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CodeDS/UK/11548
NameSmith; Robert Alfred "Bobby" (1933-2010); English footballer
Dates1933-2010
GenderMale
BiographyRobert Alfred Smith (22 February 1933 – 18 September 2010) was an English footballer.

Bobby Smith was born in Lingdale, North Yorkshire, England. He was a barnstorming centre-forward but also had flair. He represented Chelsea (1950–1955), Tottenham Hotspur (1955–1964) and Brighton & Hove Albion (1964–1965), scoring 218 goals in 376 league appearances. He won 15 full international caps and scored 13 goals for England, which included two goals in the 9-3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley in 1961. He was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's famous double winning Tottenham team of 1960/1961 (scoring in the final of the FA Cup), which went onto retain the FA Cup in the 1962 FA Cup Final (scoring in the FA Cup Final again) and win the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

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