Tom Smith

Manager He returned to Kilmarnock in 1945 to serve as their manager – the club were struggling, having been mothballed during the conflict and its Rugby Park pitch requisitioned by the military. Smith took charge of the last wartime season in 1945–46 and the first on the resumption of regular competitions in 1946–47, which ended in relegation.

International career Smith first won international recognition while with Kilmarnock when he played for Scotland against England in the 1934 British Home Championship. He then took part in a Scottish Football Association tour of the US and Canada in the summer of 1935, but none of the fixtures counted as full internationals. To cap a highly successful year at with Preston, Smith made his second and last official appearance in the 1938 British Home Championship, a 1–0 victory over England; Three of his teammates at club level also played for Scotland in that match.

Honours Preston North End FA Cup: 1937–38