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

Born in Shoreditch, London, Smith was a product of the Academy of West Ham United. 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.

John Smith (footballer, born 1939)

Smith transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, where he was one of 17 players to represent the club in their Double winning season of 1960–61. Smith played in the Swindon Town side which beat Arsenal in the 1969 Football League Cup Final.

John Smith (footballer, born 1939)

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

John Smith (footballer, born 1939)

Honours

Swindon Town

Football League Cup

Winners: 1969

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1939 births

1988 deaths

English men's footballers

England men's under-23 international footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Footballers 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