David Smyth

David Smyth ( – after 1937) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Darlington. He played for Scottish junior clubs Maryhill and Petershill, and was on the books of Aston Villa and Newcastle United in England without playing first-team football for either.

Football career Smyth was born in Clydebank, Scotland. He played football as a centre forward for Glasgow-based junior club Maryhill, but was not retained at the end of the 1934–35 season, and moved on to nearby Petershill. In November 1922, amid interest from Scottish Division One club St Johnstone, to make a career in English football with First Division club Aston Villa. The Dundee Courier understood that Petershill "[had] come out of the deal handsomely". but not for the first team, and soon moved on to Second Division Newcastle United. but again, not for the first team, Smyth signed for Third Division North club Darlington in August 1937, and he finished the season, and his Darlington career, with six goals from 19 appearances in the Football League.