Peter Smethurst
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Joseph Smethurst[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa[1] | ||
| Position | Inside forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959 | Durban City | ||
| 1959–1960 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
| 1961–1965 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
| 1965 | New York Ukrainians | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Joseph Smethurst (born 8 August 1940) is a South African retired professional soccer player who played as an inside forward in South Africa, England and Canada.
Career
[edit | edit source]Smethurst played with Durban City F.C. in the National Football League.[2] In 1959, he played in the Football League First Division with Blackpool F.C.[3][4] In 1961, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Hamilton Steelers.[2][5] Throughout his tenure with Hamilton he played in six seasons and finished as the club's top goalscorer.[2] On 21 January 1965, he signed a contract with New York Ukrainians in the German-American Soccer League, and returned to Hamilton for the remainder of the season.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]His brother Derek was also a footballer in the North American Soccer League.[citation needed]
References
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- Living people
- 1940 births
- Soccer players from Durban
- South African men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- National Football League (South Africa) players
- English Football League players
- Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League players
- Durban City F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Hamilton Steelers (1958–1967) players
- 20th-century South African sportsmen
- Expatriate men's footballers in England