Grant_Smith_(footballer,_born_1980)
Grant Smith (footballer, born 1980)
Scottish footballer
Grant Gordon Smith (born 5 May 1980) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the son of former Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion striker and former Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grant Gordon Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-05-05) 5 May 1980 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Hearts | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Livingston | 32 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Clydebank (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Sheffield United | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Swindon Town | 33 | (10) |
| 2005–2006 | Bristol City | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Walsall (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Dundee United | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | HJK Helsinki | 21 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Klubi-04 (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Carlisle United | 17 | (1) |
| 2009 | Droylsden | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | North Queensland Fury | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ross County | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Airdrie United | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 195 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Smith was born in Irvine. He signed a short-term contract with Dundee United in September 2006, agreeing to stay until the next transfer window in January 2007. Smith also played for English sides Bristol City and Walsall (on loan).
Smith then signed one-year contract with Finnish club HJK Helsinki in April 2007.
Smith returned to Britain in January 2008 and joined Carlisle United on a short-term contract until the end of the season, after training with the club's squad.[2] On 8 April 2009, he was released from Carlisle United by mutual consent after not making a single first team appearance under new boss Greg Abbott who later denied any fall-out with Smith even though impressing in reserve games out of position.
He went to Singapore for trials with some of the local S-League teams for the 2010 season. He was brought to Singapore by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) as part of their centralised scouting system of foreign players for S-League clubs
On 18 December 2009, he signed a short-term injury replacement deal with North Queensland Fury in the A-League linking up with Fury manager Ian Ferguson and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler.
In February 2010, Smith returned to Scotland to sign for Ross County.[3]
After joining Scottish 2nd Division club Airdrie United in January 2011, he was released by them a few months later in May.
Smith became an agent after retiring from playing, representing players such as Nathan Patterson and Barrie McKay.[4][5]
- "Grant Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- "Carlisle recruit midfielder Smith". BBC Sport. 18 January 2008.
- "Ross County is Smith's next stop". BBC Sport. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- "Barrie McKay agent makes stunning revelation about Rangers exit, blasts Pedro Caixinha". Football Insider 247. 9 November 2017.
- "athan Patterson's agent rubbishes 'embarrassing' loan transfer claims as Everton star prepares for new season". Football Scotland. 25 July 2022.
- CUFC official website profile
- Grant Smith at Soccerbase
