Anth Smith

Anth Smith

Personal information
Date of birth	21 September 1971
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1990–1995	Sunderland	20	(0)
1992	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	5	(0)
1995	Northampton Town	2	(0)
Total		27	(0)
National team
	England U20
Teams managed
2011–2012	Chester-le-Street Town
2012–2013	Gateshead
2014 -	West Auckland Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Anthony Smith (born 21 September 1971) is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Smith began his career with Sunderland, making 25 appearances in all competitions without scoring in five seasons at the club.^[1] He made 7 appearances for Hartlepool United on loan in 1992.^[1] Smith went on to play 4 games for Northampton Town^[1] before retiring due to injury at the age of 24.

Smith was named manager of Northern League side Chester-le-Street Town in September 2011,^[2] but left the club in June 2012 to join Gateshead.^[3]

On 10 December 2012, Smith was named caretaker manager at Gateshead after Ian Bogie & Terry Mitchell were relieved of their duties.^[4] Three days later, Smith was named permanent manager and given a contract until the end of the 2012–13 season.^[5] After a 17th-place finish, Smith was given a one-year contract for the 2013–14 season.^[6] Smith resigned from his post on 18 August 2013 after defeats in the opening three games of the 2013–14 season.^[7]

Personal life

His brother is former Sunderland full back Dan Smith.^[8]

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total
1990–91[9]	Sunderland	First Division	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
1991–92[10]		Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1991–92[11]	Hartlepool United (loan)	Third Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
1992–93[12]	Sunderland	First Division	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
1993–94[13]			1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1994–95[14]			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1995–96[1]	Northampton Town	Third Division	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			27	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	36	0

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Chester-le-Street Town		September 2011	June 2012	40	16	7	17	40.00
Gateshead		10 December 2012	18 August 2013	29	8	7	14	27.59
Total				69	24	14	31	34.78

As of 18 August 2013.^[2][15][16]

References

1. "Tony Smith". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
2. Simpson, Ray (16 September 2011). "Chester boss Smith in charge of first home game". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
3. Simpson, Ray (7 June 2012). "Smith leaves Chester, so Wake takes over.". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
4. "Bogie era over at Gateshead". Gateshead F.C. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
5. "Gateshead appoint from within". Gateshead F.C. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
6. "Smith Contract Extended". Gateshead F.C. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
7. "Smith Resignation Accepted". Gateshead F.C. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
8. "Gateshead: James Marwood and Dan Smith return to club". BBC. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
9. "1990–91 : Barclays League Division 1". TheStatCat. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
10. "1991–92 : Barclays League Division 2". TheStatCat. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
11. "Anthony Smith". POOLstats. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
12. "1992–93 : Barclays League Division 1". TheStatCat. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
13. "1993–94 : Endsleigh League Division 1". TheStatCat. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
14. "1994–95 : Endsleigh League Division 1". TheStatCat. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
15. "Results and Fixtures 2011–12". Chester-le-Street Town FC. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
16. "Anth Smith Managerial Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

External links

• Tony Smith career statistics at Soccerbase
• Anth Smith management career statistics at Soccerbase