Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945)

Tommy Smith
MBE

Smith pictured in October 1966.
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Smith
Date of birth	(1945-04-05)5 April 1945
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	12 April 2019(2019-04-12) (aged 74)
Place of death	Crosby, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1960–1962	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1978	Liverpool	467	(36)
1976	→ Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)	17	(0)
1978	Los Angeles Aztecs	12	(0)
1978–1979	Swansea City	36	(2)
Total		532	(38)
International career
1965–1968	England U23	10	(2)
1971	England	1	(0)
Managerial career
1978	Los Angeles Aztecs
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Smith MBE (5 April 1945 – 12 April 2019) was an English footballer, who played as a defender at Liverpool for 16 years from 1962 to 1978. Known for his uncompromising defensive style, manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried". A central defender for most of his career, Smith's most memorable moment for the club probably came when he scored Liverpool's second goal in the 1977 European Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Smith played once for England in 1971, and also played at club level for Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs and Swansea City.