James Smith was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Third Lanark, Clyde, Port Vale,

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

and Dundee United.

Career

Smith played for

Rutherglen Glencairn Rutherglen Glencairn Football Club is a Scottish football (soccer), football club based in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, near Glasgow. Nicknamed ''The Glens'' and formed in 1896, they play at The Hamish B Allan Stadium (New Southcroft Park). G ...

, Glentoran, Third Lanark, Abercorn ( loan),

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...

(as a guest), Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic (loan), Clackmannan (loan), Inverkeithing United (loan) and

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

, before joining Port Vale in May 1922. He played seven games in the 1922–23 season, and claimed goals against

and Coventry City at Craven Cottage and Highfield Road. He badly twisted a knee during a goalless draw at Clapton Orient on 23 September. His contract was cancelled by mutual consent the next month and he moved on to Fulham.

Personal life

Smith worked at

J.L. Thompson and Sons J.L. Thompson and Sons was a shipyard on the River Wear, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland, which produced ships from the mid-18th century until the 1980s. The world-famous Liberty Ship was among the designs to be created, produced and manuf ...

during the First World War.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, James Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Glentoran F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players Abercorn F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Clackmannan F.C. players Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Year of birth missing Year of death missing Scottish Junior Football Association players NIFL Premiership players