Paul Smith (footballer, born 1967)

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Paul Smith
Personal information
Full name Paul Stepney Smith [1]
Date of birth (1967-10-05) 5 October 1967 (age 55) [1]
Place of birth Wembley, England [1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
1982–1985 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1987 Arsenal 0 (0)
1987–1988 Brentford 17 (1)
1988–1989 Bristol Rovers 16 (1)
1989–1992 Torquay United 75 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Stepney Smith (born 5 October 1967) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Torquay United, Brentford and Bristol Rovers as a right winger. [3] [4] His career was ended prematurely by injury. [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1987–88 [6] Third Division 17100002 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
Career total171000020190

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References

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  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  46. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 149. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  4. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 364. ISBN   978-1906796716.
  5. "S, T and U". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN   0951526200.