Henry Smith (Scottish footballer)

Henry George Smith (born 10 March 1956 in Lanark) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career with Heart of Midlothian.[2]

For other people with the same name, see Henry Smith.

Henry Smith
Personal information
Full name Henry George Smith
Date of birth (1956-03-10) 10 March 1956
Place of birth Lanark, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1977 Frickley Athletic
1977–1978 Winterton Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Leeds United 0 (0)
1981–1996 Heart of Midlothian 476 (0)
1996–2000 Ayr United 47 (1)
2000–2002 Clydebank 26 (0)
2002–2004 Berwick Rangers 1 (0)
Total 516 (0)
National team
1986–1987 Scotland U21 2 (0)
1988–1992 Scotland 3 (0)
Teams managed
2003 Whitehill Welfare
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He made his debut for Hearts in a League Cup win over Airdrie at Broomfield in 1981.[3]

He won three caps for Scotland between 1988 and 1992 against Saudi Arabia, Northern Ireland and Canada [3] and was part of the Scotland squad at Euro 92. He was perhaps unfortunate to play during a time when Scotland had the services of Jim Leighton and Andy Goram, which restricted his opportunities at international level. Additionally, he played two matches for the under-21s as an overage player.[4]

Smith played in the Home Nations Masters Tournament in March 2009.[5] At 53 years of age, he was the oldest player in the tournament.

See also

References
  1. Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. Hall of Fame: Henry Smith, Heart of Midlothian FC
  3. "Veteran Smith is not ready to hang up his gloves just yet". The Scotsman. 31 May 2002.
  4. Scotland U21 player Smith, Henry, FitbaStats
  5. "Football: Boyd row has forced Burley to drop Craig". The Scotsman. 27 March 2009.
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