Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1933)
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This article is about the England international footballer. For other footballers called Bobby Smith, see Robert Smith#Association football.
Robert Alfred Smith (22 February 1933 – 18 September 2010) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and England. He finished as the First Division's top scorer in the 1957–58 season and he is Tottenham Hotspur's third-highest goal scorer with 208 goals.
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Full name | Robert Alfred Smith | ||
Date of birth | (1933-02-22)22 February 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Lingdale, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
Date of death | 18 September 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 77) | ||
Place of death | Enfield, London, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Redcar Boys Club | |||
Chelsea | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1955 | Chelsea | 74 | (23) |
1955–1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | 271 | (176) |
1964–1965 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | (19) |
1965–1967 | Hastings United | ||
Total | 376 | (218) | |
International career | |||
1960–1963 | England | 15 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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