Dan Smith (footballer, born 1986)

Daniel "Dan" Smith (born 5 October 1986) is an

English professional footballer who is currently a free Dan Smith
agent. Personal information
Full name Daniel Smith
A full back, he previously played professionally in the
Date of birth 5 October 1986 [1]
Premier League for Sunderland, in the Football League
Place of birth Sunderland, England
for Huddersfield Town, and in the Scottish Premier
League for Aberdeen. He also appeared in the Scottish
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Football League as a triallist for St Johnstone, and
Playing position Full back
played in non-League football for Gateshead, Blyth Senior career*
Spartans, Chester-le-Street Town, Darlington 1883, Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dunston UTS and Seaham Red Star. 20042006 Sunderland 3 (0)
2006 Huddersfield Town (loan) 8 (0)
20062008 Aberdeen 9 (0)
2008 St Johnstone (trial) 3 (0)
Contents 20082009 Gateshead 11 (0)
2010 Blyth Spartans 0 (0)
1 Club career
20112012 Chester-le-Street Town
1.1 Sunderland
2012 Darlington 1883
1.2 Scotland
1.3 Later career 20122013 Dunston UTS
2013 Seaham Red Star
2 References
20132014 Gateshead 0 (0)
2014 Holland Park Hawks 46 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic
Club career league only and correct as of 11:35, 18 March 2016 (UTC).

Sunderland
Smith was born in Sunderland,[1] and began his football career with his home-town club. He made his Sunderland first-team debut in
the Football League Cup second round against Cheltenham Town in September 2005, in which he was sent off, receiving two
bookings.[2] In January 2006, he joined Football League One club Huddersfield Town on a month's loan,[3] later extended for a
second month,[4] during which he played eight League games.

After returning to Sunderland, Smith played in three Premier League matches at the end of the season, in the last of which he
committed a bad tackle, described in The Independent as a "studs-up lunge", on Arsenal player Abou Diaby,[5] causing the player to
suffer a fractured ankle and ruptured ankle ligaments. Arsenal initially threatened legal action over the incident,[6] and Diaby was out
of action for eight months.[7]

Scotland
Despite having signed a new one-year deal with Sunderland during the summer of 2006,[8] Smith joined Scottish Premier League
(SPL) club Aberdeen in August on a three-year contract.[9] He made his debut appearance in the Dons' 11 draw against St Mirren in
the SPL.[10] After making just 13 appearances for the club, he was released at the end of the 200708 season.
[11]
After trial spells at Port Vale[12] and Darlington, Smith turned out as a trialist for St Johnstone in their First Division match against
Morton on 9 August 2008.[13] Following that match, Saints manager Derek McInnes confirmed that Smith would continue to train
with the squad for a week,[14] and he played in the next two matches, but was not of
fered a contract.[15]

Later career
Smith joined Conference North side Gateshead on 20 November 2008.[16] He made ten starts, all but one in the league, and two
substitute appearances,[17] and was released at the end of the season.[18]

In March 2010, Smith signed for Blyth Spartans, also of the Conference North, with a view to regaining fitness.[19] With the club in
an injury crisis, he was named once on the substitutes' bench,[20] but never appeared for the club.[21] In the 201112 season, he
played for Chester-le-Street Town in the Northern League second division.[22]

Smith was one of Martin Gray's first batch of signings as new manager of Darlington 1883, demoted to the Northern League First
Division for 201213.[23] Smith was released by Darlington at the end of November[24] and signed for Dunston UTS in
December.[25] On 27 February 2013, Smith joinedSeaham Red Star.[26]

On 19 July 2013, Smith rejoined Gateshead, managed by his brother Anth, after a trial spell during pre season.[27] On 31 January
[28]
2014, Smith had his contract cancelled to allow him to pursue his career abroad.

He landed in Australia where he joined Holland Park Hawks, captaining the side to consecutive promotions. The side is now playing
in the Brisbane Flight Centre Premier League (3rd T
ier Football in Australia)

References
Infobox stats

Sunderland, Huddersfield Town: Dan Smith at Soccerbase

Aberdeen: Dan Smith at Soccerbase
St Johnstone (trial): Dan Smith at Soccerbase
Gateshead: "Gateshead FC 2008/09". GFCStats: Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database.

