| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 October 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glenwood | |||
| Berea Park | |||
| Addington, | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966 | Addington | 4 | (6) |
| 1967–1968 | Durban City F.C. | 37 | (14) |
| 1968–1971 | Chelsea | 18 | (5) |
| 1971–1975 | Millwall | 71 | (9) |
| 1975–1978 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 65 | (57) |
| 1976–1978 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 12 | (23) |
| 1978 | San Diego Sockers | 17 | (2) |
| 1979–1980 | Seattle Sounders | 30 | (14) |
| 1980–1981 | Seattle Sounders (indoor) | 11 | (5) |
| 1981–1982 | Memphis Americans (indoor) | 33 | (35) |
| 1982 | Carolina Lightnin' | 6 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | ||
| Total | 292 | (147) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derek Smethurst (born 24 October 1947, in Durban) is a retired South African soccer forward who played professionally in South Africa, England and the United States.