Martyn Smith (footballer)
Martyn Christopher Smith (born 16 September 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Leek Town, Port Vale, Macclesfield Town, and Eastwood Hanley.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martyn Christopher Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leek College | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Leek Town | ||
| 1983–1985 | Port Vale | 13 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | (1) |
| 1986 | Eastwood | ||
| 1986–1995 | Leek Town | 189 | (31) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Smith played for Alsager College before joining Nantwich Town in September 1980. Moved to North West Counties League side Leek Town in November 1981 before signing for John Rudge's Port Vale in August 1984.[1] He played 13 Fourth Division games and one FA Cup game in the 1984–85 season.[1] His one and only goal in the Football League came on 28 December, in a 3–2 defeat to Colchester United at Layer Road.[1] He was handed a free transfer away from Vale Park in May 1985.[1] He moved on to Macclesfield Town of the Northern Premier League, becoming a first team regular until losing his place when manager Neil Griffiths left in February 1986.[2] He moved on to Eastwood, before moving back to old club Leek Town, later being appointed as Leek's assistant manager.[1] Also served as Assistant Manager of Newcastle Town and Manager of Rocester.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1984–85 | Fourth Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Macclesfield Town | 1985–86 | Northern Premier League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Leek Town | 1986–87 | North West Counties League Division One |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 1987–88 | Northern Premier League Division One |
24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 1988–89 | Northern Premier League Division One |
31 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 21 | |
| 1989–90 | Northern Premier League Division One |
24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | |
| 1990–91 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1991–92 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 7 | |
| 1992–93 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 1993–94 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1994–95 | Southern League Premier Division |
28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Total | 189 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 60 | 10 | 269 | 46 | ||
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 273. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- Martyn Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- "PlayerStats - LeekTownSE". leektown.net. Retrieved 12 April 2022.