Nigel Smith (footballer, born 1958)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Paul Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Banstead, England | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banstead Athletic | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Brentford | 85 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Cambridge United | 1 | (0) |
| Woking | |||
| Metropolitan Police | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nigel Paul Smith (born 3 January 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Brentford and Cambridge United.[2]
Club career
Early years
Smith began his career with hometown club Banstead Athletic, before moving to the reserve team at Division Two side Queens Park Rangers, making 20 appearances.[3]
Brentford
When former Queens Park Rangers coach John Docherty became manager of Division Four side Brentford in January 1975,[3] he signed Smith for the Griffin Park club two months later.[1] He went straight into the starting lineup and was a regular during the 1975–76 and 1976–77 seasons.[3] After the appointment of Bill Dodgin, he fell out of favour and made just a handful of appearances during the 1977–78 promotion-clinching season.[3] Smith departed the Bees in November 1978,[1] having made 96 appearances for the club.[3]
Cambridge United
Smith up to Division Two to sign for Cambridge United in November 1978, but made just one substitute appearance for the club.[1]
Non-league football
Smith saw out his career with spells at Isthmian League sides Woking and Metropolitan Police.[1]
International career
During the 1975–76 season, Smith was called up to train with the England U18 squad, but failed to appear in a match.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Nigel Smith". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ↑ "Nigel Smith". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 149. ISBN 978-0955294914.
External links
- League stats at Neil Brown's site