Henry George Smith (born 10 March 1956) is a Scottish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He spent the majority of his career with Heart of Midlothian. He made his debut for Hearts in a League Cup win over Airdrie at Broomfield in 1981. He won three caps for

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between 1988 and 1992 against Saudi Arabia, Northern Ireland and Canada and was part of the Scotland squad at

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. He was perhaps unfortunate to play during a time when Scotland had the services of

Jim Leighton James Leighton (born 24 July 1958) is a Scottish former professional association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Leighton started his career with Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen, where he won seven d ...

and

Andy Goram Andrew Lewis Goram (13 April 1964 – 2 July 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, he started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Ra ...

, which restricted his opportunities at international level. Additionally, he played two matches for the under-21s as an overage player. Smith played in the Home Nations Masters Tournament in March 2009. At 53 years of age, he was the oldest player in the tournament.

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