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Alan Smith

Leeds United AFC, Manchester United FC, Newcastle United FC

19 appearances, 1 goal

P 19 W 10 D 6 L 3 F 31: A 18
*(actual F x: A x)
68% successful

2000-2007

disciplined: 2 1
captain:
none
minutes played:
777

Profile

Full name Alan Smith (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 28 October 1980 in Rothwell, West Yorkshire [registered in Leeds, December 1980].
Attended Rodillian School in Lofthouse
Height/Weight 5' 9", 11st. 10lbs [2004].

Source

Jack Rollins' Rothmans Yearbooks [various] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s) Smith signed professional forms with a Leeds United AFC on 26 March 1998 after he was a trainee with the club. Following 38 goals in 172 Premier League appearances, Leeds were relegated and faced going out of business, Smith was forced to sign for rivals, Manchester United FC on 26 May 2004 for £7m. United had offered an upfront payment, greatly valued and necessary for Leeds. Everton FC and Newcastle United FC had both attempted to sign Smith, but offered only transfer fee instalments. After 61 Premier League appearances and seven goals, Smith eventually joined Newcastle United FC for £6m on 3 August 2007. He made 84 league appearances without scoring any goals, he was allowed to leave United from June 2011, with Leeds United AFC showing interest, but it was not until MK Dons signed Smith on loan on 29 January 2012 that he played again. He scored once in sixteen League One appearances. After Newcastle released Smith on 1 June 2012, he was signed by MK on 10 July 2012, and scored another goal in 51 League One outings. He was released on 16 May 2014. Notts County FC signed Smith four days later as their new player-coach. Smith had one match in charge as caretaker, losing his one match in January 2017. Up until 2017-18, he had made 86 league appearances.
Club honours FA Youth Cup winners 1996-97; UEFA Cup semi-finalist 1999-2000; UEFA Champions League semi-finalist 2000-01; FA Community Shield runners-up 2004; FA Cup runners-up 2004-05, 2006-07; FA Premier League runners-up 2005-06, Champions 2006-07; Football League Cup winners 2005-06; Football League winners 2009-10; Football League Two play-off semi-finalists 2017-18;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

Jack Rollins' Rothmans Yearbooks [various]

England Career

Player number One of three who became the 1107th players (1109) to appear for England.
Position(s) Forward
First match No. 779, 25 May 2001, England 4 Mexico 0, a friendly match at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, substitute (ht), aged 20 years 209 days.
Last match No. 859, 16 November 2007, Austria 0 England 1, a friendly match at Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien, substitute (72), aged 27 years 19 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2002 (standby); European Championship Finals 2004 (standby);
Team honours None
Individual honours England B (one appearance, one goal, 2007), England U21 (ten appearances, three goals, 1999-2001), England U18.
Distinctions None

 

Alan Smith - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
34 19 7 7 12 4 777 1 777 min 0 none 2
1
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Alan Smith - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 10 4 4 2 17 10 +7 1 3 1.70 1.00 60.0 +2
Away 8 5 2 1 11 6 +5 1 3 1.375 0.75 75.0 +4
Neutral 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
All 19 10 6 3 31 18 +13 2 6 1.632 0.947 68.4 +7

 

Alan Smith - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 15 7 6 2 25 16 +9 1 4 1.667 1.067 66.7 +5
Red 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 1 2 1.50 0.50 75.0 +2
All 19 10 6 3 31 18 +13 2 6 1.632 0.947 68.4 +7

 

Alan Smith - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 0 3 1.80 0.60 90.0 +4
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0
World Cup 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 0 3 1.80 0.60 90.0 +4

ECP

2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 0 0 2.00 1.50 75.0 +1
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0
European Championship 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 0 0 2.00 1.500 75.0 +1
Friendly 12 5 4 3 18 12 +6 2 3 1.50 1.00 58.3 +2
All 19 10 6 3 31 18 +13 2 6 1.632 0.947 68.4 +7

 

