Jack Smith (footballer, born 1915), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Smith (footballer, born 1915)

footballer born 1915

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1915

Place of Birth: Batley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1975

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Smith (7 February 1915 – 21 April 1975) was an English footballer and football manager.
A forward, he scored 119 goals in 216 league games during nine seasons of peacetime football in the Football League. He began his professional career at Huddersfield Town in 1932, helping the club to a second-place finish in the First Division in 1933–34, before he was signed by Newcastle United three years later.
After scoring 73 goals in 112 Second Division games, he was sold on to Manchester United for £6,500 in February 1938.
He helped the Red Devils to win promotion in 1937–38, but then the outbreak of war in Europe robbed him of seven full seasons of First Division football.
After the war he played for Blackburn Rovers.
In May 1947, he transferred to Port Vale, before moving on to non-league Congleton Town in 1948 and Macclesfield Town in 1949, whom he managed from 1951 to 1955.