George Smith
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| George Smith |
 George Smith was born on Saturday, 1st June, 1935, in Bathgate, West Lothian. The 5' 10 (11st 6lbs) forward signed for David Meiklejohn's Thistle circa Saturday, 15th December, 1951, having most recently been with Torphichen Juveniles. Aged 18, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 13th February, 1954, in a 9-1 win away to Tarff Rovers in the Scottish Cup. George scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 21st August, 1954, in a 2-0 win away to Stirling Albion in the League Cup. He scored the last of his 130 goals on Monday, 30th September, 1963, in a 3-0 win at home to Glentoran in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 30th November, 1963, in a 3-0 defeat away to Falkirk in the SFL First Division, having clocked up an impressive 339 appearances as a Jag. George's club-list included Partick Thistle, Dundee United and Ballymena United. |
| compiled from our All Games criteria. |
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| 19y, 2m, 20d | |
21.08.1954 Stirling Albion [a] W2-0 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 3) |
| 19y, 3m, 3d | |
04.09.1954 Stirling Albion [h] W9-1 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 6) |
| 19y, 3m, 6d | |
07.09.1954 Celtic [h] D2-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 19y, 3m, 8d | |
09.09.1954 Celtic [a] D2-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay) aet |
| 19y, 3m, 10d | |
11.09.1954 Heart of Midlothian [a] L4-5 (SFL Division A - game 1) |
| 19y, 3m, 17d | |
18.09.1954 Clyde [h] L2-3 (SFL Division A - game 2) |
| 19y, 3m, 20d | |
21.09.1954 Celtic [a] W5-4 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final 2nd replay) |
| 19y, 4m, 8d | |
09.10.1954 Kilmarnock [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 5) |
| 19y, 4m, 22d | |
23.10.1954 Queen of the South [a] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 7) |
| 19y, 5m, 19d | |
20.11.1954 Celtic [h] W4-2 (SFL Division A - game 11) |
| 19y, 5m, 26d | |
27.11.1954 St Mirren [a] L2-3 (SFL Division A - game 12) |
| 19y, 6m, 3d | |
04.12.1954 Stirling Albion [h] D3-3 (SFL Division A - game 13) |
| 19y, 6m, 10d | |
11.12.1954 Dundee [a] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 14) |
| 19y, 7m, 2d | |
03.01.1955 Falkirk [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 18) |
| 19y, 8m, 4d | |
05.02.1955 Dunfermline Athletic [a] L2-4 (Scottish Cup 5th Round) |
| 19y, 9m, 18d | |
19.03.1955 St Mirren [h] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 25) |
| 19y, 9m, 25d | |
26.03.1955 Stirling Albion [a] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 26) |
| 19y, 10m, 10d | |
11.04.1955 Rangers [a] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 29) |
| 19y, 11m, 2d | |
03.05.1955 Clyde [h] L1-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) |
| 20y, 5m, 11d | |
12.11.1955 Stirling Albion [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 9) |
| 20y, 8m, 17d | |
18.02.1956 Brechin City [h] W3-1 (Scottish Cup 6th Round) |
| 20y, 11m, 2d | |
03.05.1956 Nairn County [a] W6-3 (Friendly) |
| 21y, 2m, 17d | |
18.08.1956 Hibernian [h] W4-1 (League Cup Section 4 - game 3) |
| 21y, 2m, 28d | |
29.08.1956 Heart of Midlothian [a] D2-2 (League Cup Section 4 - game 5) |
| 21y, 3m, 0d | |
01.09.1956 Hibernian [a] D2-2 (League Cup Section 4 - game 6) |
| 21y, 3m, 11d | |
12.09.1956 Cowdenbeath [a] W2-1 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 21y, 3m, 14d | |
15.09.1956 Cowdenbeath [h] W2-1 (League Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: W4-2 |
| 21y, 3m, 25d | |
