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Sue Smith (footballer)
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Susan Jane "Sue" Smith is an international footballer
, currently playing for Lincoln Ladies and England
. She is an experienced left-sided winger or forward.
since she was a teenager, but after years of fielding several offers from top clubs around the country, she signed on for Leeds United (known as Leeds Carnegie from 2007 until 2010) in the summer of 2002.
Following the failure of Leeds' FA Women's Super League bid, Smith signed for Lincoln Ladies in August 2010.
debut aged 17 in February 1997 and one of her brightest England moments was scoring a hat-trick
of tremendous goals in a home friendly against Spain
in March 2001.
She has twice won the Nationwide International Player Of The Year award – in 1999 and 2001. In 1999 she was also voted Players' Player of the Year.
Before winning the 1999 awards, Smith represented her country when she was picked to play in a FIFA XI against the USA
in a showpiece match in San Jose
.
She made her domestic comeback at the start of the 2002–03 season after suffering a broken leg and torn ligament damage after a training ground accident in February, and after featuring in the series of friendlies in the build-up to Euro 2005
, narrowly missed selection in the final 20.
Smith bounced back in the best possible way, scoring against Austria
in the first World Cup
qualifier of the campaign, and was twice runner-up in the FA Women's Cup
with her club Leeds United
.
In May 2009, Smith was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association. In June 2011 she was surprisingly left out of England's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.
washing powder alongside Julian Clary
. Smith was later a regular contributor to the Yorkshire Evening Post
's women's football section, and also offered her views and commentary skills for BBC sport, most recently Smith appeared alongside Manchester United's
Wayne Rooney
in his three-part Sky1 show 'Street Striker'.
In July 2009 Smith was awarded an honorary degree by Edge Hill University
. In November 2010 she opened Chipping Sodbury
Secondary School's sports centre.
supporter.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently playing for Lincoln Ladies and England
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
. She is an experienced left-sided winger or forward.
Club career
Smith played for Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers L.F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Ladies Football Club are an English team founded in 1990, based in the Wirral, and affiliated with Tranmere Rovers F.C. Between 1996 and 2004 they competed in the FA Premier League National Division, then the top tier of the English women's football pyramid. Since 2011, they have...
since she was a teenager, but after years of fielding several offers from top clubs around the country, she signed on for Leeds United (known as Leeds Carnegie from 2007 until 2010) in the summer of 2002.
Following the failure of Leeds' FA Women's Super League bid, Smith signed for Lincoln Ladies in August 2010.
International career
Smith made her EnglandEngland women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
debut aged 17 in February 1997 and one of her brightest England moments was scoring a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
of tremendous goals in a home friendly against Spain
Spain women's national football team
The Spain women's national football team represents Spain in international women's football.-World Cup record:- Olympic Games record :- European Championship record :- U-20 :- U-19 :- U-18 :- U-17 :- Current squad :...
in March 2001.
She has twice won the Nationwide International Player Of The Year award – in 1999 and 2001. In 1999 she was also voted Players' Player of the Year.
Before winning the 1999 awards, Smith represented her country when she was picked to play in a FIFA XI against the USA
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
in a showpiece match in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.
She made her domestic comeback at the start of the 2002–03 season after suffering a broken leg and torn ligament damage after a training ground accident in February, and after featuring in the series of friendlies in the build-up to Euro 2005
2005 UEFA Women's Championship
The 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as WOMEN'S EURO 2005 , was a football tournament for women held from 5 June to 19 June 2005 in Lancashire, England. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the...
, narrowly missed selection in the final 20.
Smith bounced back in the best possible way, scoring against Austria
Austria women's national football team
The Austria women's national football team represents Austria in international women's football.The team is made up mainly of players from the Austrian and German Women's Bundesligas. As yet the team has never qualified for any major tournament .-World Cup record:-Current squad:- External links :*...
in the first World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United...
qualifier of the campaign, and was twice runner-up in the FA Women's Cup
FA Women's Cup
The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
with her club Leeds United
Leeds United L.F.C.
Leeds United Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. They compete in the FA Women's Premier League National Division for the 2009–10 season and are one of two Yorkshire teams in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, along with...
.
In May 2009, Smith was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association. In June 2011 she was surprisingly left out of England's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.
International goals
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored 1 27 February 1997 Deepdale DeepdaleDeepdale is a stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum. Preston North End are one of the founder members of the Football League.- History :...
