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Sent Stoke team pic, programme, two photos, three index cards and two club crest cards to Denis Smith via Stoke City on 21/2 received all back signed on sat 26th. Very pleased.
Denis Smith was a defender who played 493 times for Stoke City scoring over 40 goals in a 14 year career between 1968-82. He was part of the side that won the League Cup in 1972 beating Chelsea 2-1 in the final at Wembley. During his time at The Potters he broke his leg 5 times, his nose 4 times, a cracked ankle, broken collar bone, chipped spine, breaking most of his fingers and toes and needing more than a hundred stiches. Now thats what you call someone who goes in where it hurts!!
In 1982 he moved to York City as player-manager where he played for one season, playing 37 games and scoring 5 goals. At the end of the 1982-83 season he retired from playing.
He then went into management with York City 1982-87, Sunderland 1987-91, Bristol City 1992-93, Oxford Utd 1993-97, WBA 1998-99, Oxford Utd 2000 and Wrexham 2001-2007.
Denis is the eighth player to sign the Stoke team photo.
