Paul Smith (footballer born 1971)
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| Paul Smith | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul William Smith | |
| Date of birth | September 18, 1971 (age 35) | |
| Place of birth | East Ham, London, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Torquay United | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1993 1993 1993-1997 1997-2005 2005-2006 2005 2006 2006-2007 2007- |
Southend United →Dover Athletic (loan) Brentford Gillingham Walsall →Gillingham (loan) Swindon Town A.F.C. Sudbury Torquay United |
18 (2) ? (?) 157 (0) 338 (4) 8 (0) 3 (0) 5 (4) ? (?) 8 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul William Smith (born 18 September 1971) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Torquay United.
Smith was born in East Ham, London and began his career as a trainee with Southend United, turning professional in 1990. He found his chances limited at Roots Hall and after a loan spell with Dover Athletic moved on to Brentford in August 1993 on a free transer.
In August 1997 he joined Gillingham, where he enjoyed the most successful spell of his career. He captained the Kent side for a lengthy spell and was also named the club's player of the year on an unprecedented four occasions, [1] although his final reign ended in a bizarre dispute with chairman Paul Scally in which Smith reportedly refused to hand back the trophy until he was paid money he claimed the club owed him. [2]
He left Priestfield in 2005, after the team were relegated to Football League One and he was offered reduced terms. [3]
In July 2005 he joined Walsall, returning to Gillingham in October 2005 to play three times in a loan spell. [4] He moved to Swindon Town in January 2006, [5] but was released in June 2006 after Swindon sacked manager Iffy Onuora. [6]
He joined A.F.C. Sudbury in October 2006, but returned to league football when he joined Torquay United on January 29, 2007.
[edit] Sources
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- Paul Smith's career stats at Soccerbase
[edit] References
| Torquay United F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Rayner | 2 Andrews | 3 John | 4 Hockley | 5 Taylor | 6 Villis | 7 Kerry | 8 Williams | 9 Thorpe | 10 Mansell | 11 Hill | 12 Gordon | 14 Phillips | 15 Cooke | 16 Smith | 17 Angus | 18 Woods | 19 McPhee | 20 Horsell | 21 Oliver | 23 Robertson | 24 McKoy | 25 Wheeldon | 26 Graham | 27 Dickson | 28 Reid | 30 Robinson | Manager: Curle |
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