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Defender
Dave
Smith
1966 — 1974
Date of birth
14 November 1943 Aberdeen, Scotland
Signed from
1966 from Aberdeen
Competitive debut
Rangers v Hibernian 1-0 13 August 1966
Left to join
1974 to Arbroath
344
Appearances
15
Goals
0.04
Goals/game
301
Competitive apps
Dave Smith
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Rangers v Hibernian 1-0 13 August 1966
First team debut (all)
Rangers v Hibs 13 August 1966
Last competitive
Rangers v Arbroath 2 February 1974
Last match (all)
Rangers v Arbroath 2 February 1974
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameDave Smith
Date of birth14 November 1943 Aberdeen, Scotland
PositionDefender
Signed12/8/1966
Signed from1966 from Aberdeen
Left14/11/1974
Left to join1974 to Arbroath
Competitive debutRangers v Hibernian 1-0 13 August 1966
Debut (all matches)Rangers v Hibs 13 August 1966
Last competitiveRangers v Arbroath 2 February 1974
Last match (all)Rangers v Arbroath 2 February 1974
First goalRangers v Partick Thistle 1966-09-10
Last goalRangers v St Johnstone 1973-12-15
Honours
Europe 1 x 1971-72
Autograph
Dave Smith autograph
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League18788
League Cup3662
Scottish Cup2820
Europe2953
Other4302
Competitive total2802113
Overall (incl. other)344 apps15
Honours & medals
Europe 1 x 1971-72
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v Partick Thistle 1966-09-10
Last goal
Rangers v St Johnstone 1973-12-15
Personal & career info
Full nameDave Smith
Date of birth14 November 1943 Aberdeen, Scotland
PositionDefender
Date signed12/8/1966
Signed from1966 from Aberdeen
Date left14/11/1974
Left to join1974 to Arbroath
Competitive debutRangers v Hibernian 1-0 13 August 1966
Debut — all matchesRangers v Hibs 13 August 1966
Last competitiveRangers v Arbroath 2 February 1974
Last match — allRangers v Arbroath 2 February 1974
First goalRangers v Partick Thistle 1966-09-10
Last goalRangers v St Johnstone 1973-12-15
Appearance & goal totals
League starts187
League subs8
League goals8
League Cup starts36
League Cup subs6
League Cup goals2
Scottish Cup starts28
Scottish Cup subs2
Scottish Cup goals0
Europe starts29
Europe subs5
Europe goals3
Other starts43
Other subs0
Other goals2
Total competitive apps301
Total competitive goals13
Overall apps344
Overall goals15
Archive images
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Archive footage
▶ Video 1
▶ Video 2
▶ Video 3
Data & analytics
Career breakdown
Interactive stats — click to explore
Overall strike rate
4%
15 goals in 344 games
League strike rate
4%
8 goals in 195 games
European strike rate
9%
3 goals in 34 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Rangers v Partick Thistle 1966-09-10
Last goal
Rangers v St Johnstone 1973-12-15
Total competitive goals
13
Overall goals
15
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