Tommy Smith

SAFC Stats Insight — generated from our data

Tommy Smith, the United Kingdom midfielder, made 41 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 8 times, averaging 0.2 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2003-04, with 8 goals.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.

Thomas William Smith (born 22 May 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger or striker . Smith started his career at Watford , where his younger brother Jack was also a trainee. He played a part in Watford's consecutive promotions from the Second Division , reaching the Premier League in 1999. Although Watford were relegated in 2000, Smith represented his country at under-21 level the following season. He left Watford to join Sunderland on a free transfer in 2003, before moving to Derby County in 2004. He was voted Derby Player of the year in 2006, before re-joining Watford. After the club's relegation in his first season back at Vicarage Road , Smith's subsequent performances earned him consecutive Watford Player of the Season awards in 2007–08 and 2008–09. At the start of the following season he was sold to Premier League club Portsmouth . The club faced administration that season, and were eventually relegated. The following season, Smith joined Championship club Queens Park Rangers , becoming a regular in a team challenging for promotion to the Premier League. Smith joined Brentford in the summer of 2014, spending one season there where he helped them to the Championship play-offs. — Wikipedia

Position: MF
Nationality: United Kingdom
Birthplace: Hemel Hempstead
Born: 22 May 1980
Height: 173 cm

Full profile on Wikipedia ↗

At Sunderland

Smith chose to leave Watford at the end of the 2002–03 season. However, as he was under the age of 24, he was unable to leave without a fee being paid, and so Watford had to employ him on a monthly contract. [ 2 ] He had a two-week trial with Premier League side Charlton Athletic , who did not offer him a contract for financial reasons. He then went on trial with West Ham United , but Glenn Roeder was sacked as manager, and his replacement Alan Pardew chose not to sign him permanently. Smith then spent a week on trial with Italian side Perugia which he "hated". [ 2 ] On his return to England he started a trial with Sunderland , subsequently signing a contract in September 2003. [ 2 ] Smith spent one season at Sunderland, helping them to finish third in the First Division , after which they lost 5–4 on penalties to Crystal Palace in the play-off semi-finals. [ 13 ] For the second consecutive season Smith scored the winning goal in an FA Cup quarter final, [ 12 ] and this time he was selected to play in the semi-final, which Sunderland lost 1–0 to Millwall . [ 14 ] Smith bought a house in the Sunderland area and anticipated discussing a two-year contract at the end of the 2003–04 season. [ 2 ] However, talks stalled and he chose to move to another Championship club, Derby County . [ 15 ] — Wikipedia

Career

Watford F.C. (1997–03)→England national under-21 association football team (2000–00)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2003–04)→Derby County F.C. (2004–06)→Watford F.C. (2006–09)→Portsmouth F.C. (2009–10)→Queens Park Rangers F.C. (2010–12)→Cardiff City F.C. (2012–14)→Brentford F.C. (2014–15)

Club Legend Score

—

0 fan votes

Rate this player

Sunderland career (from season records)

Appearances

Goals