General

1. "Dan Smith" (http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=38860). Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

Retrieved 11 June 2012.
2. "Lawrence hoping for recall"(http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/sunderland-afc/safc-news/2005/09/21/lawrence-ho
ping-for-recall-72703-16157108/). Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 6 June
2012.
3. "Dan's The Man!" (http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~767192,00.html). Huddersfield Town F.C. 12
January 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
4. "Smith Loan Extended"(http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~783531,00.html). Huddersfield Town F.C.
15 February 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
5. Rej, Arindam (2 May 2006)."Sunderland 0 Arsenal 3: Wenger furious as wild tackle cuts down Diaby"(https://www.in
dependent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/sunderland-0-arsenal-3-wenger-furious-as-wild-tackle-cuts-down-diab
y-476443.html). The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
6. Brodkin, Jon (4 May 2006)."Wenger threatens to sue Smith over Diaby injury" (https://www.theguardian.com/footbal
l/2006/may/04/newsstory.sport5). The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
7. Gaunt, Ken (9 January 2007)."Liverpool 3 Arsenal 6"(http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/liverpool/repo
rts/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/07/01/09/SOCCER_Liverpool.html&TEAMHD=li verpool&DIV=prem&TEAM
=LIVERPOOL&RH=Liverpool&PREV_SEASON=2005&BID=) . sportinglife.com. 365 Media Group. PA Sport.
Retrieved 5 June 2012.
 8. Jackson, Phil (30 June 2006)."New deal for Black Cat Smith"(http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11695/2382
092/). Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
9. "Dons complete double signing"(http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20060818/dons-complete-double-signing_2212158_95
7172). Aberdeen F.C. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
10. "Dons blow chance of claiming top spot"(http://backoffice.afc.co.uk/ptv/mreport.cfm?
fixture_id=4733&squad=Senior). Aberdeen F.C. 19 August 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
11. Orr, Ian (16 April 2008). "Ten set to leave Aberdeen as Jimmy Calderwood wields axe after Scottish Cup exit"(http://
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/2008/04/16/ten-set-to-leave-aberdeen-as-jimmy-calderwood-wields-axe-after-scottish-c
up-exit-86908-20384568/). Daily Record. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
12. "Vale look at trialists" (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/3373275/)
. Sky Sports. 1 April 2008.
Retrieved 5 June 2012.
13. "Saints surrender the lead twice at Cappielow"(http://www.perthsaints.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=15). St
Johnstone F.C. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
14. "Smith trains this week"(http://www.perthsaints.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=103). St Johnstone F.C. 9 August
2008. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
15. "Re-shaped defence inevitable for Cup tie"(http://www.perthsaints.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=123). St
Johnstone F.C. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
16. "Gateshead sign left back Dan Smith"(http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2095/gateshead-sign-left-back-dan-smith).
Gateshead F.C. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
17. "Gateshead FC 2008/09"(http://gfcstats.webs.com/0809.htm). GFCStats: Unofficial Gateshead Football Club
Statistics Database. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
18. "Gateshead FC Squad update 200910"(http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2291/gateshead-fc-squad-update-2009-10).
Gateshead F.C. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
19. "Blyth Spartans 0 Northwich Victoria 1 (Match Reaction)" (http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3902)
. Blyth
Spartans A.F.C. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
20. "Blyth Spartans 0 Northwich Victoria 1 (Match Report)" (http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3903)
. Blyth
Spartans A.F.C. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
21. "Dan Smith" (http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3878)
. Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
22. "First Team 20112012" (http://www.petersen-stainless.co.uk/cfc/NewFiles/firstteam.html). Chester-le-Street Town
F.C. Archived (https://www.webcitation.org/68C3A2WeT?url=http://www.petersen-stainless.co.uk/cfc/NewFiles/firstte
am.html) from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
23. Stoddart, Craig (4 June 2012)."Darlington make six new signings"(http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/d
arlington/9742531.Darlington_make_six_new_signings/) . The Northern Echo. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
24. Luff, Kevin (29 November 2012)."Darlington make six new signings"(http://www.darlington1883.co.uk/?p=2632).
Darlington 1883. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
25. "Dunston Pick Up Ex-Black Cat"(http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/dunston-pick-up-ex-black-cat-18567/)
.
Pitchero Non League. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
26. "Seaham Red Star sign former Sunderland Premier League player Dan Smith" (http://sportsbyte.sunderland.ac.uk/?
p=30019). Sportsbyte Sunderland. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
27. "Two More Added To The Squad" (http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4546/two-more-added-to-the-squad). Gateshead
F.C. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
28. "Player Update" (http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4778/player-update). Gateshead F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved
1 February 2014.

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