Peter Smethurst
{{short description|South African soccer player}}
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|fullname = Peter Joseph Smethurst{{Hugman|18204}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1940|8|8}}
|birth_place = Durban, South Africa
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|position = Inside forward
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|years1 = 1959
|clubs1 = Durban City
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|years2 = 1959–1960
|clubs2 = Blackpool
|caps2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 1961–1965
|clubs3 = Hamilton Steelers
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|years4 = 1965
|clubs4 = New York Ukrainians
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Peter Joseph Smethurst (born 8 August 1940) is a South African retired professional soccer player who played as an inside forward in South Africa, England and Canada.
Career
Smethurst played with Durban City F.C. in the National Football League.{{Cite book|last=Jose|first=Colin|title=On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario|publisher=Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2001|location=Vaughan, Ontario|pages=233}} In 1959, he played in the Football League First Division with Blackpool F.C.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc-memory-match-1168528|title=Blackpool FC Memory match|date=23 December 2016|website=www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk|publisher=The Gazette|language=en|access-date=11 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/peter-smethurst-36545/|title=Peter Smethurst|website=11v11.com|access-date=11 April 2020}} In 1961, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Hamilton Steelers.{{Cite web|title=Pro Soccer in Ottawa Monday|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/456964028/?terms=Peter+Smethurst|date=30 June 1961|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=Ottawa Citizen|page=13|language=en|access-date=9 May 2020}} Throughout his tenure with Hamilton he played in six seasons and finished as the club's top goalscorer. On 21 January 1965, he signed a contract with New York Ukrainians in the German-American Soccer League, and returned to Hamilton for the remainder of the season.{{Cite news|last=Waring|first=Ed|date=21 January 1965|title=Berns, Wimbs Seek Job As T. and D. Soccer Head|page=24|work=The Globe and Mail}}
Personal life
His brother Derek was also a footballer in the North American Soccer League.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
References
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Category:Soccer players from Durban
Category:South African men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:National Football League (South Africa) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players
Category:Cosmopolitan Soccer League players
Category:Durban City F.C. players
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:Hamilton Steelers (1958–1967) players