Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 October 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Date of death | 21 August 2024 | (aged 80)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1964 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
1964–1975 | Oxford United | 156 | (6) |
1975–? | Witney Town | ||
Managerial career | |||
1975–? | Witney Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rodney Smithson (9 October 1943 – August 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Oxford United and Arsenal. While at Oxford, he played 156 league games.[1] After retirement, he went on to be player-manager at Witney Town.[2] Smithson died in August 2024, at the age of 80.[3]