, Preston4–6 Friendly 1 2 30 October 1997 Upton Park Upton ParkUpton Park is an urban area of the London Borough of Newham,centred around the local high street, Green Street. The area is synonymous with football and is home to West Ham United Football Club, who play at the Boleyn Ground, commonly known as Upton Park, while nearby is a green space also called...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
1–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1 3 13 September 1998 Campina CampinaCampina can refer to:*Câmpina, a Romanian city.*Campina, a Dutch dairy company merged with Royal Friesland foods. The name of the new company is FrieslandCampina.*Campina GmbH, a German subsidiary of the Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina-See also:...
4–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1 4 17 October 1999 Sportanlagen Trinermatten Sportanlagen TrinermattenSportanlagen Trinermatten is a stadium in Zofingen, Canton Aargau, Switzerland. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of SC Zofingen. The stadium opened in 1974, and has one covered grandstand with seating for 670....
, ZofingenZofingenZofingen is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement.-Geography:...
1–0 2001 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualificationThe qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 was held between August 21, 1999 & November 28, 2000. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly...
1 5 20 February 2000 Estádio do Sport Grupo Sacavenense, Lisbon LisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
2–2 2001 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualificationThe qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 was held between August 21, 1999 & November 28, 2000. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly...
1 6 23 April 2000 Oakwell, Barnsley BarnsleyBarnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
2–0 2001 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualificationThe qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 was held between August 21, 1999 & November 28, 2000. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly...
1 7 13 May 2000 Memorial Ground Memorial Stadium (Bristol)The Memorial Stadium, also commonly known by its previous name of The Memorial Ground, is a sports ground in Bristol, England, dedicated to the memory of the rugby union players of the city killed during World War I...
, BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
1–0 2001 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualificationThe qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 was held between August 21, 1999 & November 28, 2000. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly...
1 8 28 November 2000 Brisbane Road, London LondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
2–0 2001 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualificationThe qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 was held between August 21, 1999 & November 28, 2000. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly...
1 11 22 March 2001 Kenilworth Road Kenilworth RoadKenilworth Road Stadium is a football stadium in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It has been home to Luton Town Football Club since 1905, when financial complications forced the club to leave its previous location at Dunstable Road...
, LutonLutonLuton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
4–2 Friendly 3 12 13 March 2005 Estádio Fernando Cabrita, Lagos LagosLagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
5–0 Algarve Cup Algarve CupThe Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football . Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football...
1 13 1 September 2005 Ertl-Glas Stadion, Amstetten AmstettenAmstetten can refer to several geographical terms:*Amstetten , a municipality in the Alb-Donau district of Germany*Amstetten, Lower Austria, a municipality in southwest Lower Austria...
4–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1 14 20 April 2006 Priestfield Stadium Priestfield StadiumPriestfield Stadium is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent...
, GillinghamGillingham, KentGillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall....
4–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1 16 9 March 2011 Dasaki Stadium Dasaki StadiumDasaki Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Achna, Cyprus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Ethnikos Achna FC. The stadium holds 7,000 people and was built in 1997....
, Akhna2–0 Cyprus Cup Cyprus CupThe Cypriot Cup or Cyprus Coca Cola Cup is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association. It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club teams. The sponsor of the competition is...
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Honours
- FA Women's Premier League Cup: 1
- 2009–10
- FA Women's Premier League Northern DivisionFA Women's Premier League Northern DivisionThe FA Women's Premier League Northern Division is a league in the third-level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Southern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division....
: 1
- FA Women's Premier League Northern Division
- 1995–96
- FA Players' Player of the Year Award: 1
- 1998–99
- FA International Player of the Year Award: 2
- 1998–99, 2000–01
Media career
In 2000, Smith and her Tranmere team-mates featured in a television advert for DazDaz (detergent)
Daz is the name of a popular laundry detergent on the market in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble and is lower priced than P&G's main brand, Ariel...
washing powder alongside Julian Clary
Julian Clary
Julian Peter McDonald Clary is an English comedian and novelist, known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre.-Early life and education:...
. Smith was later a regular contributor to the Yorkshire Evening Post
Yorkshire Evening Post
The Yorkshire Evening Post is a daily evening publication published by Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
's women's football section, and also offered her views and commentary skills for BBC sport, most recently Smith appeared alongside Manchester United's
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
in his three-part Sky1 show 'Street Striker'.
In July 2009 Smith was awarded an honorary degree by Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University is situated in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. It has three faculties: Education, Health and Social Care, and Arts and Sciences.- History :...
. In November 2010 she opened Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury is a market town in the county of South Gloucestershire, south-west England, founded in the 12th century by William Crassus . The villages of Old Sodbury and Little Sodbury are nearby...
Secondary School's sports centre.
Personal life
Throughout her career Smith has been recognisable by her striking hairstyles. She is an Everton F.C.Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
supporter.
External links
- Sue Smith at The FA website