Paul Antony Smith
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| Paul Smith | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Antony Smith | |
| Date of birth | January 25, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Hastings, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Glapwell | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992-1994 1993-1997 1997-2003 2004-2006 2006-2007 2007- |
Hastings Town Nottingham Forest Lincoln City Ilkeston Town Sheffield Glapwell |
? (?) 0 (0) 137 (19) ? (?) 1 (0) ? ? |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul Smith (born January 25, 1976 in Hastings, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Glapwell. He is remembered from his time as a professional with Lincoln City.
A fast and tricky winger, Paul began his career with Hastings Town before being snapped up for £50,000 by Nottingham Forest. He failed to make the first team at Forest and moved to Lincoln City in December 1997. He time at Lincoln City was ended by a back injury which forced his retirement from the professional game.
In August 2004, Paul came out of retirement to link up with his old Lincoln City manager Phil Stant who was now in charge of Ilkeston Town. However, his back injury continued to trouble him and in January 2005 he once again retired. However, he underwent extensive treatment and was able to resume his career with Ilkeston in August 2005. For the 2006-2007 season, Paul moved on to Sheffield but his injury jinx struct again when he dislocated his shoulder during his debut against Mickleover Sports and the injury would keep him out for the remainder of the season. In August 2007, Paul moved to Glapwell. In an interesting footnote, him namesake Paul Smith who is three days older joined Sheffield in August 2007.
