Hibernian Player Gordon Smith, Managers & Teammates

Smith, Gordon

Position	Winger
Date of Birth	25/05/1924
Place of Birth	Edinburgh
Nationality	Scottish
Signed From	Dundee North End
Sold To	Hearts
Other Clubs	Dundee
Games Played	636 [Show all]
Games Started	636
Games On As Sub	0
Goals	303 (including 4 penalties)
Yellow Cards	0
Red Cards	0

Managers Selected By (including times as substitute)

Manager	Num Times Played Under
Shaw, Hugh	373
McCartney, Willie	263

In Starting Lineup Alongside

Player	Num Times In Starting Lineup With
Combe, Bobby	402
Turnbull, Eddie	379
Ormond, Willie	339
Reilly, Lawrie	284
Paterson, Jock	279
Govan, Jock	267
Buchanan, Archie	260
Kean, Sammy	260
Shaw, Davie	247
Howie, Hugh	239
Younger, Tommy	233
Finnigan, Willie	231
Johnstone, Bobby	187
Hall, Alex	173
Baxter, Robert	156
Caskie, Jimmy	134
Kerr, James	134
Preston, Tommy	100
Milne, Arthur	96
Aird, Peter	94
Plenderleith, John	90
Cuthbertson, Jock	85
Grant, John	76
Cairns, Jimmy	72
MacFarlane, Willie	69
Bogan, Tommy	61
Downie, Mitchell	61
Weir, Jock	56
Brown, Jock	55
Gallacher, Michael	53
Linwood, Alex	51
Thomson, James	51
Leslie, Lawrie	50
Ogilvie, John	50
Peat, William	50
Crozier, Jospeh	42
Busby, Matt	35
Fraser, Robert	34
Muir, George	34
Anderson, William	30
Devlin, John	29
Ward, Pat	29
Harrower, Jimmy	28
McClelland, Joe	28
McCabe, Thomas	27
Aitkenhead, Johnny	26
Baker, Joe	26
Nutley, Bobby	26
Higgins, John	25
Clark, Willie	24
Nicol, Bobby	24
Fox, Des	23
Williams, Stanley	22
Gibson, Davie	19
Hardisty, Robert	19
Baxter, John	18
Aitken, Andy	15
Mulkerrin, Jimmy	15
Fraser, John	14
Hughes, Pat	14
Wharton, Frank	14
Wren, Jackie	13
Boyle, George	12
Marshallsay, George	10
Matthews, James	10
McGilvray, Charles	10
Nelson, James	10
Plumb, Angus	10
Waldie, Simon	10
Woodburn, James	10
Farm, George	9
Johnstone, Leslie	9
Colvan, Hugh	8
Hamilton, Donald	8
D'Arcy, Tommy	7
McCormack, Murdo	7
McNeil, Matthew	7
Rice, William	7
Frye, John	6
Higgins, Hugh	6
Tweedy, George	6
Laing, Davie	5
Smith, Richard	5
Wood, Robert	5
Butt, Leonard	4
MacLeod, Johnny	4
McMullen, Charles	4
Allan, William	3
Blyth, James	3
Buchanan, Jock	3
Callan, William	3
Duchart, Alexander	3
Gray, Eddie	3
Henderson, Joseph	3
McQueen, Tom	3
Miller, Norman	3
Urquhart, George	3
Wright, Alex	3
Adams, Thomas	2
Brown, John Thomas	2
Brown, William	2
Bruce, Willie	2
Croft, William	2
Evers, James	2
McCracken, Jimmy	2
McWilliams, Walter	2
Miller, Willie	2
Moran, Douglas	2
Ross, Louis	2
Allison, Kenny	1
Boyle, John	1
Bradley, James	1
Hurrel, William	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Marshall, Alex	1
McCall, Robert	1
McGurk, Denis	1
McIntyre, Tommy	1
McLean, James	1
McLeod, Murdo	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Niven, John	1
O'Brien, ?	1
O'Brien, ?	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Pithie, David	1
Podmore, George	1
Rollo, Jack	1
Shedden, Archie	1
Slavin, Tommy	1
Smith, K	1
Smith, S	1
Souness, Jimmy	1
Tait, Robert	1
Theurer, William	1
Young, John	1

Played In Same Game (including times as substitute)

