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This article is about the English football player. For New Zealand women's football (soccer) player, see Nicola Smith (footballer).
Nicky Smith Personal information Full name Nicholas Leslie Smith Date of birth 28 January 1969 Place of birth Berkeley, England Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club AFC Sudbury (manager) Youth career Southend United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1986-1990 Southend United 60 (6) 1990-1994 Colchester United 81 (4) 1994-1995 Northampton Town 6 (1) Sudbury Town Cambridge City Braintree Town Maldon Town 2005-2006 Witham Town 2006- A.F.C. Sudbury 48 (15) National team England national police team Teams managed 2008- AFC Sudbury 2011- England national police team * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nicholas Leslie "Nicky" Smith (born 28 January 1969) is a former professional footballer and the current manager of A.F.C. Sudbury. After his professional career ended, he became a policeman and has captained, coached and managed the England police team.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Smith started his career at Southend United in the mid-1980s, before moving to Colchester United in 1990. He signed for Northampton Town in 1994, but made only six appearances before dropping into non-League with Sudbury Town in 1995, where he played alongside several other ex-Colchester players in a team that reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.[3]
After leaving Sudbury, he played for several non-League clubs in East Anglia, including Cambridge City, Braintree Town, Maldon Town and Witham Town, before returning to Sudbury in 2006. In 2007 he became player-assistant manager, and on 17 May 2008 he was appointed manager of AFC Sudbury following the departure of Mark Morsley.[4]
References
- ^ Braintree: Tackling a new beat Gazette, 7 June 1999
- ^ Smith And Wilmot Add to Their Jobs AFC Sudbury, 25 March 2011
- ^ Football: FA Cup Countdown: Powling's paupers can cash in The Independent, 15 November 1996
- ^ "Squad > First - Player details - Nicky Smith". www.afcsudbury.com. http://www.afcsudbury.com/squad/players1detail.asp?playerid=133. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
External links
- Nicky Smith AFC Sudbury
- Player profile - Nicky Smith Colchester United Archive Database
Categories:- 1969 births
- People from Berkeley, Gloucestershire
- English footballers
- British police officers
- Southend United F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Sudbury Town F.C. players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- A.F.C. Sudbury players
- Living people
- Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players
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