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Gordon
Smith
1977 — 1980
Date of birth
29 December 1954 Kilwinning, Scotland
Signed from
1977 from Kilmarnock
Competitive debut
Rangers v Young Boys of Berne 1-0 17 August 1977
Left to join
1980 to Brighton
174
Appearances
60
Goals
0.34
Goals/game
157
Competitive apps
Gordon Smith
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Rangers v Young Boys of Berne 1-0 17 August 1977
First team debut (all)
Rangers v Young Boys of Berne 17 August 1977
Last competitive
Rangers v St Mirren 18 December 1982
Last match (all)
Rangers v St Mirren 18 December 1982
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameGordon Smith
Date of birth29 December 1954 Kilwinning, Scotland
PositionForward
Signed15/8/1977
Signed from1977 from Kilmarnock
Left05/6/1980
Left to join1980 to Brighton
Competitive debutRangers v Young Boys of Berne 1-0 17 August 1977
Debut (all matches)Rangers v Young Boys of Berne 17 August 1977
Last competitiveRangers v St Mirren 18 December 1982
Last match (all)Rangers v St Mirren 18 December 1982
First goalPartick Thistle v Rangers 1977-08-27
Last goalDundee v Rangers 1980-04-05
Honours
League 1 x 1977-78, Scottish Cup 3 x 1973, 1978, 1979, League Cup 2 x 1978, 1979
Autograph
Gordon Smith autograph
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League861435
League Cup20312
Scottish Cup1531
Europe1513
Other1349
Competitive total1362151
Overall (incl. other)174 apps60
Honours & medals
League 1 x 1977-78, Scottish Cup 3 x 1973, 1978, 1979, League Cup 2 x 1978, 1979
Goal milestones
First goal
Partick Thistle v Rangers 1977-08-27
Last goal
Dundee v Rangers 1980-04-05
Personal & career info
Full nameGordon Smith
Date of birth29 December 1954 Kilwinning, Scotland
PositionForward
Date signed15/8/1977
Signed from1977 from Kilmarnock
Date left05/6/1980
Left to join1980 to Brighton
Competitive debutRangers v Young Boys of Berne 1-0 17 August 1977
Debut — all matchesRangers v Young Boys of Berne 17 August 1977
Last competitiveRangers v St Mirren 18 December 1982
Last match — allRangers v St Mirren 18 December 1982
First goalPartick Thistle v Rangers 1977-08-27
Last goalDundee v Rangers 1980-04-05
Appearance & goal totals
League starts86
League subs14
League goals35
League Cup starts20
League Cup subs3
League Cup goals12
Scottish Cup starts15
Scottish Cup subs3
Scottish Cup goals1
Europe starts15
Europe subs1
Europe goals3
Other starts13
Other subs4
Other goals9
Total competitive apps157
Total competitive goals51
Overall apps174
Overall goals60
Archive images
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Archive footage
▶ Video 1
▶ Video 2
▶ Video 3
Data & analytics
Career breakdown
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Overall strike rate
34%
60 goals in 174 games
League strike rate
35%
35 goals in 100 games
European strike rate
19%
3 goals in 16 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Partick Thistle v Rangers 1977-08-27
Last goal
Dundee v Rangers 1980-04-05
Total competitive goals
51
Overall goals
60
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