Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)

Jim Smith
	Smith in 2006
Personal information
Full name	James Michael Smith
Date of birth	17 October 1940
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	10 December 2019 (aged 79)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	Oaksfield
1957–1959	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1961	Sheffield United
1961–1965	Aldershot
1965–1968	Halifax Town
1968–1969	Lincoln City
1969–1972	Boston United
1972–1973	Colchester United
Total
Managerial career
1969–1972	Boston United (player-manager)
1972–1975	Colchester United (player-manager)
1975–1978	Blackburn Rovers
1978–1982	Birmingham City
1982–1985	Oxford United
1985–1988	Queens Park Rangers
1988–1991	Newcastle United
1991–1995	Portsmouth
1995–2001	Derby County
2002	Coventry City (assistant manager)
2002–2004	Portsmouth (assistant manager)
2004–2005	Southampton (assistant manager)
2006–2007	Oxford United
2008	Oxford United (caretaker)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Michael Smith (17 October 1940 – 10 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager. As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of the Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for 3+1⁄2 years for Boston United of the Northern Premier League. He began a long managerial career with Boston United, and went on to take charge of top division clubs such as Birmingham City, Newcastle United and Derby County. Smith served as a member of the board of directors of Oxford United for three years from 2006 to 2009. He served as the League Managers' Association's chief executive and was inducted into their Hall of Fame for managing over 1000 matches. He was nicknamed "The Bald Eagle".

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