Gordon Smith (footballer, born December 1954)
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Smith in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Duffield Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Kilmarnock | 161 | (36) |
| 1977–1980 | Rangers | 98 | (35) |
| 1980–1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 109 | (22) |
| 1982 | → Rangers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Manchester City | 45 | (15) |
| 1985–1986 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Admira Wacker | 38 | (6) |
| 1987–1988 | FC Basel | 25 | (3) |
| 1988 | Stirling Albion | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 490 | (117) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Scotland U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 1978 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1993 | St Mirren (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 |
Rangers (assistant and director of football) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gordon Duffield Smith (born 29 December 1954) is a Scottish football player, coach and executive. Smith played for several clubs, including Kilmarnock, Rangers, Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City. After retiring as a player, he worked as a football agent and BBC football pundit before being appointed chief executive of the Scottish Football Association in 2007, a post he held until his resignation on 19 April 2010. Smith then worked as the director of football of Rangers during the 2011–12 season.
Smith was also responsible for the introduction of an agreement between the Home Nations' football associations which allowed players educated in a home nation for five years before the age of eighteen to represent that nation at international level. As a result of the change in policy, several players have gone on to represent a country they were previously ineligible for.