Tom Smith (footballer, born 1973)

Tom Smith
Personal information
Full name Thomas Smith
Date of birth (1973-10-12) 12 October 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Partick Thistle 49 (4)
1996–1998 Ayr United 22 (5)
1998–1999 Clydebank 21 (2)
1999–2001 Hibernian 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Smith (born 12 October 1973) is a Scottish former footballer. Smith played in the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League for Partick Thistle, Ayr United, Clydebank and Hibernian. Smith won a Second Division championship with Ayr.[1] He moved to Hibs in January 1999 and established himself as the club's first choice left-back during the 1999–2000 season.[1] Early in the following season he began to suffer a degenerative knee injury, however, which forced him to retire from the game aged 27.[1][2] Manager Alex McLeish and managing director Rod Petrie both paid tribute to Smith's service and offered the club's assistance.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jeffrey, pp153-54.
  2. ^ a b Hibs hit by Latapy and Smith blows, The Scotsman, 15 February 2001.
  • Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
  • Tom Smith at Soccerbase


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