Matthew Smithard

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Matthew Smithard
Personal information
Full name Matthew Smithard
Date of birth (1976-06-13) 13 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1996 Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997 Bradford City 1 (0)
1997–1999 Farsley Celtic ? (?)
1999–2002 Ossett Town ? (?)
2002–2004 Farsley Celtic ? (?)
2004–2006 Guiseley ? (?)
Total?(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Smithard (born 13 June 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Leeds, Smithard began his career with the youth team of hometown club Leeds United, winning the 1993 FA Youth Cup. [1] However, he never played a first-team game for the club, and Smithard began his professional career during the 1996–97 season with Bradford City, making one appearance for them in the Football League. [2] After dropping down to non-League football due to injury, [1] Smithard played with a number of teams including Farsley Celtic, Ossett Town and Guiseley. [1] [3]

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Player profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Parsley signs up Lee as Guiseley move into the play-off places". 27 October 2005.


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