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John Smith Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: John Smith
  • Born: November 15th, 1951
  • Position: Forward
  • Reg Status: Trialist only
  • Career Totals: 1 appearance


Career

Season
1966-671000
Totals:1000

 Apps = first-team starts with substitute appearances in brackets.
 Gls = goals.
 All = competitive appearances only. Friendlies are shown separately and do not form part of the competitive totals.
 Yel = yellow cards/cautions. Red = red cards/dismissals.

 Recent First Team Starts
 04/03/67 Division 2 vs. Alloa Athletic (A) 1 - 1

 Recent First Team Goals
 None

 List of Goals Scored
None

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 04/03/67 Division 2 vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  1 - 1


Competition History

Competition Win % Draw % Loss %
League10000.0%100.0%0.0%
Totals:10000.0%100.0%0.0%

Competition figures include competitive matches only. Starts are shown first, with substitute appearances in brackets. Gls = goals. G2G = goals to games ratio.


Opposition Record

Opponent W D L Win %
Alloa Athletic10000100.0%
Totals:10000100.0%

Opposition figures include competitive matches only. Starts are shown first, with substitute appearances in brackets. Gls = goals. Yellow and red card totals are shown on desktop screens.


Biography

John Smith made his one and only appearance for Clydebank on 4 March 1967 in a 1-1 draw against Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park. A late Frank Russell goal in 85 minutes salvaged a draw for a Clydebank team containing trialists Walter Lees at centre half, Bobby Slaven at centre forward and John Smith himself at inside left. They also had recently signed Jim Gray playing his second game at outside right. It seems harsh that all three trialists were judged on this one game, and perhaps their appearance owed more to Clydebank’s injury list at this time, although Lees and Slaven were regularly touted in the press for moves to more fashionable clubs.

John Smith himself was an amateur, playing for Fernhill Athletic, who in 1967 were just a Saturday morning boys park team, and like Clydebank had only recently been founded. They did go on to produce a Scottish Internationalist in Steve Archibald and more importantly a Clydebank legend and marvellous whole hearted servant in Norrie Hall.

John Smith may hold one claim to fame with his single appearance for Clydebank. Despite all the future Bankies Babes, at 15 years 4 months and 17 days John Smith holds the record as the youngest Bankies debutant.

Debut

March 4th, 1967
Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Clydebank

League (Division 2)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    John was born on this date

    Thursday, November 15th, 1951

  • First Team Debut

    Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Clydebank
    League (Division 2)

    Clydebank PressA good result for Bankies considering this was an away game and they were without three regulars.Man of the match was Frank Russell who was playing at outsid

    Saturday, March 4th, 1967