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
TeamFromToRecordNotesGWLDWin %Boston United (player-manager)9 August 196910 May 1972197107395154.31Colchester United (player-manager)1 October 197220 June 197512749443438.58Blackburn Rovers20 June 197512 March 197811441413235.96Birmingham City12 March 197815 February 198218259735032.41Oxford United1 March 198211 June 198516789364253.29Queens Park Rangers11 June 19854 December 198816767623840.11Newcastle United4 December 198826 March 199112144393836.36Portsmouth1 June 19911 February 199519981645440.70Derby County15 June 19957 October 2001281991018135.23Oxford United22 March 20061 November 20078234262241.46Oxford United (caretaker)30 November 200821 December 2008420250.00Total1,475577495403

References

Category:1940 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Sportspeople from Sheffield
Category:English footballers
Category:English football managers
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players