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 56)[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*
Years Team Apps (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[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1987–88[6] Third Division 17 1 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 19 0
Career total 17 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Paul Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  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.


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