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Denis Smith (footballer)
Denis Smith (born 19 November 1947) is an English former football manager and player. He played almost 500 matches for Stoke City and ended his career with York City with whom he went into management. He then went on to manage Sunderland, Bristol City, Oxford United (two spells), West Bromwich Albion and Wrexham.
==Playing career==
Smith was born in Meir, Stoke-on-Trent and attended Queensbury Road School, with whom he won the Stoke Schools Trophy and he also played for the Stoke-on-Trent Schoolboys.〔 During his teenage years Smith established a pattern that would shape his career by breaking his left leg twice in typical committed tackles. Persuaded by his parents to remain at school until the age of 18, Smith eventually signed for Stoke City in September 1966.〔 Held back by manager Tony Waddington until nearly 21, Smith established himself in Stoke's first team alongside Alan Bloor at the end of the 1968–69 season.〔 Their partnership at the heart of Stoke's home-grown back four became the rock upon which the success of the 1970s was built.〔 Early into his career Smith soon developed a reputation as a 'hard player', he would launch himself at opponents determined to either block a shot and win the ball which usually resulted in him injuring himself.〔 He played in the 1972 Football League Cup Final as Stoke beat Chelsea 2–1 to win their first major trophy.〔 A leg break in March 1975 cost Stoke the chance to win the title in 1974–75. In January 1976 following Jimmy Greenhoff's sale to Manchester United Smith took over as captain but could not prevent a financially weakened Stoke being relegated in 1976–77. Following relegation he formed another good partnership this time with Mike Doyle, which helped Stoke gain promotion in 1978–79.〔 A pre-season injury kept him out of the entire 1980–81 season during which time he coached the reserves.〔 After a loan spell with York City Smith was handed a free transfer to York where he became player-manager.〔 In total Smith made 488 appearances for Stoke scoring 41 goals.〔
During Smith's 14 seasons with the Potters he became known for his 'die for the cause' mentality which led to him having a large number of injuries. These included five broken legs, breaking his nose four times, a cracked ankle, broken collar bone, chipped spine, breaking most of his fingers and toes and needing more than 200 stitches. The sequence saw him named in the Guinness Book of Records as the most injured man in football.〔
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