Martin Smith

Martin William Smith (born 13 November 1974 in Sunderland , England) is a former professional footballer . In his professional career he played for Darlington , Northampton Town , Huddersfield Town , Sheffield United , Sunderland , and Blyth Spartans . At his first club, Sunderland, he was part of two Division One title winning teams that earned promotion to the FA Premier League , and while he was at Sunderland he made his only appearance for the England under-21 side on 15 November 1994. [ 2 ] Many Northampton Town supporters regard Smith as one of the most technically gifted players ever to represent the club. He memorably scored the winner in a FA Cup 3rd Round replay away at Rotherham in January 2004 giving the Cobblers a 4th round tie at home to Manchester United. Smith joined Darlington ahead of the 2006–07 season . Sunderland born Smith started his career on Wearside. Dubbed 'The Son of Pele' by Sunderland fanzine A Love Supreme (fanzine) , [ 3 ] he scored twenty-eight times in 107 starts for the North East giants in a seven-year spell, moving to Sheffield United (scoring fifteen times in 30 starts for the Blades), before joining Huddersfield Town . Smith went on to score thirty goals in seventy-five starts, including seventeen during the 2002–03 season as the Terriers were relegated. He signed for Northampton Town from Huddersfield Town on 1 July 2003 after being chased for a few months by their then manager Martin Wilkinson . Smith started as a forward; however in recent seasons he has been used as a midfielder, continuing to regularly find the net for Northampton — Wikipedia

Position

FW

Nationality

United Kingdom

Birthplace

Sunderland

Born

13 Nov 1974