He made 277 league appearances for West Bromwich Albion, Peterborough United, Crystal Palace, Darlington, Leyton Orient and Notts County (scoring 81 goals in total), before moving into non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers.
While he was playing for WBA, he and his wife owned and ran the chip shop in Chapman Street, West Bromwich.
[citation needed] Following his retirement from playing football, he worked for Aston Villa as commercial director during the years of league and European success[citation needed] and later went on to work for West Midlands Police at Wednesbury Police Station.
[citation needed] Born in Derbyshire, Smith played professionally for West Bromwich Albion and Peterborough United, before signing for his former West Bromwich Albion manager Dick Graham, now managing Crystal Palace.
[3] He also scored Palace's fastest ever goal, a six-second strike against Derby County, away from home on 12 December 1964.