26.09.1956 Tottenham Hotspur [a] L1-4 (Friendly) |
| 21y, 4m, 16d | |
17.10.1956 Newcastle United [h] W4-1 (Friendly) |
| 21y, 5m, 16d | |
17.11.1956 Hibernian [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 8) |
| 21y, 7m, 1d | |
02.01.1957 Aberdeen [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 17) |
| 21y, 7m, 11d | |
12.01.1957 Queen of the South [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 19) |
| 21y, 7m, 18d | |
19.01.1957 Raith Rovers [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 20) |
| 21y, 8m, 1d | |
02.02.1957 St Mirren [a] D1-1 (Scottish Cup 5th Round) |
| 21y, 8m, 5d | |
06.02.1957 St Mirren [h] D2-2 (Scottish Cup 5th Round replay) aet |
| 21y, 10m, 9d | |
10.04.1957 Celtic [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 28) |
| 21y, 10m, 12d | |
13.04.1957 East Fife [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 29) |
| 21y, 10m, 21d | |
22.04.1957 Dundee [h] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 31) |
| 22y, 5m, 29d | |
30.11.1957 Kilmarnock [a] L1-4 (SFL First Division - game 13) |
| 22y, 6m, 6d | |
07.12.1957 Queen of the South [h] W4-3 (SFL First Division - game 14) |
| 22y, 6m, 13d | |
14.12.1957 Raith Rovers [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 15) |
| 22y, 7m, 17d | |
18.01.1958 Motherwell [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 22y, 9m, 0d | |
01.03.1958 Tottenham Hotspur [a] L1-4 (Friendly) |
| 22y, 9m, 4d | |
05.03.1958 Hibernian [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 25) |
| 22y, 9m, 7d | |
08.03.1958 Dundee [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 26) |
| 22y, 9m, 21d | |
22.03.1958 Kilmarnock [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 28) |
| 22y, 9m, 28d | |
29.03.1958 Queen of the South [a] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 29) |
| 23y, 2m, 8d | |
09.08.1958 Dundee [a] W3-2 (League Cup Section 3 - game 1) |
| 23y, 2m, 15d | |
16.08.1958 Motherwell [a] W5-2 (League Cup Section 3 - game 3) |
| 23y, 3m, 16d | |
17.09.1958 Arbroath [a] D1-1 (League Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: W3-2 |
| 23y, 4m, 3d | |
04.10.1958 Aberdeen [h] L2-3 (SFL First Division - game 6) |
| 23y, 4m, 24d | |
25.10.1958 Heart of Midlothian [n] L1-5 (League Cup Final) |
| 23y, 5m, 7d | |
08.11.1958 Airdrieonians [h] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 11) |
| 23y, 5m, 14d | |
15.11.1958 Stirling Albion [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 12) |
| 23y, 5m, 21d | |
22.11.1958 Celtic [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 13) |
| 23y, 5m, 28d | |
29.11.1958 Dundee [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 14) |
| 23y, 7m, 2d | |
03.01.1959 Rangers [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 20) |
| 23y, 8m, 13d | |
14.02.1959 Stenhousemuir [a] W3-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) |
| 23y, 8m, 27d | |
28.02.1959 Hibernian [a] L1-4 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) |
| 23y, 9m, 27d | |
28.03.1959 Dundee [a] L2-3 (SFL First Division - game 31) |
| 23y, 10m, 7d | |
08.04.1959 St Mirren [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 32) |
| 23y, 10m, 10d | |
11.04.1959 Hibernian [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 33) |
| 23y, 11m, 1d | |
02.05.1959 Clyde [n] L1-3 (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final) |
| 24y, 2m, 30d | |
31.08.1959 Clyde [h] D2-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 24y, 3m, 11d | |
12.09.1959 Third Lanark [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 3) |
| 24y, 3m, 18d | |
19.09.1959 Aberdeen [a] L2-5 (SFL First Division - game 4) |
| 24y, 4m, 16d | |
