Jack Smith (footballer, born 1915)
Introduction


**John Smith** (7 February 1915 – 21 April 1975\) was an English [footballer](/wiki/Association_football "Association football") and football [manager](/wiki/Manager_%28association_football%29 "Manager (association football)"). A [forward](/wiki/Forward_%28association_football%29 "Forward (association football)"), he scored 119 goals in 216 league games during nine seasons of peacetime football in the [Football League](/wiki/English_Football_League "English Football League").

He began his professional career at [Huddersfield Town](/wiki/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C. "Huddersfield Town A.F.C.") in 1932, helping the club to a second\-place finish in the [First Division](/wiki/Football_League_First_Division "Football League First Division") in 1933–34, before he was signed by [Newcastle United](/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C. "Newcastle United F.C.") three years later. After scoring 73 goals in 112 [Second Division](/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division "Football League Second Division") games, he was sold on to [Manchester United](/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C. "Manchester United F.C.") for £6,500 in February 1938\. He helped the Red Devils to win [promotion](/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation "Promotion and relegation") in 1937–38, but then the outbreak of war in Europe robbed him of seven full seasons of First Division football. After the war he played for [Blackburn Rovers](/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C. "Blackburn Rovers F.C."). In May 1947, he [transferred](/wiki/Transfer_%28association_football%29 "Transfer (association football)") to [Port Vale](/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C. "Port Vale F.C."), before moving on to [non\-League](/wiki/Non-League_football "Non-League football") [Congleton Town](/wiki/Congleton_Town_F.C. "Congleton Town F.C.") in 1948 and [Macclesfield Town](/wiki/Macclesfield_Town_F.C. "Macclesfield Town F.C.") in 1949, whom he managed from 1951 to 1955\.


How many goals did John Smith score in the Football League?