David Smith

Date of birth29 March 1968
Place of birthStonehouse
NationalityEnglish
Weight67 kg
Height1.73 m
PositionMidfielder

Smith found his opportunities with Grimsby Town rather limited last season due to the consistency of regular left back Tony Gallimore and most of his appearances came during two spells when Gallimore was out injured. Smith himself was then sidelined after being injured in the match at Nottingham Forest in February, but returned before the end of the campaign to make a couple of appearances from the subs' bench. A pacy left-sided player he had previously appeared as a left winger for the Mariners.

After joining Swansea City in the 2002 close season, his Vetch contract was not renewed in January 2003.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Coventry City 07 Jul 1986 12 Mar 1993
AFC Bournemouth 08 Jan 1993 31 Jan 1993 L
Birmingham City 12 Mar 1993 31 Jan 1994
West Bromwich Albion 31 Jan 1994 16 Jan 1998
Grimsby Town 16 Jan 1998 14 Jun 2002
Swansea City 14 Jun 2002 31 Dec 2002

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1987-88 Coventry City League Division One 13
3
4
1988-89 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1988-89 Coventry City League Cup 3
1988-89 Coventry City League Division One 34
1
3
1989-90 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1989-90 Coventry City League Cup 8
1989-90 Coventry City League Division One 37
5
1990-91 Coventry City FA Cup 3
1990-91 Coventry City League Division One 30
6
1
1990-91 Coventry City Rumbelows League Cup 4
1991-92 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1991-92 Coventry City League Cup 1
1991-92 Coventry City League Division One 23
1
4
1992-93 Coventry City League Cup 1
1992-93 Coventry City Premier League 6
1
1993-94 Birmingham City League Cup 2
1996-97 West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 1
1997-98 Grimsby Town FA Cup 1
1997-98 West Bromwich Albion League Cup 3
1999-00 Grimsby Town League Cup
1
2000-01 Grimsby Town League Cup 3
2000-01 Grimsby Town League Division 1 16
8
1
2
2001-02 Grimsby Town FA Cup
1
2001-02 Grimsby Town League Division 1 4
1
2002-03 Swansea City League Division 3 3
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 Feb 1988 Manchester United v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
13 Feb 1988 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-0 League Division One
20 Feb 1988 Coventry City v Norwich City D 0-0 League Division One
05 Mar 1988 Coventry City v Chelsea D 3-3 League Division One
12 Mar 1988 Southampton v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
15 Mar 1988 Coventry City v Luton Town W 4-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1988 Coventry City v Derby County L 0-3 League Division One
26 Mar 1988 Newcastle United v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
02 Apr 1988 Coventry City v Oxford United W 1-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1988 Wimbledon v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
09 Apr 1988 Coventry City v Charlton Athletic D 0-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1988 Coventry City v Everton L 1-2 League Division One
23 Apr 1988 West Ham United v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
30 Apr 1988 Coventry City v Portsmouth W 1-0 League Division One
02 May 1988 Arsenal v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
07 May 1988 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1988 Coventry City v Everton L 0-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1988 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
17 Sep 1988 Coventry City v Charlton Athletic W 3-0 League Division One
24 Sep 1988 Wimbledon v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
27 Sep 1988 AFC Bournemouth v Coventry City W 0-4 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
01 Oct 1988 Coventry City v Middlesbrough L 3-4 League Division One
08 Oct 1988 Newcastle United v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division One
11 Oct 1988 Coventry City v AFC Bournemouth W 3-1
Agg: 7-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
15 Oct 1988 Coventry City v Millwall D 0-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1988 Liverpool v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
02 Nov 1988 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 3-2 League Cup 3rd round
05 Nov 1988 Coventry City v West Ham United D 1-1 League Division One
12 Nov 1988 Coventry City v Luton Town W 1-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1988 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
23 Nov 1988 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1988 Coventry City v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
10 Dec 1988 Coventry City v Manchester United W 1-0 League Division One
17 Dec 1988 Coventry City v Derby County L 0-2 League Division One
31 Dec 1988 Everton v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
02 Jan 1989 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday W 5-0 League Division One
07 Jan 1989 Sutton United v Coventry City L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1989 Norwich City v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
21 Jan 1989 Coventry City v Wimbledon W 2-1 League Division One
04 Feb 1989 Middlesbrough v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1989 Coventry City v Newcastle United L 1-2 League Division One
21 Feb 1989 Coventry City v Arsenal W 1-0 League Division One
25 Feb 1989 Millwall v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
11 Mar 1989 West Ham United v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
18 Mar 1989 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1989 Coventry City v Liverpool L 1-3 League Division One