Player	Num Times Played In Same Game As
Combe, Bobby	402
Turnbull, Eddie	379
Ormond, Willie	339
Reilly, Lawrie	284
Paterson, Jock	279
Govan, Jock	267
Buchanan, Archie	260
Kean, Sammy	260
Shaw, Davie	247
Howie, Hugh	239
Younger, Tommy	233
Finnigan, Willie	231
Johnstone, Bobby	187
Hall, Alex	173
Baxter, Robert	156
Caskie, Jimmy	134
Kerr, James	134
Preston, Tommy	100
Milne, Arthur	96
Aird, Peter	94
Plenderleith, John	90
Cuthbertson, Jock	85
Grant, John	76
Cairns, Jimmy	72
MacFarlane, Willie	69
Bogan, Tommy	61
Downie, Mitchell	61
Weir, Jock	56
Brown, Jock	55
Gallacher, Michael	53
Linwood, Alex	51
Thomson, James	51
Leslie, Lawrie	50
Ogilvie, John	50
Peat, William	50
Crozier, Jospeh	42
Busby, Matt	35
Fraser, Robert	34
Muir, George	34
Anderson, William	30
Devlin, John	29
Ward, Pat	29
Harrower, Jimmy	28
McClelland, Joe	28
McCabe, Thomas	27
Aitkenhead, Johnny	26
Baker, Joe	26
Nutley, Bobby	26
Higgins, John	25
Clark, Willie	24
Nicol, Bobby	24
Fox, Des	23
Williams, Stanley	22
Gibson, Davie	19
Hardisty, Robert	19
Baxter, John	18
Aitken, Andy	15
Mulkerrin, Jimmy	15
Fraser, John	14
Hughes, Pat	14
Wharton, Frank	14
Wren, Jackie	13
Boyle, George	12
Marshallsay, George	10
Matthews, James	10
McGilvray, Charles	10
Nelson, James	10
Plumb, Angus	10
Waldie, Simon	10
Woodburn, James	10
Farm, George	9
Johnstone, Leslie	9
Colvan, Hugh	8
Hamilton, Donald	8
D'Arcy, Tommy	7
McCormack, Murdo	7
McNeil, Matthew	7
Rice, William	7
Frye, John	6
Higgins, Hugh	6
Tweedy, George	6
Laing, Davie	5
Smith, Richard	5
Wood, Robert	5
Butt, Leonard	4
MacLeod, Johnny	4
McMullen, Charles	4
Allan, William	3
Blyth, James	3
Buchanan, Jock	3
Callan, William	3
Duchart, Alexander	3
Gray, Eddie	3
Henderson, Joseph	3
McQueen, Tom	3
Miller, Norman	3
Urquhart, George	3
Wright, Alex	3
Adams, Thomas	2
Brown, John Thomas	2
Brown, William	2
Bruce, Willie	2
Croft, William	2
Evers, James	2
McCracken, Jimmy	2
McWilliams, Walter	2
Miller, Willie	2
Moran, Douglas	2
Ross, Louis	2
Allison, Kenny	1
Boyle, John	1
Bradley, James	1
Hurrel, William	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Junior, ?	1
Marshall, Alex	1
McCall, Robert	1
McGurk, Denis	1
McIntyre, Tommy	1
McLean, James	1
McLeod, Murdo	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Newman, ?	1
Niven, John	1
O'Brien, ?	1
O'Brien, ?	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Other, AN	1
Pithie, David	1
Podmore, George	1
Rollo, Jack	1
Shedden, Archie	1
Slavin, Tommy	1
Smith, K	1
Smith, S	1
Souness, Jimmy	1
Tait, Robert	1
Theurer, William	1
Young, John	1

Current Comments

8 comments so far (post your own)

No one in the history of Hibernian FC has played in more games or scored more goals for the club than Gordon Smith ; - and chances are no one ever will. Surely the greatest Hibs player that ever lived.

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 16/08/2010 - 15:51

Outside-right. One of the great masters in that position, playing with an easy elegance always, it appeared, well within himself. Was well-nigh perfect in ball control and centring ability. Scored over 300 goals in Scottish senior football. Scotland's 'Player of the Year' 1951.

Source :- "A Scottish Soccer Internationalists' Who's Who, 1872-1986" by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press Ltd)

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 06/05/2011 - 14:12

interestingly, now that the word means something different, he was known as "The Gay Gordon" (edited by moderator)

Posted by panny copland on 22/10/2011 - 23:15

Gordon Smith had the unique distinction of winning Scottish League Championship medals with three separate clubs - Hibernian (1947-48,1950-51 and 1951-52), Heart of Midlothian (1959-60) and Dundee (1961-62) - an achievement made more remarkable by the fact that he never played for Celtic or Rangers.

Posted by Donald Caskie on 24/05/2012 - 00:14

Career :- Montrose Roselea/Hillside United/Dundee North End/Hibernian 28 Apr 1941/Heart of Midlothian 1 Aug 1959/Dundee 31 May 1961/Drumcondra 6 Mar 1964/retired 20 Jul 1964.

Source :- "Prince of Wingers - Gordon Smith" by Tony Smith.

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 07/10/2012 - 01:35

Along with Willie Ormond he fashioned the bullets fired by Reilly. The greatest winger in Scottish football with the possible exception of Jinky....possible exception.

Posted by justin on 03/09/2013 - 22:18

While driving around St. Andrews Square, trying to get a parking space, I noticed Gordon Smith walking by. I told my son to jump out the car and get his autograph. When my son asked him for the autograph, he said: "Who are you kidding laddie," this must be for your dad." True enough. I double parked and had a long conversation with him. Todays' fans have no idea what a great player Gordon was. (edited by moderator)

Posted by ivor Lindores on 19/09/2014 - 05:13

'A Gordon fur me, a Gordon fur me,
If your no a Gordon yir nae use tae me,
Willie Groves wiz braw,
Sandy McMahon an' them 'aw,
But the cocky wee Gordon
Is the pride o' them 'aw.'

Source :- "The Making of Hibernian - 1914-1946 - The Romantic Years" by Alan Lugton (Chap 12, pg 195).

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 24/05/2015 - 00:47

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