Tom Smith | |
Fullname: | Thomas Smith |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1973 |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1992–1996 |
Clubs1: | Partick Thistle |
Caps1: | 49 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 1996–1998 |
Clubs2: | Ayr United |
Caps2: | 22 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Years3: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs3: | Clydebank |
Caps3: | 21 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 1999–2001 |
Clubs4: | Hibernian |
Caps4: | 34 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Thomas Smith (born 12 October 1973) is a Scottish former footballer. Smith played in the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League for Partick Thistle, Ayr United, Clydebank and Hibernian. Smith won a Second Division championship with Ayr. He moved to Hibs in January 1999 and established himself as the club's first choice left-back during the 1999–2000 season. Early in the following season he began to suffer a degenerative knee injury, however, which forced him to retire from the game aged 27.[1] [2] Manager Alex McLeish and managing director Rod Petrie both paid tribute to Smith's service and offered the club's assistance.[2]