Ray Smith Player Profile
Personal
- Full Name: Raymond James Smith
- Born: April 18th, 1943 (Islington, London)
- Died: January 19th, 2021 (Wrexham, Wales)
- Height: 5ft 10in
Career
- Position: Centre-forward
- Signed: July 4th, 1967 (£8,000)
- Date Left Club: July 5th, 1972
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Wrexham Career Totals:
208 first team competitive appearances
71 first team competitive goals - Also Played For: Bangor City, Basildon Minors, Hastings United, Peterborough United, Southend United
Wrexham AFC Career Summary
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| 1967-68 | 44 | 18 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1968-69 | 39 | 15 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 47 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969-70 | 42 (1) | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 52 (1) | 19 | 5 | 2 | - | - | ||
| 1970-71 | 17 (3) | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 (3) | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 1971-72 | 19 (10) | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 24 (11) | 3 | 4 | - | 9 | 5 | ||
| TOTAL | 161 (14) | 62 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 193 (15) | 71 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 10 | ||
NOTES:
League: All first team league matches including Football League, National League, Football Regional League (Wartime), Third Division North (Wartime), Birmingham & District League & Combination League.
FA Cup: FA Cup matches only.
Other Cups: European Cup Winners' Cup, Play-Offs, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup, EFL Trophy, Debenhams Cup, Watney Cup, Football League Division Three (North) Cup, FA Trophy, Scottish Challenge Cup, Setanta Shield, Football League Jubilee,
League War Cup (Wartime), Lancashire Cup (Wartime), Third Division North Cup (Wartime), Soames Cup, Shropshire Mayor's Charity Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Denbighshire Cup, Wrexham Argus Jubilee Competition and Yerborough Charity Cup.
Welsh Cups: Welsh Cup, FAW Invitation Trophy and FAW Premier Cup.
Friendlies: First team Friendlies and Expunged matches.
Reserves/Youth: All reserve and youth competitions from age group U17 and above (including friendlies).
Please note that the data for friendlies, reserves & youth may not be complete as full records weren't always kept. However we believe that including the information we do have provides
an interesting insight into each player's time at Wrexham.
Biography
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Debut
August 19th, 1967
Wrexham 1 - 1 Luton Town
League (Division Four)
Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)
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Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
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| League | 161 (14) | 62 | 5 | 0.35 | - | - | 44.6 | 24.0 | 31.4 |
| FA Cup | 9 | 2 | - | 0.22 | 1 | - | 44.4 | 0.0 | 55.6 |
| Football League Cup | 9 | 1 | - | 0.11 | 1 | - | 33.3 | 22.2 | 44.4 |
| Welsh Cup | 14 (1) | 6 | - | 0.40 | - | - | 53.3 | 13.3 | 33.3 |
| Totals: | 193 (15) | 71 | 5 | 0.34 | 2 | - | 44.7 | 22.1 | 33.2 |
| Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches) |
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| May 8th, 1972 | 08/05/72 | Welsh Cup | Final, 1st Leg | vs. Cardiff C. (H) | 2 - 1 |
| May 1st, 1972 | 01/05/72 | League | Division Three | vs. Mansfield (A) | 1 - 1 |
| Apr 29th, 1972 | 29/04/72 | League | Division Three | vs. Swansea City (H) | 2 - 0 |
| Apr 22nd, 1972 | 22/04/72 | League | Division Three | vs. Bristol Rovers (A) | 1 - 3 |
| Apr 17th, 1972 | 17/04/72 | League | Division Three | vs. Barnsley (H) | 2 - 0 |
| Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches) |
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| Mar 25th, 1972 | 25/03/72 | League | Division Three | vs. York City (H) | 2 - 0 |
| Mar 8th, 1972 | 08/03/72 | League | Division Three | vs. Barnsley (A) | 1 - 2 |
| Feb 5th, 1972 | 05/02/72 | League | Division Three | vs. Brighton & HA (H) | 1 - 2 |
| May 12th, 1971 | 12/05/71 | Welsh Cup | Final, 2nd Leg | vs. Cardiff C. (A) | 1 - 3 |
| May 1st, 1971 | 01/05/71 | League | Division Three | vs. Aston Villa (A) | 4 - 3 |