Reggie Smith

England · Born 20 Jan 1912, Battersea, England

Full name: James Christopher Reginald Smith

Biography

An ex-England International who spent eleven years at Millwall, Smith was with the Royal Air Force during the second World War when he was posted to Leuchars in 1944. During his time in Fife, he appeared as a guest player for Dundee and when the war was over he signed on at Dens Park on a permanent deal. It was with Dundee where Smith took up a coaching position after a brief spell as Corby Town manager, and in September 1954 Dundee United chose Smith to replace the departed Willie MacFadyen. In his first season he managed to keep United…Read moreRead less
An ex-England International who spent eleven years at Millwall, Smith was with the Royal Air Force during the second World War when he was posted to Leuchars in 1944. During his time in Fife, he appeared as a guest player for Dundee and when the war was over he signed on at Dens Park on a permanent deal.

It was with Dundee where Smith took up a coaching position after a brief spell as Corby Town manager, and in September 1954 Dundee United chose Smith to replace the departed Willie MacFadyen.

In his first season he managed to keep United off the bottom of the Division Two table, and followed that up with a respectable 8th place in 1955/56. Midway through his third season, Smith resigned to take over Division One club Falkirk, who he lead to Scottish Cup glory just a few months later.

Statistics

Played
110
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
45
For
235
Against
229
Win rate
34.5%
Clean sheets
16
Longest winning run
3
Longest unbeaten run
9
European matches
0

Seasons

SeasonPWDLForAgainstWin %
1956-573214513796343.8%
1955-5645151614979133.3%
1954-55339618597527.3%

Competitions

CompetitionPWDLForAgainstWin %
League Cup18828424344.4%
B Division6620202613313530.3%
Scottish Cup5212121140.0%
Division Two21849484038.1%

Home and away

VenuePWDLForAgainstWin %
Home5830131515710151.7%
Away52814307812815.4%

Matches (110)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
12 Jan 1957 Stranraer 1–0 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 L
5 Jan 1957 Dundee Utd 1–0 Arbroath Division Two1956-57 W
2 Jan 1957 Brechin City 0–0 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 D
1 Jan 1957 Dundee Utd 1–2 St Johnstone Division Two1956-57 L
25 Dec 1956 Berwick 0–6 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 W
22 Dec 1956 Dundee Utd 3–1 East Stirling Division Two1956-57 W
15 Dec 1956 Cowdenbeath 6–2 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 L
8 Dec 1956 Dumbarton 3–2 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 L
1 Dec 1956 Dundee Utd 7–0 Albion Rovers Division Two1956-57 W
24 Nov 1956 Montrose 2–2 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 D
17 Nov 1956 Dundee Utd 2–1 Forfar Athletic Division Two1956-57 W
10 Nov 1956 Dundee Utd 2–4 Clyde Division Two1956-57 L
3 Nov 1956 Morton 4–1 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 L
27 Oct 1956 Dundee Utd 0–1 Third Lanark Division Two1956-57 L
20 Oct 1956 Dundee Utd 5–2 Third Lanark Scottish Cup1956-57 W
13 Oct 1956 Dundee Utd 2–1 Hamilton Division Two1956-57 W
6 Oct 1956 Stenhousemuir 3–1 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 L
2 Oct 1956 Dundee Utd 6–1 Berwick Division Two1956-57 W
29 Sep 1956 Dundee Utd 2–2 Stranraer Division Two1956-57 D
22 Sep 1956 St Johnstone 3–2 Dundee Utd Division Two1956-57 L
19 Sep 1956 Dundee Utd 4–3 Alloa Athletic Division Two1956-57 W
15 Sep 1956 Dundee Utd 2–1 Dundee League Cup1956-57 W
12 Sep 1956 Dundee 7–3 Dundee Utd League Cup1956-57 L
5 Sep 1956 Dundee Utd 5–0 Arbroath League Cup1956-57 W
3 Sep 1956 Arbroath 2–0 Dundee Utd League Cup1956-57 L