Shaun Smith (English footballer)

Gareth Shaun Smith (born 9 April 1971) is an English former professional footballer. Smith spent the majority of his career at Crewe Alexandra, playing in 400 League games and more than 460 overall.

Shaun Smith
Personal information
Full name Gareth Shaun Smith
Date of birth (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Halifax Town 7 (0)
1991 Emley
1991–2002 Crewe Alexandra 400 (40)
2002–2004 Hull City 22 (1)
2003Stockport County (loan) 6 (0)
2003Carlisle United (loan) 3 (0)
2004 Rochdale 13 (0)
2004–2006 York City 19 (0)
Total 470 (40)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

The highlight of Smith's career came when he scored the winner for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-0 victory over Brentford in the 1997 Division Two play-off final. This took Crewe into the second tier of English football for the first time in around a century. He had also played in the 1993 Third division final at Wembley, which Crewe lost on penalties to York City. During the first division era Smith played mostly at left back for Crewe and was popular with the supporters despite never being a big star. He won the supporter's player of the year award in 2000–01. Smith eventually left Crewe in the summer of 2002 to join Hull City, where he scored once against Cambridge United,[1] and a year later had two joint testimonial games (alongside fellow player Steve Macauley) at Crewe's Alexandra Stadium against Merseyside clubs Liverpool and Everton.

Honours

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with Crewe Alexandra

References

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  1. ^ "Cambridge 1-2 Hull". BBC. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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