User:Beatpoet/sandboxSmith

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Mark Smith
Personal information
Full name Mark David Smith[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Isleworth, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2014 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Brentford 0 (0)
2014 → Hitchin Town (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 20 (0)
2015 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Lowestoft Town (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2018 Aldershot Town 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 8 (0)
2018 Eastbourne Borough 39 (0)
2018–2019 Billericay Town 7 (0)
2019 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 Dartford 22 (0)
2020 Whitehawk 2 (0)
2020–2022 Woking 15 (0)
2022 Hampton & Richmond Borough 6 (0)
2023 Salisbury 8 (0)
2023– Bedford Town 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:04, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Mark David Smith (born 15 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Division One Central club Bedford Town as a goalkeeper.

Smith is a product of the Queens Park Rangers academy and following two years as a professional with Brentford, he dropped into non-League football in 2016.

Club career[edit]

Early years[edit]

A goalkeeper, Smith began his career in the academy at Queens Park Rangers and signed scholarship forms in 2012.[3] He was released at the end of the 2013–14 season.[3]

Brentford[edit]

After completing a successful trial, Smith moved across West London to sign a one-year Development Squad contract with Championship side Brentford in June 2014.[4] He spent much of the 2014–15 season away on loan and made eight appearances for the Development Squad.[5][6] Smith was promoted to the first team and signed a new one-year professional contract on 22 June 2015.[7] He won his maiden first team call up for a League Cup first round match versus Oxford United on 11 August, remaining an unused substitute during the 4–0 defeat.[8] An injury crisis saw Smith called up for a league match versus Middlesbrough a month later and he was paired with second-choice goalkeeper Jack Bonham on a six-man bench.[8][9] Smith spent much of the remainder of the 2015–16 season away on loan and was released at the end of the campaign.[10][11]

Non-League football[edit]

On 2 August 2016, Smith joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year contract.[12] During a season in which the Shots reached the National League play-off semi-finals, Smith made 12 appearances and he signed a new one-year contract on 11 May 2017.[13] After making just two appearances so far during the 2017–18 season,[14] Smith joined National League South club Eastbourne Borough on a loan that was turned into a permanent transfer on 15 January 2018.[15][16][17] He made 54 appearances before transferring to National League South club Billericay Town on 31 December 2018.[16][18] Smith made 9 appearances and left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[19][20]

In May 2019, it was announced that Smith has joined National League South club Dartford on a permanent contract.[20] He made 29 appearances during the 2019–20 season and departed Princes Park in August 2020.[19][21] On 26 September 2020, it was announced that Smith had joined Isthmian League South East Division club Whitehawk.[22] He made two appearances before moving up to the National League to join Woking as backup to Craig Ross on 24 October 2020.[23][24] He made 16 appearances during two mid-table seasons.[25][26][27][28]

Smith began training with former club Hampton & Richmond Borough during the 2022 off-season.[29] With regular goalkeeper Alan Julian absent with concussion,[30] Smith signed a short-term contract in August 2022 and made six appearances prior to his release on 16 September.[29][31] After six months without a club, Smith returned to football with Southern League Premier Division South club Salisbury in March 2023.[32] He made 9 appearances during the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[19] In September 2023, Smith transferred to Southern League First Division South club Bedford Town as cover for the injured Nathan McDonald.[33] He served as the club's first choice goalkeeper for the remainder of the Southern League First Division Central playoff-winning season.[19][34]

Personal life[edit]

