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Peter Smethurst
Personal information
Full name Peter Joseph Smethurst[1]
Date of birth (1940-08-08) 8 August 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa[1]
Position(s) Inside forward[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959 Durban City
1959–1960 Blackpool 1 (0)
1961–1965 Hamilton Steelers
1965 New York Ukrainians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Joseph Smethurst (born 8 August 1940) is a South African retired professional soccer player who played as an inside forward in South Africa, England and Canada.

Career

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Smethurst played with Durban City F.C. in the National Football League.[2] In 1959, he played in the Football League First Division with Blackpool F.C.[3][4] In 1961, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Hamilton Steelers.[2][5] Throughout his tenure with Hamilton he played in six seasons and finished as the club's top goalscorer.[2] On 21 January 1965, he signed a contract with New York Ukrainians in the German-American Soccer League, and returned to Hamilton for the remainder of the season.[6]

Personal life

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His brother Derek was also a footballer in the North American Soccer League.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Peter Smethurst". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ a b c Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 233.
  3. ^ "Blackpool FC Memory match". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. The Gazette. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Peter Smethurst". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Pro Soccer in Ottawa Monday". Newspapers.com. Ottawa Citizen. 30 June 1961. p. 13. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ^ Waring, Ed (21 January 1965). "Berns, Wimbs Seek Job As T. and D. Soccer Head". The Globe and Mail. p. 24.
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