Terry Smith | |
Birth Date: | 16 September 1987 |
Birth Place: | Chester, England |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Runcorn Linnets |
Youthyears1: | 2003–2005 |
Youthclubs1: | Oldham Athletic |
Years1: | 2005–2007 |
Years2: | 2007 |
Years3: | 2007–2008 |
Years4: | 2008–2017 |
Years5: | 2017– |
Clubs2: | → Southport (loan) |
Clubs5: | Runcorn Linnets |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Terry Smith (born 16 September 1987, in Chester) is an English former professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Ashton United
Smith began his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, turning professional in August 2005. He made his club debut on 22 August 2006 when he was a first-half substitute for the injured Chris Howarth in Oldham's 3–1 League Cup defeat away to Rotherham United.[1] He remained on the bench for the following game, a 0–0 defeat at home to Carlisle United, and was brought on as a substitute for midfielder Paul Warne after goalkeeper David Knight had been sent off for handling the ball outside of the penalty area.[2]
He joined Southport on loan in March 2007,[3] and signed for them on a permanent basis in July 2007, having been released by Oldham.[4] He played just once for Southport the following season, a 1–0 defeat away to Harrogate Town on 23 October.[5] He moved to Ashton United in the 2008 close-season and immediately established himself as first choice keeper, winning the Manager's and Supporters' Player of the Year Awards in his first campaign.[6] At the start of 2010–11 he went 508 minutes until conceding his first goal of the season.[7] Despite a broken rib, kept his sixteenth clean sheet of the season as Ashton won the Northern Premier League Cup for the first time in their history.[8]
In 2017, he joined Hallmark Security Football League club Runcorn Linnets.[9]