Smith lives in Brentford and supports the club.[4] He idolised goalkeeper Paul Smith while growing up.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 6 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2015–16[35] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Hitchin Town (loan) 2014–15[19] Southern League Premier Division 3 0 — — — 3 0
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2014–15[10] Isthmian League Premier Division 20 0 — — 2[c] 0 22 0
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2015–16[36] Isthmian League Premier Division 18 0 — — 5[d] 0 23 0
Lowestoft Town (loan) 2015–16[25] National League North 2 0 — — — 2 0
Aldershot Town 2016–17[25] National League 9 0 1 0 — 2[e] 0 12 0
2017–18[14] National League 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
Total 10 0 2 0 — 2 0 14 0
Eastbourne Borough 2017–18[37] National League South 24 0 — — 5[f] 0 29 0
2018–19[25] National League South 23 0 1 0 — 1[e] 0 25 0
Total 47 0 1 0 — 6 0 54 0
Billericay Town 2018–19[19] National League South 7 0 — — 2[g] 0 9 0
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2018–19[25] National League South 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 52 0 1 0 — 6 0 59 0
Dartford 2019–20[19] National League South 22 0 3 0 — 4[h] 0 29 0
Whitehawk 2020–21[23] Isthmian League South East Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Woking 2020–21[25] National League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
2021–22[25] National League 11 0 0 0 — 1[i] 0 12 0
Total 15 0 0 0 — 1 0 16 0
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2022–23[29] National League South 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Total 44 0 0 0 — 7 0 51 0
Salisbury 2022–23[19] Southern League Premier Division South 8 0 — — 1[j] 0 9 0
Bedford Town 2023–24[19] Southern League First Division Central 32 0 1 0 — 5[k] 0 38 0
Career total 195 0 7 0 0 0 28 0 230 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Isthmian League Cup
  4. ^ 4 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  6. ^ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in Essex Senior Cup
  8. ^ 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Cup
  9. ^ Appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
  10. ^ Appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield
  11. ^ 2 appearances in Southern League First Division Central playoffs, 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Bedfordshire Senior Cup

Honours[edit]

Hampton & Richmond Borough

Bedford Town

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Mark Smith". Aldershot Town FC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Wickham, Chris. "Professional contracts offered". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Brett, Ciaran. "Mark Smith signs for Brentford from QPR". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Brentford FC player contract update". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  6. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Development Squad Stats". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Brentford transfer news: Mark Smith signs first professional deal with the Bees". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Mark Smith Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Middlesbrough 3–1 Brentford". BBC. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  10. ^ a b Brett, Ciaran. "Brentford goalkeeper Mark Smith signs Hampton and Richmond Borough loan deal". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  11. ^ a b Street, Tim (28 April 2016). "Brentford keeper on the joy of a title win and the pain of being released by the club he supports". getwestlondon. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Shots Sign Smith". Aldershot Town FC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Mark Smith Signs New Contract". Aldershot Town FC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Beatpoet/sandboxSmith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Smith Joins Eastbourne On Loan". Aldershot Town FC. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Smith Joins Eastbourne In Permanent Deal". Aldershot Town FC. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Smith Extends Eastbourne Loan". Aldershot Town FC. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Smith departs the Lane – News – 1st XI". Eastbourne Borough FC – The Sports. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mark Smith Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  20. ^ a b "New Signing: Mark Smith". Dartford Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Dartford FC Player Profiles. Last update 19.9.2020". www.thedarts.eu. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Hawks Sign Stopper Smith". Whitehawk FC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Whitehawk | Appearances | Mark Smith | 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Mark Smith signs". Woking FC Official Site. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g Beatpoet/sandboxSmith at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Promise of a brighter future for Woking FC". Woking Football Club. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  27. ^ "2021/22 Retained and Released List". Woking Football Club. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  28. ^ Woking F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  29. ^ a b c "Mark Smith – Hampton & Richmond Borough FC 1st". www.hamptonfc.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  30. ^ @HRBFC (13 August 2022). "Your Beavers for today's match against @hemelfc Mark Smith comes in for Alan Julian, who is out with concussion and following protocols #HRBFC 🔴🔵" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "Two In And One Out Between The Sticks". Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  32. ^ Pearson, Ian (18 March 2023). "Double Signing". Salisbury FC. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  33. ^ "Mark Smith – Bedford Town Football Club". Bedford Town FC. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  34. ^ a b Bedford Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  35. ^ "Games played by Beatpoet/sandboxSmith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  36. ^ "Mark Smith – Hampton & Richmond Borough FC 1st". www.hamptonfc.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  37. ^ "Mark Smith – 1st XI". Eastbourne Borough FC – The Sports. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  38. ^ "Brentford goalkeeper Mark Smith signs Hampton and Richmond Borough loan deal". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

External links[edit]


Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:English footballers Category:Association football goalkeepers Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Category:Isthmian League players Category:Southern Football League players Category:Hitchin Town F.C. players Category:Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Category:Lowestoft Town F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players Category:Eastbourne Borough F.C. players Category:Billericay Town F.C. players Category:Dartford F.C. players Category:Whitehawk F.C. players Category:Woking F.C. players Category:Salisbury F.C. players Category:Bedford Town F.C. players

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