Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1980)

Tommy Smith

Smith in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Thomas William Smith
Date of birth	(1980-05-22) 22 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Hemel Hempstead, England
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right winger, Striker
Youth career
1995–1997	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2003	Watford	149	(33)
2003–2004	Sunderland	35	(4)
2004–2006	Derby County	90	(20)
2006–2009	Watford	124	(27)
2009–2010	Portsmouth	19	(1)
2010–2012	Queens Park Rangers	50	(8)
2012–2014	Cardiff City	24	(1)
2014–2015	Brentford	28	(1)
Total		519	(95)
International career
2000	England U21	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas William Smith (born 22 May 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger or striker.

Smith started his career at Watford, where his younger brother Jack was also a trainee. He played a part in Watford's consecutive promotions from the Second Division, reaching the Premier League in 1999. Although Watford were relegated in 2000, Smith represented his country at under-21 level the following season. He left Watford to join Sunderland on a free transfer in 2003, before moving to Derby County in 2004. He was voted Derby Player of the year in 2006, before re-joining Watford. After the club's relegation in his first season back at Vicarage Road, Smith's subsequent performances earned him consecutive Watford Player of the Season awards in 2007–08 and 2008–09. At the start of the following season he was sold to Premier League club Portsmouth. The club faced administration that season, and were eventually relegated. The following season, Smith joined Championship club Queens Park Rangers, becoming a regular in a team challenging for promotion to the Premier League. Smith joined Brentford in the summer of 2014, spending one season there where he helped them to the Championship play-offs.