David Smith (8 December 1947 – September 2022) was an English professional footballer who scored 55 goals from 406 games in the Football League playing as an outside left or left midfielder for Middlesbrough, Lincoln City and Rotherham United.
[4] An England schoolboy international, he began his career on Manchester United's books, but signed for Middlesbrough as an apprentice and then as a professional.
He went straight into the first team,[4] finished the 1968–69 season as the club's top scorer with 11 goals,[5] and remained a first-choice player for ten years.
Released in 1978 after playing more than 400 games for the club, a total which placed him third behind only Grant Brown and Tony Emery in the club's all-time appearance list,[4] he finished his professional career with 43 appearances for Rotherham United,[6] then played and coached in Sunday league football for many years.
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