| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ashton United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2005 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005-2007 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | →Southport (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Southport[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 2008- | Ashton United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Terry Smith (born 16 September 1987 in Chester) is an English former professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for Ashton United
Smith began his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, turning professional in August 2005. He made his club debut on 22 August 2006 when he was a first-half substitute for the injured Chris Howarth in Oldham's 3-1 League Cup defeat away to Rotherham United.[2] He remained on the bench for the following game, a 0-0 defeat at home to Carlisle United, and was brought on as a substitute for midfielder Paul Warne after goalkeeper David Knight had been sent off for handling the ball outside of the penalty area.[3]
He joined Southport on loan in March 2007[4] and signed for them on a permanent basis in July 2007, having been released by Oldham.[5] He played just once for Southport the following season, a 1-0 defeat away to Harrogate Town on 23 October.[1]
He moved to Ashton United in the 2008 close-season and immediately established himself as first choice keeper, winning the Manager's and Supporters' Player of the Year Awards in his first campaign.[6] At the start of 2010-11 he went 508 minutes until conceding his first goal of the season [7] and, despite a broken rib, kept his sixteenth clean sheet of the season as Ashton won the Evo-Stik sponsored Northern Premier League Cup for the first time in their history.[8]