Alan Smith - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2000-02 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
WCP 2004-06 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 0 2 1.75 0.75 87.5 +3
WCP All 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 0 3 1.80 0.60 90.0 +4
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2002-04 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 0 0 2.00 1.500 75.0 +1
ECP All 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 0 0 2.00 1.500 75.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 0 3 1.80 0.60 90.0 +4
EC 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 0 0 2.00 1.500 75.0 +1
All 7 5 2 0 13 6 +7 0 3 1.857 0.857 85.7 +5

 

Alan Smith - Match History
 Club: Leeds United A.F.C. - 8 full appearances

Coach: Kevin Keegan - 0 full capsx

Age 19
- 772 2 September 2000 - France 1 England 1, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AD unused sub 19
 

Coach: Peter Taylor - 0 full capsx

Age 20
- 775 15 November 2000 - Italy 1 England 0, Stadio delle Alpi, Torino Fr AL withdrawn squad member
 

Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 16 full capsx

1 779 25 May 2001 - England 4 Mexico 0, Pride Park Stadium, Derby Fr HW sub ht 21
2 780 6 June 2001 - Greece 0 England 2, Olympiako Stadio Athínas Spyros Louis, Athína WCP AW sub 79 17
3 781 15 August 2001 - England 0 Netherlands 2, White Hart Lane, Tottenham Fr HL sub 69 21
Age 21
- 785 10 November 2001 - England 1 Sweden 1, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HD unused sub 24
On 9 May 2002, Sven-Göran Eriksson picked a provisional 23-man squad for the World Cup Finals without Smith.  Eriksson submitted his final squad list on 21 May, still without Smith. With injuries and recovering prevailing, Smith was added to the standby list before 1st June.
4 796 7 September 2002 - England 1 Portugal 1, Villa Park, Birmingham Fr HD Start 40 9
5 797 12 October 2002 - Slovakia 1 England 2, Tehelné pole, Bratislava ECP AW sub 90+5 18
6 798 16 October 2002 - England 2 FYR Macedonia 2, The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium, Southampton HD Start 68
90+2
9
Age 23
- 809 16 November 2003 - England 2 Denmark 3, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HL suspended squad member
7 810 18 February 2004 - Portugal 1 England 1, Estádio Algarve, Caliços Fr AD sub 71 19
8 811 31 March 2004 - Sweden 1 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg Fr AL sub 60 17
- 812 1 June 2004 - England 1 Japan 1, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester TC HD standby squad member
- 813 5 June 2004 - England 6 Iceland 1, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester HW
Sven-Göran Eriksson had named a provisional 24-man England squad, with a five-man standby list that did include Smith, on 17 May 2004.
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 9 full appearances  
9 818 18 August 2004 - England 3 Ukraine 0, St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Fr HW Start off ht 9
10 819 4 September 2004 - Austria 2 England 2, Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien WCP AD Start off 76 9
- 820 8 September 2004 - Poland 1 England 2, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów AW unused sub 17
11 821 9 October 2004 - England 2 Wales 0, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW sub 70 18
12 822 13 October 2004 - Azerbaijan 0 England 1, Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu, Baku AW sub 55 18
Age 24
13 823 17 November 2004 - Spain 1 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Fr AL sub 42 19
14 827 28 May 2005 - United States 1 England 2, Soldier Field, Chicago Fr AW Start 9
15 828 31 May 2005 - Colombia 2 England 3, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Fr NW sub 73 15
- 832 8 October 2005 - England 1 Austria 0, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW squad member
16 833 12 October 2005 - England 2 Poland 1, Old Trafford, Manchester HW sub 87 15
Age 25
- 834 12 November 2005 - Argentina 2 England 3, Stade de Genève, Genève Fr NW unused sub 18
 

Coach: Steve McClaren - 3 full capsx

Age 26
1 b 25 May 2007 - England B 3 Albania 1, Turf Moor, Burnley Fr HL Start 34 off 64 9
17 852 1 June 2007 - England 1 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start off 62 9
- 853 6 June 2007 - Estonia 0 England 3, A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn ECP AW unused sub 17
 Club: Newcastle United F.C. - 2 full appearances  
18 854 22 August 2007 - England 1 Germany 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start off 57 9
- 855 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad member
- 856 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW unused sub 15
- 857 13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad member
- 858 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1, Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva AL
19 859 16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1, Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien Fr AW sub 72 21
- 860 21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HL squad member

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