Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Harold Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 December 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 7 January 2022 | (aged 91)||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Shildon | |||
1951–1955 | Chelsea | 19 | (3) |
1955–1958 | Leyton Orient | 37 | (3) |
Total | 56 | (6) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Harold Smith (6 December 1930 – 7 January 2022) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Shildon, Chelsea and Leyton Orient.[1][2][3][4]
At the time of his death on 7 January 2022, aged 91, he was Chelsea's oldest surviving player, succeeded by Len Casey.[5]