17.10.1959 Raith Rovers [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 8) |
| 24y, 4m, 30d | |
31.10.1959 Dunfermline Athletic [a] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 10) |
| 24y, 5m, 6d | |
07.11.1959 Heart of Midlothian [a] L3-5 (SFL First Division - game 11) |
| 24y, 5m, 27d | |
28.11.1959 Celtic [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 14) |
| 24y, 6m, 18d | |
19.12.1959 Hibernian [h] L2-10 (SFL First Division - game 17) |
| 24y, 7m, 1d | |
02.01.1960 Third Lanark [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 20) |
| 24y, 8m, 16d | |
17.02.1960 Dundee United [h] W4-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay) |
| 24y, 8m, 26d | |
27.02.1960 Queen of the South [h] W3-2 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) |
| 24y, 9m, 4d | |
05.03.1960 Dunfermline Athletic [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 27) |
| 24y, 10m, 11d | |
12.04.1960 Celtic [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 31) |
| 24y, 11m, 6d | |
07.05.1960 Clachnacuddin / Inverness Thistle XI [a] W4-0 (Friendly) |
| 24y, 11m, 8d | |
09.05.1960 Third Lanark [h] W3-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final) |
| 25y, 2m, 16d | |
17.08.1960 Celtic [h] D1-1 (League Cup Section 2 - game 2) |
| 25y, 2m, 19d | |
20.08.1960 Third Lanark [a] L1-3 (League Cup Section 2 - game 3) |
| 25y, 2m, 23d | |
24.08.1960 Rangers [a] L3-6 (SFL First Division - game 1) |
| 25y, 2m, 26d | |
27.08.1960 Rangers [h] L1-4 (League Cup Section 2 - game 4) |
| 25y, 2m, 30d | |
31.08.1960 Celtic [a] W2-1 (League Cup Section 2 - game 5) |
| 25y, 3m, 4d | |
05.09.1960 Clyde [h] W3-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 25y, 3m, 9d | |
10.09.1960 Clyde [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 2) |
| 25y, 4m, 21d | |
22.10.1960 Ayr United [h] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 8) |
| 26y, 2m, 22d | |
23.08.1961 Motherwell [a] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 1) |
| 26y, 2m, 25d | |
26.08.1961 Celtic [a] L2-3 (League Cup Section 1 - game 4) |
| 26y, 4m, 6d | |
07.10.1961 Dunfermline Athletic [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 6) |
| 26y, 4m, 8d | |
09.10.1961 Celtic [h] L1-5 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 26y, 4m, 20d | |
21.10.1961 Hibernian [h] W4-1 (SFL First Division - game 8) |
| 26y, 6m, 22d | |
23.12.1961 Dundee United [a] W5-3 (SFL First Division - game 16) |
| 26y, 7m, 9d | |
10.01.1962 Hibernian [a] W3-2 (Scottish Cup 1st Round replay) |
| 26y, 7m, 23d | |
24.01.1962 Rangers [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 26y, 8m, 2d | |
03.02.1962 Dunfermline Athletic [a] L2-4 (SFL First Division - game 23) |
| 26y, 9m, 9d | |
10.03.1962 Heart of Midlothian [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 28) |
| 26y, 9m, 30d | |
31.03.1962 Leicester City [a] L1-2 (Friendly) |
| 26y, 10m, 22d | |
23.04.1962 Dundee United [h] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 33) |
| 27y, 3m, 7d | |
08.09.1962 Clyde [h] W5-1 (SFL First Division - game 2) |
| 27y, 3m, 11d | |
12.09.1962 Kilmarnock [h] L1-2 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 27y, 5m, 16d | |
17.11.1962 Raith Rovers [a] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 12) |
| 27y, 9m, 13d | |
14.03.1963 Arbroath [a] W3-2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round 2nd replay) |
| 27y, 10m, 9d | |
10.04.1963 Heart of Midlothian [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 26) |
| 27y, 10m, 19d | |
20.04.1963 Aberdeen [h] L2-3 (SFL First Division - game 29) |
| 28y, 3m, 29d | |
30.09.1963 Glentoran [h] W3-0 (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg) agg: W7-1 |
