Paul Smith (footballer born 1976)

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Paul Smith
Personal information
Full name	Ian Paul Smith
Date of birth	January 22, 1976
Place of birth	Easington, County Durham, England
Height	6' 0"
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Free Agent
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-2001 2000 2001 2001-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006	Burnley Oldham Athletic (loan) Torquay United Hartlepool United Sheffield Wednesday Alfreton Town Kidderminster Harriers	112 (5) 4 (0) 0 (0) 55 (4) 27 (2) 3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2006-10-15. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Smith (born January 22, 1976 in Easington) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was most recently with Kidderminster Harriers.

Smith started his career as a trainee at Burnley, turning professional in July 1994. He was loaned out to Oldham Athletic in September 2000. He returned to Burnley after a month and returned to their first team that December, but was released at the end of the season.

In October 2001 he joined Torquay United on trial, playing in the Devon Professional Bowl win against Western League Barnstaple Town on the 16th.

He joined Hartlepool United on a free transfer in November 2001 and quickly settled in as a first team regular as Hartlepool reached the Division Three play-offs. He moved to Sheffield Wedmnesday on a Bosman in June 2003, having helped Hartlepool to promotion. He was released by Wednesday on their return to the Football League Championship, later playing for Alfreton Town from where he joined Nationwide Conference side Kidderminster Harriers in January 2006. He made just three substitute appearances for Harriers before leaving in the summer of 2006 and is currently without a club.