Bobby Smith (Irish footballer)

Robert Patrick Smith (31 August 1922 – 27 March 1992) was an Irish soccer player during the 1940s.^[1]

Smith played for Bohemians during the 1940s in the League of Ireland and was a member of the 1945 Bohemian Inter City Cup winning team against Belfast Celtic at Dalymount Park. Smith joined a select group when he represented Ireland at the 1948 Olympic Games and scored a flying header against the Netherlands in the preliminary round. In 1951, he moved to Canada to join Toronto East End Canadians of the National Soccer League.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

• Inter City Cup^{[citation needed]}
  • Bohemians – 1945
• Represented Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Bobby Smith". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

External links

• Bobby Smith at Olympedia (archive)
• Bobby Smith at WorldFootball.net
• Smith at the 1948 Olympic Games