A fast and tricky winger, Paul began his career with Hastings Town before being snapped up for £50,000 by Nottingham Forest. He failed to make the first team at Forest and moved to Lincoln City in December 1997. His time at Lincoln City was ended by a back injury which forced his retirement from the professional game.[1]
In August 2004, Paul came out of retirement to link up with his old Lincoln City manager Phil Stant who was now in charge of Ilkeston Town. However, his back injury continued to trouble him and in January 2005 he once again retired. However, he underwent extensive treatment and was able to resume his career with Ilkeston in August 2005. For the 2006–2007 season, Paul moved on to Sheffield but his injury jinx struct again when he dislocated his shoulder during his debut against Mickleover Sports and the injury would keep him out for the remainder of the season. In August 2007, Smith moved to Glapwell, helping the team to promotion before leaving at the end of the season due to work commitments.[2]
^"Glapwell geared up for new challenge". Ashfield Chad. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
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Paul Smith at Soccerbase
January 01, 1970
paul, smith, footballer, born, january, 1976, other, people, named, paul, smith, paul, smith, disambiguation, paul, smith, born, january, 1976, english, former, professional, footballer, played, midfielder, paul, smithpersonal, informationfull, namepaul, anton. For other people named Paul Smith see Paul Smith disambiguation Paul Smith born 25 January 1976 is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder Paul SmithPersonal informationFull namePaul Antony SmithDate of birth 1976 01 25 25 January 1976 age 48 Place of birthHastings EnglandPosition s MidfielderYouth careerHastings TownSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1993 1997Nottingham Forest0 0 1997 2003Lincoln City157 18 2004 2006Ilkeston Town2006 2007Sheffield1 0 2007 2008Glapwell Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 21 13 5 May 2007 UTC He notably played in the Football League for Lincoln City where he made 157 league appearances scoring 18 goals He later played at Non League level for Ilkeston Town Sheffield and Glapwell Career editA fast and tricky winger Paul began his career with Hastings Town before being snapped up for 50 000 by Nottingham Forest He failed to make the first team at Forest and moved to Lincoln City in December 1997 His time at Lincoln City was ended by a back injury which forced his retirement from the professional game 1 In August 2004 Paul came out of retirement to link up with his old Lincoln City manager Phil Stant who was now in charge of Ilkeston Town However his back injury continued to trouble him and in January 2005 he once again retired However he underwent extensive treatment and was able to resume his career with Ilkeston in August 2005 For the 2006 2007 season Paul moved on to Sheffield but his injury jinx struct again when he dislocated his shoulder during his debut against Mickleover Sports and the injury would keep him out for the remainder of the season In August 2007 Smith moved to Glapwell helping the team to promotion before leaving at the end of the season due to work commitments 2 References edit Smith faces career end 12 July 2003 Glapwell geared up for new challenge Ashfield Chad 13 August 2008 Retrieved 1 September 2008 External links editPaul Smith at Soccerbase nbsp Retires from Ilkeston Jan 2005 Returns to Ilkeston Aug 2005 Report of Sheffield debut Aug 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Smith footballer born 25 January 1976 amp oldid 1220582298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
