Gary Smyth
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988-1995 | Glentoran | 84 | (5) |
| 1995-2000 | Glenavon | 123 | (9) |
| 2000-2004 | Glentoran | 183 | (23) |
| 2004-2006 | Ballymena United | 50 | (8) |
| 2006-2008 | Glentoran | 34 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | → Crusaders (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2008-2009 | Crusaders | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 514 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary Smyth (born 20 December 1969 in Belfast) is an ex-Northern Irish footballer,[1] who retired on 9 May 2009 following the Irish Cup final.
'Smickers' signed for Glentoran from Holywood in 1988, winning numerous trophies and remaining there until 1995, when he signed for Glenavon, where he enjoyed more success, before returning to The Oval in 2000. He was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 2002/03 season.[2] In 2007, he joined Crusaders, initially on loan, and later on a permanent transfer.
He won four Irish Cup winners' medals, with three different clubs: Glentoran in 2004, Glenavon in 1997, and Crusaders in 2009. His last ever game was with the final with the latter.
Honours
Glentoran
- Irish League (2): 1991/92, 2002–03
- Irish Cup (2): 2000/01, 2003/04
- Irish League Cup (4): 1990/91, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07
- Gold Cup (2): 1991/92, 2000/01
- County Antrim Shield (2): 2000/01, 2001/02
Glenavon
- Irish Cup (1): 1996/97
- Gold Cup (1): 1997/98
- County Antrim Shield (1): 1995/96
- Mid-Ulster Cup (1): 1998/99
- Floodlit Cup (1): 1996/97
Crusaders
- Irish Cup (1): 2008-09
References
- ↑ http://irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com/
- ↑ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009-2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
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