Person Details
Martin Smith
- Date of Birth
- Wednesday 13, November 1974
- Nationality
- English
- Biography
- Former Sunderland player who joined Darlington in time for the 2006/07 season. At his first club, Sunderland, he was part of two Division One title winning teams which won promotion to the FA Premier League. After Sunderland he had spells with Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town and Northampton (who he played over 100 games for). At Sheff United he scored 15 times in 30 starts and at Huddersfield he scored 30 goals in 75 starts. He signed for Northampton Town from Huddersfield Town on 1st July 2003 after being chased for a few months by their then manager Martin Wilkinson. He found the net on a regular basis for Northampton during their promotion from League Two during the 2005/06 season. At the end of that season the then Northampton Town manager Colin Calderwood left for Nottingham Forest. Smith enjoyed a good relationship with Calderwood and although new Northampton Town manager John Gorman worked hard to try to keep Smith at the Sixfields Stadium, Darlington (managed at the time by David Hodgson) eventually got their man. Smith joined Quakers for the start of the 2006/07 season. Injury disrupted his second season at the club and he was released from his contract in March 2008.
- Full Debut
- 05/08/2006 - Darlington 4-0 Macclesfield (H) League Two
- First Appearance
- 05/08/2006 - Darlington 4-0 Macclesfield (H) League Two
- First Goal
- 08/08/2006 - Darlington 2-0 Accrington (A) League Two