25 Mar 1989 Charlton Athletic v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
27 Mar 1989 Coventry City v Southampton W 2-1 League Division One
01 Apr 1989 Derby County v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1989 Coventry City v Norwich City W 2-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1989 Luton Town v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
22 Apr 1989 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 0-3 League Division One
29 Apr 1989 Manchester United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
13 May 1989 Aston Villa v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
15 May 1989 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 League Division One
19 Aug 1989 Coventry City v Everton W 2-0 League Division One
22 Aug 1989 Arsenal v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
26 Aug 1989 Crystal Palace v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1989 Coventry City v Manchester City W 2-1 League Division One
09 Sep 1989 Millwall v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
19 Sep 1989 Grimsby Town v Coventry City L 3-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
23 Sep 1989 Chelsea v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
30 Sep 1989 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
04 Oct 1989 Coventry City v Grimsby Town W 3-0
Agg: 4-3
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
14 Oct 1989 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest L 0-2 League Division One
21 Oct 1989 Coventry City v Manchester United L 1-4 League Division One
25 Oct 1989 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 1-2 League Cup 3rd round
28 Oct 1989 Charlton Athletic v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
04 Nov 1989 Liverpool v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
11 Nov 1989 Coventry City v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
18 Nov 1989 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1989 Manchester City v Coventry City W 0-1 League Cup 4th round
25 Nov 1989 Coventry City v Norwich City W 1-0 League Division One
02 Dec 1989 Everton v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
09 Dec 1989 Coventry City v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
16 Dec 1989 Coventry City v Wimbledon W 2-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1989 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
30 Dec 1989 Derby County v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1990 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
06 Jan 1990 Northampton Town v Coventry City L 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1990 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 1-0 League Division One
17 Jan 1990 Sunderland v Coventry City D 0-0 League Cup Quarter-final
20 Jan 1990 Manchester City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
24 Jan 1990 Coventry City v Sunderland W 5-0 League Cup Quarter-final replay
03 Feb 1990 Coventry City v Chelsea W 3-2 League Division One
11 Feb 1990 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 2-1 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
17 Feb 1990 Coventry City v Millwall W 3-1 League Division One
25 Feb 1990 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest D 0-0
Agg: 1-2
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
04 Mar 1990 Coventry City v Aston Villa W 2-0 League Division One
07 Mar 1990 Luton Town v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division One
10 Mar 1990 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City W 2-4 League Division One
14 Mar 1990 Norwich City v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
17 Mar 1990 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday L 1-4 League Division One
24 Mar 1990 Coventry City v Charlton Athletic L 1-2 League Division One
31 Mar 1990 Manchester United v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1990 Coventry City v Derby County W 1-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1990 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division One
16 Apr 1990 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Division One
21 Apr 1990 Wimbledon v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
28 Apr 1990 Southampton v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
05 May 1990 Coventry City v Liverpool L 1-6 League Division One
25 Aug 1990 Manchester United v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1990 Coventry City v Everton W 3-1 League Division One
15 Sep 1990 Coventry City v Wimbledon D 0-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1990 Luton Town v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
26 Sep 1990 Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers W 4-2 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
29 Sep 1990 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 3-1 League Division One
06 Oct 1990 Manchester City v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
09 Oct 1990 Bolton Wanderers v Coventry City W 2-3
Agg: 4-7
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
20 Oct 1990 Coventry City v Southampton L 1-2 League Division One
27 Oct 1990 Sheffield United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
03 Nov 1990 Coventry City v Arsenal L 0-2 League Division One
10 Nov 1990 Sunderland v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
17 Nov 1990 Coventry City v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
24 Nov 1990 Coventry City v Leeds United D 1-1 League Division One
28 Nov 1990 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest W 6-4 League Cup 4th round
