Julie Smith (born 3 October 1973)[1] is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. She spent her entire club career at Kilmarnock, and was capped 75 times by the Scottish national team between 1998 and 2006.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1973 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982-??? | Stewarton Thistle Ladies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| -2009 | Kilmarnock | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998-2006 | Scotland | 75 | ((???)) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Smith joined Stewarton Thistle Ladies at the age of nine, and spent her entire playing career at the club (later renamed FC Kilmarnock Ladies in 1999). She was a member of the Kilmarnock team that won the Scottish Women's Football League title in 2001/02, as well as the inaugural Scottish Women's Premier League title in 2002/03. Smith was also part of the Kilmarnock team that won the Scottish Women's Cup consecutively in 2001 and 2002,[2] before finishing runners-up to Hibernian in 2003. She retired at the end of the 2008/09 season at the age of 35, after Kilmarnock narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League.
Smith won her first of 75 international caps against Spain in September 1998, and remained a regular in the Scottish national side until her retirement from international football in October 2006. She won her 50th cap in Scotland's 5-1 victory over Ukraine in a Euro 2005 qualifying match at Almondvale Stadium, Livingston.[3] In April 2005, Smith scored a decisive own goal against England at Prenton Park, in a 2-1 defeat for Scotland.[4]
Personal life edit
During her playing career, Smith worked as a development scientist in Edinburgh.[5]
Honours edit
Club edit
Kilmarnock edit
- Scottish Women's Football League
- Winners: 2001/02
- Scottish Women's Premier League
- Winners: 2002/03
- Scottish Women's Cup
- Winners: 2000/01, 2001/02
- Runners-up: 2002/03
References edit
- ^ "Womens Football". thepink2.tripod.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Scotland (Women) Cups 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Scotland-Ukraine | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "England leave it late". the Guardian. 22 April 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Fullarton, Clair (11 June 2009). "FC Kilmarnock player Julie hangs up her boots". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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