smyth

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Mick Smyth (born 13 May 1940 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player who played for Drumcondra, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Athlone Town in the League of Ireland throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and had a short spell in England with Barrow in the early 1960s.

A dominant goalkeeper, he won five FAI Cup winners medals in a row with Rovers from 1965 to 1969. After making 12 appearances in European competition for the Milltown club he left to join Bohemians in May 1971. He won two league winners medals in 1974/75 and 1977/78 and was named Irish Football Personality of the Year in 1977. He made 16 appearances in European competition for Bohs.

He signed back for Rovers after a spell at Athlone Town, in August 1982.

He earned one cap for Ireland in 1968 against Poland.[1]

[edit] Honours

• League of Ireland: 2
  • Bohemians - 1974/75, 1977/78

• FAI Cup: 6
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
  • Bohemians - 1976

• FAI League Cup:2
  • Bohemians - 1975
  • Athone Town - 1981/82

• SWAI Personality of the Year
  • Bohemians - 1976/77

[edit] Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)