Un liverpudlian et un des joueurs emblématiques du club.
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Birthdate: 05.04.1945
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Other clubs: Swansea
Bought from: Local
Signed for LFC: £0 Professional April 1962
International debut: 1971 vs. Wales
International caps: England 1/0
Liverpool debut: 08.05.1963
Debut goal: 29.08.1964
Contract expiry: August 1978
LFC league games/goals: 467 / 36
Total LFC games/goals: 638 / 48
Player Notes: Tommy Smith was born only a spitting distance from Anfield and as a teenager his mum brought him to Shankly and told him to take good care of her son. Tommy Smith became one of the toughest customers to ever wear the Liverpool shirt. But there was more to his game than tackling, he had an excellent technique and scored quite a few goals in his time, albeit some of them from the penalty spot. Smith played alongside Billy Liddell up front when he started out with the reserves. Smith made his debut in midfield but played most of his career in the centre of defence. Later he played as right back until he lost his place to the up and coming Phil Neal.
Smith was made captain in March 1970 and held on to the armband until 1973 following a row with Shankly after he had been dropped from the starting 11. Smith came close to leaving but soldiered on and quickly won his place back. Smith announced that the 1976/77 season was to be his last. He won a regular spot following Phil Thompson's injury in March and scored his most memorable goal with a bullet header in the European cup final against Gladbach.
Tommy decided to play one more season. He was regularily on the team sheet, but an accident in his garden in April when he dropped an axe on his foot, ended his Liverpool career a month too soon. Smith is Liverpool through and through. He worked as a groundsman at Anfield, a player, captain, coach and only a handful of players have played more games than him for Liverpool.
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