Marc Smyth (born 27 December 1982) is a Scottish-born Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently Head of Academy at Cliftonville after retiring.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Smyth | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2001 | Glenafton Athletic | ||
| 2001–2005 | Ayr United | 104 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Partick Thistle | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | Airdrie United | 114 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Greenock Morton | 61 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Cliftonville | 83 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U16 | |||
| Northern Ireland U18 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:19, 26 April 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2011 | |||
Career
editIn his Scottish Football League career, Smyth (pronounced Smith) has also played for Ayr United, Partick Thistle and Airdrie United. Smyth started his career in Junior football with Ayrshire side Glenafton Athletic following a youth career with English side Blackpool where he won youth caps for Northern Ireland.
Before moving into the professional game at the age of 19, Edinburgh-born Smyth played junior football with Ayrshire side Glenafton Athletic.
He then signed for played for Ayr United, before moving onto Partick Thistle and Airdrie United before signing with Greenock Morton in 2010.[1]
In season 2008-09, he scored the winning penalty for Airdrie United in the 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final against Ross County, after a 2–2 draw.[2]
Smyth signed for Greenock Morton at the start of the 2010–11 season, but was released in May 2012.[3]
Smyth signed for Cliftonville F.C. in June 2012.[4]
International career
editAs a youth player at Blackpool, Smyth played for Northern Ireland's U16 and U18 sides.[5]
See also
editHonours
editAirdrie United
External links
edit- Marc Smyth at Soccerbase
References
edit- ^ "Holmes joins new faces at Morton". 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Airdrie Utd 2–2 Ross County". BBC Sport. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Steele, Russell (8 May 2012). "Players axed at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Defender makes his Marc". Cliftonville F.C. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan, "An Interview With Marc Smyth", Greenock Morton F.C. official matchday programme