Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945)

**Thomas Smith**  (5 April 1945 – 12 April 2019) was an English footballer. He played as a defender. He was born in Liverpool.

Smith was best remembered for his time at Liverpool for 16 years from 1962 to 1978. He was known for his firm defensive style. Manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried". He was also nicknamed the "Anfield Iron". His most memorable moment for the club probably came when he scored Liverpool's second goal in the 1977 European Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. He also played at club level for Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs and Swansea City. He played once for England, in 1971.

Smith had dementia in his final years. He died on 12 April 2019, at the age of 74.

## Statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|rowspan="2"|Division|colspan="2"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="17"|Liverpool|1962–63|First Division|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|||
|1963–64|First Division|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|||||
|1964–65|First Division|25|4|8|0|7|0|40|4|||||
|1965–66|First Division|42|3|1|0|10|1|53|4|||||
|1966–67|First Division|42|1|4|0|6|0|51|1|||||
|1967–68|First Division|36|3|7|1|8|2|51|6|||||
|1968–69|First Division|42|6|4|1|5|0|51|7|||||
|1969–70|First Division|36|4|3|0|6|3|45|7|||||
|1970–71|First Division|41|2|7|0|13|1|61|3|||||
|1971–72|First Division|37|6|3|0|5|0|45|6|||||
|1972–73|First Division|33|2|2|0|14|1|49|3|||||
|1973–74|First Division|34|1|7|0|8|0|49|1|||||
|1974–75|First Division|36|2|0|0|9|1|45|3|||||
|1975–76|First Division|24|0|2|0|9|0|35|0|||||
|1976–77|First Division|16|0|4|0|8|1|28|1|||||
|1977–78|First Division|22|2|0|0|12|0|34|2|||||
|Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)|1976|NASL|17|0|0|0|0|0|17|0||||
|Los Angeles Aztecs|1978|NASL|12|0|0|0|0|0|12|0||||
|Swansea City|1978–79|Third Division|36|2|4|0|3|0|43|2||||

## Honours

- Liverpool
- Football League First Division: 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77
- FA Cup: 1964–65, 1973–74
- FA Charity Shield: 1965 (shared), 1966, 1974, 1977 (shared)
- European Cup: 1976–77, 1977–78
- UEFA Cup: 1972–73, 1975–76
- UEFA Super Cup: 1977

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Tommy Smith
- **image**: Tommy Smith (1966).jpg
- **caption**: Smith in October 1966
- **fullname**: Thomas Smith
- **birth place**: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
- **death place**: Crosby, Merseyside, England
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **youthyears1**: 1960–1962
- **youthclubs1**: Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy, Liverpool
- **years1**: 1962–1978
- **clubs1**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **caps1**: 467
- **goals1**: 36
- **years2**: 1976
- **clubs2**: → Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993), Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)
- **caps2**: 17
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 1978
- **clubs3**: Los Angeles Aztecs
- **caps3**: 12
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 1978–1979
- **clubs4**: Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City
- **caps4**: 36
- **goals4**: 2
- **totalcaps**: 532
- **totalgoals**: 38
- **nationalyears1**: 1965–1968
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-21 football team, England U23
- **nationalcaps1**: 10
- **nationalgoals1**: 2
- **nationalyears2**: 1971
- **nationalteam2**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps2**: 1
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1978
- **managerclubs1**: Los Angeles Aztecs