Tom Smith (footballer, born 1973)

Tom Smith
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Smith
Date of birth	12 October 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1996	Partick Thistle
1996–1998	Ayr United
1998–1999	Clydebank
1999–2001	Hibernian
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[1] He moved to Hibs in January 1999 and established himself as the club's first choice left-back during the 1999–2000 season.^[1] 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Jeffrey, pp153-54.
^ ^a ^b Hibs hit by Latapy and Smith blows, The Scotsman, 15 February 2001.

Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
Tom Smith at Soccerbase

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[j153-1] Jeffrey, pp153-54.

[scotsman-2] Hibs hit by Latapy and Smith blows, The Scotsman, 15 February 2001.

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