Basically an attacking midfielder, Bobby had proven his versatility at Easter Road by leading Hibs seasonal scoring list and then converting to left-back in the course of a year, and Jock Wallace chased his signature for some six months before an £85.000 deal was struck in time for Bobby to share a League bow with both Gary Lineker and David Buchanan.
He settled well at Filbert Street as an aggressive prompter, opportunist and penalty expert, and was second top scorer in the 1980 promotion campaign.
Continue reading “Foxes A to Z; Bobby Smith”