David Smith (footballer born 1968)

David Smith (footballer born 1968)
David Smith
Personal information
Date of birth 29 March 1968 (1968-03-29) (age 43)
Place of birth Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Attacking midfielder (retired)
Club information
Current club Grimsby Town (Commercial Manager)
Youth career
1984–1986 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1993 Coventry City 154 (19)
1993 A.F.C. Bournemouth (loan) 1 (0)
1993–1994 Birmingham City 35 (3)
1994–1998 West Bromwich Albion 102 (2)
1998–2002 Grimsby Town 112 (9)
2002–2003 Swansea City 4 (1)
National team
1988–1989 England U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

David Smith (born 29 March 1968 in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire) is a retired English football midfielder who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and won 10 caps for the England under-21 team. He is currently the Commercial Manager for Grimsby Town.

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Career

David Smith started his career at Coventry City after signing professional terms with the club in 1986. He had previously failed trials at Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Luton Town, Swindon Town, and Bristol Rovers before becoming an apprentice at Coventry City in 1984. Four years on Smith made his debut as a teenager in the Premier League against Manchester United at Old Trafford, this ended in a 1–0 defeat. Smith became a regular in the side and earned several England under 21 caps. After a loan spell at A.F.C. Bournemouth where he made one league appearance in 1993 he moved to Birmingham City where he spent a season before moving to local rivals West Bromwich Albion under Alan Buckley. He spent four years at the club before re-joining Alan Buckley half way through the 1997–1998 season. He scored on his debut for the club in a 4–0 win over Brentford F.C.in a league match at Blundell Park. Smith helped Grimsby Town win the Auto Windscreens Shield and Second Division play-offs. David Smith was a key member of that squad, proving his versatility by performing as a deputy for Tony Gallimore and regularly playing there for tactical reasons. One of his most notable moments at Grimsby Town was when he scored in the first-leg of the Division 2 play-off semi-final against Fulham F.C. in the 1997–1998 season. David Smith continued as a regular first-team player at Grimsby Town until he picked up an injury in 2001–02. He later had a spell at Swansea City.

After football

Upon retiring, Smith returned to Grimsby where he worked in a local car dealership, before going into marketing. He was appointed commercial manager at Grimsby Town F.C. in 2004[1]

Honours

Grimsby Town

References

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