Players - Jack Smith

Jack Smith
Birthdate: 21 December 1927
Birthplace: Birkenhead, England
Date of death: 2000
Other clubs: Bromborough Pool, Torquay United (1954-57), Bideford (1957-61), Bromborough Pool (2 / 1961-64)
Signed from: Bromborough Pool
Signed for LFC: 12.03.1951
Liverpool debut: 29.09.1951
Last appearance: 25.12.1953
Debut goal: 29.09.1951
Last goal: 22.11.1952
Contract expiry: 13.05.1954
Win ratio: 33.9% W:20 D:16 L:23
Games/goals ratio: 4.21
League games / goals: 57 / 14
Total games / goals: 59 / 14

Player Profile

Centre-forward John Thomas Smith, more commonly referred to as Jack, played amateur football for Bromborough on the Wirral before signing professional forms for Liverpool in March 1951 when he was 23-years-old. He scored after 18 minutes of his debut for the club when Derby County were beaten 2-0 at Anfield on 29 September 1951 and in fact netted in three of his first four appearances but only managed another three goals in the remaining 23 first division fixtures he was selected for that season.

A year later Smith scored eight times from the same number of League matches, 27, but  after dropping almost altogether out of the first-team picture during the club's relegation year of 1953/54, he was transferred to third division south's Torquay United. In 1957 he moved to Bideford United and then returned to his native Wirral, dying there in August 2000.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 57 2 0 0 0 59
1951-1952 27 1 0 0 0 28
1952-1953 27 1 0 0 0 28
1953-1954 3 0 0 0 0 3
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
4 360 Preston North End
4 360 Blackpool
4 360 Manchester City
4 360 Tottenham
3 270 Wolves
3 270 Bolton Wanderers
3 270 WBA
3 270 Chelsea
3 270 Manchester United
3 270 Newcastle United
3 270 Stoke City
3 270 Portsmouth
3 270 Sunderland
2 180 Middlesbrough
2 180 Derby
2 180 Charlton Athletic
2 180 Fulham
2 180 Sheffield Wednesday
1 90 Workington
1 90 Gateshead
1 90 Sheffield United
1 90 Aston Villa
1 90 Huddersfield Town
1 90 Arsenal
Total Venue
30 Away
29 Home
Total Competition
57 League
2 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
59 20 16 23 33.9% Don Welsh
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 14 0 0 0 0 14
1951-1952 6 0 0 0 0 6
1952-1953 8 0 0 0 0 8
1953-1954 0 0 0 0 0 0
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Competition
14 League
Total Goal minute period
1 1-15 minutes
4 16-30 minutes
5 31-45 minutes
3 61-75 minutes
1 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
14 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 29.09.1951 Derby Anfield League
50 10.01.1953 Gateshead Redheugh Park FA Cup
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 18 29.09.1951 Derby Anfield League
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Bromborough Pool 0 0 0 0
Torquay United 1954-1955 England Third Division South 35 9 38 11
Torquay United 1955-1956 England Third Division South 15 5 19 7
Torquay United 1956-1957 England Third Division South 5 0 6 0
Torquay United 1957-1958 England Third Division South 10 2 10 2
Bideford 1957-1961 Western League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bromborough Pool 1961-1964 West Cheshire League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 65 16 73 20