Percy Smith (footballer)

Percy Smith

Personal information
Full name	Percy James Smith
Date of birth	1880
Place of birth	Burbage, Hinckley, England
Date of death	18 April 1959
Place of death	Watford, England
Height
Position(s)	Centre Half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1895–	Hinckley Town	24	(9)
1902–1910	Preston North End	240	(94)
1910–1920	Blackburn Rovers	172	(5)
1920–1921	Fleetwood	31	(32)
1921–1922	Barrow	5	(0)
Managerial career
1925–1927	Nelson
1927–1930	Bury
1930–1935	Tottenham Hotspur
1935–1936	Notts County
1936–1937	Bristol Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Percy James Smith (1880–1959) was an English footballer and football manager, who played for Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers.

Playing career

He started his playing career with Hinckley Town before joining Preston in 1902. He quickly achieved success, helping Preston to the Second Division title in 1904, becoming the division's top scorer in the process with 26 goals, and to the runners-up position in the Football League in 1906.

After eight seasons at Preston, he moved to local rivals Blackburn Rovers in 1910, where he again achieved success claiming the League title in 1912 and again in 1914, as well as reaching the FA Cup Semi-finals in 1911 and 1912.

After World War I, he finished his playing career with brief spells at Fleetwood and Barrow.

Management career

After retiring from playing, Smith managed Nelson, Bury, Tottenham Hotspur, Notts County and Bristol Rovers.

At Spurs he achieved modest success, guiding the team to the runners-up position in Division Two in 1933 and to third place in the First Division in 1934, only to be relegated back to Division Two in the following season.

Honours

As a player

Preston North End

• Second Division champions: 1904
• Football League runners-up: 1906

Blackburn Rovers

• Football League champions: 1912 and 1914

As a manager

Tottenham Hotspur

• Second Division runners-up: 1933

References

• Percy Smith management career statistics at Soccerbase