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Gary Smyth

Name: Gary Smyth
Born: 20 December 1969, Belfast
Height: 6.00 ft 
Weight: 11.06 st
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 ‘B’ Cap (1997), Under-18, Under-17, Under-16.
Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 1991/92, 2002/03; Irish Cup Winner 2000/01, 2003/04, Runner-Up 2002/03; Irish League Cup Winner 1990/91, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07; Gold Cup Winner 1991/92, 2000/01; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2000/01, 2001/02(with Glenavon) Irish Cup Winner1996/97, Runner-Up 1995/96, 1997/98; Gold Cup Winner 1997/98; Floodlit Cup Winner 1996/97; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1995/96; Mid-Ulster Cup Winner 1998/99(with Crusaders) Irish Cup Winner 2008/09.
Awards: Ulster Footballer of the Year 2003; Northern Ireland Football Writers’ Player of the Year 2003.

Club Career:

Teams
Seasons
Signed
Fee
League
FA Cup
FL Cup
Europe
Other
Holywood.Star
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Holywood
-
-
-
-
-
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Glentoran
88/89-94/95
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-
83(1)/ 5
8(0)/0
6(1)/0
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45(1)/3
Glenavon
95/96-99/00
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-
95(0)/10
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-
-
-
Glentoran
00/01-03/04
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*183(-)/23
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-
2(1)/0
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Ballymena U.
04/05-05/06
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47(3)/ 8
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-
2(0)/0
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Glentoran
06/07-07/08
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*34(-)/ 0
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-
1(0)/0
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Crusaders
07/08
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Loan
26(-)/ 1
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-
-
-
Crusaders
08/09
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Free
16(-)/ 0
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TOTALS
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£-
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* all domestic games.

Biography:
Gary Smyth ended his career with a seventh Irish Cup final appearance, and fourth win, as Crusaders defeated Cliftonville 1-0 in the 2009 final. In November 2013 he was appointed manager at Harland & Wolff Welders.

More to follow.

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
28-03-1997 Portugal U21 H W 2-0 FR sub

Summary: 0(1)/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

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