Stan Smith

Stanley James Smith (24 February 1931 – 8 April 2010) was an English footballer. A forward, he scored 25 goals in 92 league games in an eight-year career in the English Football League. He spent 1950 to 1957 with Port Vale, and later had brief spells with Crewe Alexandra, Oldham Athletic, Witton Albion, Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers, Runcorn, New Brighton and managed Winsford United and Alsager Town.

Career Smith played for Stoke City before joining rivals Port Vale in May 1950. He was a factory worker. It took until 27 September 1954 for manager Freddie Steele to hand him his debut, in a 1–0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers. He moved on to Cheshire County League club Witton Albion later in 1958, and scored 32 goals from 45 games in the 1958–59 season. He scored 26 goals in 40 games during the 1959–60 campaign. He scored two goals in seven games at the start of the 1960–61 season, before he signed with Macclesfield Town in 1960. He later ran his own firm in Chesterton, Staffordshire. Third Division North

1954–55 Cheshire County League

1961–62 Cheshire County League

1962–63 Cheshire County League

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