Mark Smith (footballer, born 1964)

Mark Smith
Personal information
Full name	Mark Alexander Smith
Date of birth	16 December 1964 (age 58)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1986	Queen's Park
1986–1987	Celtic
1987–1989	Dunfermline Athletic
1989–1990	→ Hamilton Academical (loan)
1989–1990	→ Stoke City (loan)
1990–1991	Nottingham Forest
1990	→ Reading (loan)
1991	→ Mansfield Town (loan)
1991–1995	Shrewsbury Town
1995–1996	Queen's Park
1996	Ayr United
1996–1998	Queen's Park
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 09, 2023

Mark Alexander Smith (born 16 December 1964) is a Scottish former footballer who played in the English Football League for Mansfield Town, Reading, Nottingham Forest, Shrewsbury Town and Stoke City. In Scotland he played for Queen's Park, Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical and Ayr United.^[1]^[3]

Career

Smith was born in Bellshill and began his career with Queen's Park. After impressing enough he earned the chance to play for Celtic but managed just six appearances in his time at Celtic Park and left for Dunfermline Athletic. Smith spent two seasons at East End Park making 52 league appearances for the "Pars" scoring six goals. During his time with Dunfermline he spent time out on loan at Hamilton Academical and English side Stoke City.^[1] He was at Stoke for a month in the 1989–90 season and managed just two appearances for the "Potters". Nottingham Forest were seemingly impressed with Smith's performances and he joined them after his loan at Stoke ended.^[1] However, he failed to make an appearance for Forest and was instead loaned out to Third Division Reading and then Mansfield Town before signing for Shrewsbury Town.^[1] He enjoyed the best spell of his career with the "Shrews" where he spent four seasons helping the side win the Third Division title in 1993–94. He returned to Scotland to play for old club Queen's Park and after playing for Ayr United he made a third return to Queen's Park.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4]
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City (loan)	1989–90	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nottingham Forest	1989–90	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reading (loan)	1990–91	Third Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Mansfield Town (loan)	1990–91	Third Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Shrewsbury Town	1991–92	Third Division	22	1	1	1	4	0	2	0	29	2
	1992–93	Third Division	31	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	35	1
	1993–94	Third Division	8	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
	1994–95	Second Division	17	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	2
Career total			90	4	4	1	5	0	4	0	103	5

↑ Includes Football League Trophy.

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

Football League Third Division: 1993–94

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1995–96. London: Headline. p. 510. ISBN 0-7472-7823-7. OCLC 60284604.
↑ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
↑ Mark Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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[5] Includes Football League Trophy.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] Rollin, Jack, ed. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1995–96. London: Headline. p. 510. ISBN 0-7472-7823-7. OCLC 60284604.

[Stoke_City_Modern_Era-3] Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.

[4] Mark Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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Personal information
Full name	Mark Alexander Smith^[1]
Date of birth	(1964-12-16) 16 December 1964 (age 58)^[1]
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland^[1]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1986	Queen's Park	82	(7)
1986–1987	Celtic	6	(0)
1987–1989	Dunfermline Athletic	52	(6)
1989–1990	→ Hamilton Academical (loan)	5	(1)
1989–1990	→ Stoke City (loan)	2	(0)
1990–1991	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
1990	→ Reading (loan)	3	(0)
1991	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	7	(0)
1991–1995	Shrewsbury Town	78	(4)
1995–1996	Queen's Park	1	(0)
1996	Ayr United	10	(1)
1996–1998	Queen's Park	23	(0)
Total		269	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals