John Smith (4 January 1939 – February 1988) was an English

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. Born in

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, London, Smith was a product of the

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West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...

. He played for the east London club between 1956 and 1960, playing right half and inside right, and was a key figure in the team that won the Second Division in 1957–58. He made 136 appearances for the club, scoring 23 goals. Smith transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, where he was one of 17 players to represent the club in their

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winning season of 1960–61. Smith played in the

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

side which beat

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in the 1969 Football League Cup Final. At the time of his death he was the steward of McVitie's social club in Park Royal, north west London.

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**Winners: 1969

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, John 1939 births 1988 deaths English men's footballers England men's under-23 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney People from Shoreditch West Ham United F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Walsall F.C. managers English Football League players Dundalk F.C. players League of Ireland players Dundalk F.C. managers League of Ireland managers English Football League managers English football managers Walsall F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen