Ron Smith (footballer, born 1936)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954 | Stoke City | ||
| 1955–1957 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1959 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1959–1961 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 36 | (6) |
| 1961–1963 | Crewe Alexandra | 90 | (11) |
| 1963–1965 | Port Vale | 59 | (6) |
| 1965–1967 | Southport | 79 | (14) |
| 1967–1970 | Altrincham | 93 | (14) |
| 1975–19?? | Formby | ||
| Total | 357 | (51) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Smith (born 7 June 1936) is an English former footballer who played on the left-wing. He scored 62 goals in 426 appearances over a 13-year career.
Failing to make the grade at Liverpool, he transferred to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1959. He spent two years with the club before moving to Crewe Alexandra in July 1961. He helped Crewe to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1962–63 before he was sold on to Port Vale for a £6,500 fee in October 1963. In April 1965, he was allowed to join Southport, where he again won promotion out of the fourth tier in 1966–67. Following this, he joined Altrincham, where he lifted the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup in 1970.