Roger Smart [SEP] date of birth
Roger Smart
Roger Smart (born 25 March 1943 in Swindon) is a retired football inside forward.
He made his way from schoolboy teams to work up through the youth ranks at Swindon Town before making his début in the reserves in April 1960.
He signed as a professional for the club in May 1960 but did not play first team football until March 1962, he scored his first goal for Swindon in a match with Queens Park Rangers on September 1.
Smart was relegated to the reserves for much of
1998, at Alfriston, Sussex.
References.
- England & Wales, Birth Index: 1837–1983  1911  Q3–Jul–Aug-Sep  Lymington (Hampshire), Vol 2b, Page 1202; Frank A A Wootton (Mother's maiden name Peppler)
- England & Wales, Death Index: 1916–2007  1998  April Eastbourne, Sussex C41E District 4541C Entry 231; Frank Albert A Wootton b 30th Jul 1914 Age at Death 83. (Genealogists note: Birth date shown is incorrect - it should read