01 Dec 1990 Crystal Palace v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
08 Dec 1990 Everton v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
15 Dec 1990 Coventry City v Manchester United D 2-2 League Division One
22 Dec 1990 Chelsea v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1990 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 League Division One
29 Dec 1990 Coventry City v Norwich City W 2-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1991 Derby County v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
05 Jan 1991 Coventry City v Wigan Athletic D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
09 Jan 1991 Wigan Athletic v Coventry City W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
12 Jan 1991 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
19 Jan 1991 Coventry City v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
23 Jan 1991 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Cup Quarter-final
26 Jan 1991 Coventry City v Southampton D 1-1 FA Cup 4th round
02 Feb 1991 Wimbledon v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
23 Feb 1991 Coventry City v Sunderland D 0-0 League Division One
02 Mar 1991 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 3-1 League Division One
09 Mar 1991 Leeds United v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
13 Mar 1991 Coventry City v Luton Town W 2-1 League Division One
16 Mar 1991 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
23 Mar 1991 Coventry City v Manchester City W 3-1 League Division One
30 Mar 1991 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
01 Apr 1991 Coventry City v Chelsea W 1-0 League Division One
06 Apr 1991 Norwich City v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
09 Apr 1991 Liverpool v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
13 Apr 1991 Coventry City v Derby County W 3-0 League Division One
20 Apr 1991 Southampton v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
04 May 1991 Coventry City v Sheffield United D 0-0 League Division One
11 May 1991 Arsenal v Coventry City L 6-1 League Division One
17 Aug 1991 Coventry City v Manchester City L 0-1 League Division One
21 Aug 1991 Coventry City v Luton Town W 5-0 League Division One
24 Aug 1991 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
28 Aug 1991 Coventry City v Sheffield United W 3-1 League Division One
31 Aug 1991 Coventry City v Wimbledon L 0-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1991 Oldham Athletic v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
26 Oct 1991 Liverpool v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
30 Oct 1991 Coventry City v Arsenal W 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
02 Nov 1991 Coventry City v Chelsea L 0-1 League Division One
20 Dec 1991 Luton Town v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1991 Sheffield United v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division One
28 Dec 1991 Wimbledon v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1992 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 League Division One
04 Jan 1992 Coventry City v Cambridge United D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
01 Feb 1992 Crystal Palace v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
08 Feb 1992 Coventry City v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
07 Mar 1992 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
11 Mar 1992 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest L 0-2 League Division One
14 Mar 1992 Chelsea v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1992 Coventry City v Oldham Athletic D 1-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1992 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-3 League Division One
04 Apr 1992 Coventry City v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1992 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday D 0-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1992 Coventry City v Everton L 0-1 League Division One
25 Apr 1992 Coventry City v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division One
02 May 1992 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
15 Aug 1992 Coventry City v Middlesbrough W 2-1 Premier League
19 Aug 1992 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City W 0-2 Premier League
22 Aug 1992 Wimbledon v Coventry City W 1-2 Premier League
26 Aug 1992 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 0-1 Premier League
29 Aug 1992 Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers L 0-2 Premier League
07 Oct 1992 Scarborough v Coventry City L 3-0
Agg: 3-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
27 Feb 1993 Crystal Palace v Coventry City D 0-0 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1987-88 England Toulon Under-21 2
1
1988-89 England UEFA Under-21 4
1988-89 England Under-21 1
1989-90 England UEFA Under-21 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
05 Jun 1988 England v Mexico W 2-1 Toulon Under-21 Group A
07 Jun 1988 England v USSR W 1-0 Toulon Under-21 Group A
09 Jun 1988 England v Morocco W 1-0 Toulon Under-21 Group A
13 Sep 1988 England v Denmark D 0-0 Under-21
18 Oct 1988 England v Sweden D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
07 Mar 1989 Albania v England W 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
25 Apr 1989 England v Albania W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
02 Jun 1989 England v Poland W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
05 Sep 1989 Sweden v England L 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
10 Oct 1989 Poland v England W 1-3 UEFA Under-21 Group 2


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.