Gordon Smith is a retired professional footballer who played as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

. He was born in Partick

Partick

Partick is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch. Partick was a Police burgh from 1852 until 1912 when it was incorporated into the city.-History:...

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Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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He made over 100 league appearances for and during his time there he gained 4 Scottish under-23 caps.

In 1976 he transferred to Aston Villa in the Football League, and appeared for them in the 2nd replay of the 1977 Football League Cup Final

1977 Football League Cup Final

The 1977 Football League Cup Final was played between Aston Villa and Everton and required three games to decide the winner, the only time this has happened in the League Cup. The first match took place at Wembley Stadium on 12 March and the game ended in a dull goalless draw...

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He later played for Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to play in the USA.