Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)

**James Michael Smith** (17 October 1940 – 10 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager.

## Career

As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of The Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the Northern Premier League.

He began a long managerial career with Boston United, and went on to take charge of clubs in all divisions of the Football League and in the Conference National.

## Death

Smith died on 10 December 2019 at the age of 79.

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|rowspan="2"|Notes|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Boston United (player-manager)|align=left|9 August 1969|align=left|10 May 1972|197|107|39|51|54.31||
|align=left|Colchester United (player-manager)|align=left|1 October 1972|align=left|20 June 1975|127|49|44|34|38.58||
|align=left|Blackburn Rovers|align=left|20 June 1975|align=left|12 March 1978|114|41|41|32|35.96||
|align=left|Birmingham City|align=left|12 March 1978|align=left|15 February 1982|182|59|73|50|32.41||
|align=left|Oxford United|align=left|1 March 1982|align=left|11 June 1985|167|89|36|42|53.29||
|align=left|Queens Park Rangers|align=left|11 June 1985|align=left|4 December 1988|167|67|62|38|40.11||
|align=left|Newcastle United|align=left|4 December 1988|align=left|26 March 1991|121|44|39|38|36.36||
|align=left|Portsmouth|align=left|1 June 1991|align=left|1 February 1995|199|81|64|54|40.70||
|align=left|Derby County|align=left|15 June 1995|align=left|7 October 2001|281|99|101|81|35.23||
|align=left|Oxford United|align=left|22 March 2006|align=left|1 November 2007|82|34|26|22|41.46||
|align=left|Oxford United (caretaker)|align=left|30 November 2008|align=left|21 December 2008|4|2|0|2|50.00||

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Jim Smith
- **image**: JimSmith.png
- **image size**: 150
- **fullname**: James Michael Smith
- **birth place**: Sheffield, England
- **height**: 6ft
- **position**: Wing half
- **youthyears2**: 1957–1959
- **youthclubs1**: Oaksfield
- **youthclubs2**: Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United
- **years1**: 1959–1961
- **years2**: 1961–1965
- **years3**: 1965–1968
- **years4**: 1968–1969
- **years5**: 1969–1972
- **years6**: 1972–1973
- **clubs1**: Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United
- **clubs2**: Aldershot F.C., Aldershot
- **clubs3**: Halifax Town A.F.C., Halifax Town
- **clubs4**: Lincoln City F.C., Lincoln City
- **clubs5**: Boston United F.C., Boston United
- **clubs6**: Colchester United F.C., Colchester United
- **caps1**: 0
- **goals1**: 0
- **caps2**: 74
- **goals2**: 1
- **caps3**: 113
- **goals3**: 7
- **caps4**: 54
- **goals4**: 0
- **caps5**: 123
- **goals5**: 13
- **caps6**: 8
- **goals6**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 372
- **totalgoals**: 8
- **manageryears1**: 1969–1972
- **manageryears2**: 1972–1975
- **manageryears3**: 1975–1978
- **manageryears4**: 1978–1982
- **manageryears5**: 1982–1985
- **manageryears6**: 1985–1988
- **manageryears7**: 1988–1991
- **manageryears8**: 1991–1995
- **manageryears9**: 1995–2001
- **manageryears10**: 2002
- **manageryears11**: 2002–2004
- **manageryears12**: 2004–2005
- **manageryears13**: 2006–2007
- **manageryears14**: 2008
- **managerclubs1**: Boston United F.C., Boston United (player-manager)
- **managerclubs2**: Colchester United F.C., Colchester United (player-manager)
- **managerclubs3**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **managerclubs4**: Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City
- **managerclubs5**: Oxford United F.C., Oxford United
- **managerclubs6**: Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers
- **managerclubs7**: Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United
- **managerclubs8**: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth
- **managerclubs9**: Derby County F.C., Derby County
- **managerclubs10**: Coventry City F.C., Coventry City (assistant manager)
- **managerclubs11**: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth (assistant manager)
- **managerclubs12**: Southampton F.C., Southampton (assistant manager)
- **managerclubs13**: Oxford United F.C., Oxford United
- **managerclubs14**: Oxford United F.C., Oxford United (Caretaker manager, caretaker)