Matthew Smithard

Matthew Smithard
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Smithard
Date of birth	13 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1996	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Bradford City
1997–1999	Farsley Celtic
1999–2002	Ossett Town
2002–2004	Farsley Celtic
2004–2006	Guiseley
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Smithard (born 13 June 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Leeds, Smithard began his career with the youth team of hometown club Leeds United, winning the 1993 FA Youth Cup.^[1] However, he never played a first-team game for the club, and Smithard began his professional career during the 1996–97 season with Bradford City, making one appearance for them in the Football League.^[2] After dropping down to non-League football due to injury,^[1] Smithard played with a number of teams including Farsley Celtic, Ossett Town and Guiseley.^[1]^[3]

References

General

Matthew Smithard at Soccerbase

Specific

^ ^a ^b ^c "Player profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
^ "Parsley signs up Lee as Guiseley move into the play-off places". 27 October 2005.

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[NLD-1] "Player profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

[2] "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

[3] "Parsley signs up Lee as Guiseley move into the play-off places". 27 October 2005.

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