Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1933)

Robert Alfred Smith (22 February 1933 – 18 September 2010) was an English footballer. He played as a centre-forward for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, and Brighton and Hove Albion. He was also capped 15 times for England, scoring 13 goals between 1960 and 1963. He was the top scorer of the 1957–58 Football League First Division, and is Tottenham Hotspur's third-highest goal scorer with 208 goals.

He began playing as a full back for Redcar Boys' Club, before being spotted by Chelsea. He would play 74 games for Chelsea between 1950 and 1955,Chelsea Football Club The Full Statistical Story 1905–1986 by Scott Cheshire and Ron Hockings and was part of the team that won the 1954–55 Football League First Division, although he only played four games that season. 

He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in December 1955 for £18,000.Soccer Who's Who compiled by Maurice Golesworthy, The Sportsmans Book Club London 1965 He helped Tottenham to win the double in the 1960–61 season, winning the First Division and the FA Cup, with Smith scoring two goals in the final. He would also help them win the 1961–62 FA Cup and the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Smith died on 18 September 2010, after a short illness at a hospital in Enfield, London.Bobby Smith THFC official website, Accessed 11 June 2013

Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
Football League First Division: 1960–61
FA Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62
FA Charity Shield: 1961, 1962
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1962–63

Brighton & Hove Albion
Football League Fourth Division: 1964–65

References

Other websites
Bobby Smith's book 'My Memories of Spurs' 
FA Cup 1962 - matches, teams, report and photograph 
Obituary of Bobby Smith, The Daily Telegraph, 22 September 2010

Category:1933 births
Category:2010 deaths
Category:People from North Yorkshire
Category:English footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Chelsea F.C. players
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players