Billy Smith (Scottish footballer)

Billy Smith
Personal information
Full name	William Smith
Date of birth	6 June 1931
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death	24 April 2009 (aged 77)
Place of death	Vereeniging, South Africa
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Woodside Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Sunnybank
1949–1957	Aberdeen
1957–1958	Third Lanark
1958–1967	Deveronvale
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Smith (6 June 1931 – 24 April 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back, primarily for Aberdeen.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He was a regular in the team which won the club's first Scottish Football League championship in the 1954–55 season, although towards the end of that campaign he broke a leg in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup against Clyde, and was out of action for 18 months.^[1]^[2] He had also played at the same stage in the 1952–53 Scottish Cup to help Aberdeen progress, but was not selected for the final which they lost to Rangers after a replay (the veteran Davie Shaw taking the position in what were his last appearances before retirement). In 1954 the Dons reached the showpiece event again – being defeated by Celtic – but that season David Caldwell was generally first choice.

After being released by Aberdeen in 1957, Smith later played for Third Lanark and for Deveronvale in the Highland League before emigrating to South Africa.^[2]^[1]

Career statistics

^[1]

Club	Seasons	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Seasons	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1951–52	Scottish Division One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	1952–53		25	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	30	0
	1953–54		9	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	15	0
	1954–55		25	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	36	0
	1955–56		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1956–57		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		71	0	6	0	16	0	0	0	93	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Billy Smith, AFC Heritage Trust
^ ^a ^b ^c Billy Smith, The Herald, 18 May 2009
^ "Former Don Billy Smith". Aberdeen FC. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2009.

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[afcht-1] Billy Smith, AFC Heritage Trust

[obit-2] Billy Smith, The Herald, 18 May 2009

[3] "Former Don Billy Smith". Aberdeen FC. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2009.

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