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Trevor Smith (footballer, born 1965)

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Trevor Smith
Personal information
Full name Trevor Alan Smith
Date of birth (1965-05-06) 6 May 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Whitburn, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sauchie Juveniles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1991 Dunfermline Athletic 109 (14)
1989–1990Hamilton Academical (loan)  3 (2)
1991 Kilmarnock  13 (1)
1991–1993 Hamilton Academical  57 (21)
1993–1994 Portadown
1994–1996 Glentoran
1996–1998 Portadown  
1998–1999 Newry Town
1999–2000 Crusaders
Total 189 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Trevor Alan Smith (born 6 May 1965) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward for Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical and Kilmarnock[1] in Scotland,[2] and for Portadown, Glentoran, Newry Town and Crusaders in Northern Ireland.

Described by Dunfermline as a 'stalwart' at the Fife club, he won two lower division titles (1985–86 Scottish Second Division and 1988–89 Scottish First Division, plus another promotion to the top tier in 1986–87) over nine years at East End Park.[3] In his spell at Hamilton, the club missed out on promotion in the 1991–92 season by a margin of two goals.[4]

After moving to Northern Ireland aged 28, he was immediately involved in a dramatic battle for the league title with Portadown in 1993–94 which ended in disappointment,[5] won the Irish Cup with Glentoran in 1996[6] then returned to Portadown, followed by a year at Newry and a spell at Crusaders.[7]

His father George was also a footballer and a forward, who played mainly for Partick Thistle.[8]

References

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  1. ^ (Kilmarnock player) Smith, Trevor, FitbaStats
  2. ^ Trevor Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ Trevor Smith, Dunfermline Athletic FC
  4. ^ 1991-1992 First Division, Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 March 2022
  5. ^ 'It's like a death': Legend of the 1994 'cut-throat' derby between title-chasing Glenavon and Portadown lives on, Belfast Telegraph, 30 April 2020
  6. ^ The Managers: Tommy Cassidy, Glentoran FC
  7. ^ News [1998 – 2000], NewryTown
  8. ^ Connections | George Smith, match programme, Dundee United FC, 1 May 1993, via Partick Thistle History Archive