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Chris Smith Profile and Player Statistics

Chris Smith

First name:	Chris
Last name:	Smith
Position:	Defender, Goalkeeper
Nationality:

Football Career Transfers and Statistics

We are going to show you the list of football clubs and seasons in which Chris Smith has played. It includes the total number of appearance (caps), substitution details, goals, yellow and red cards stats.

Competition	Season	Football Club
Fa Trophy	2014/2015	Alfreton Town	1	1	0	0	0
National League	2014/2015	Alfreton Town	4	0	1	0	3
Carabao Cup	2013/2014	York City	1	0	0	0	0
EFL Trophy	2013/2014	Rotherham United	1	0	0	0	0
FA Cup	2013/2014	York City	2	0	1	0	1
League Two	2013/2014	York City	17	1	0	0	3
National League	2013/2014	Halifax Town	9	4	1	2	2
Carabao Cup	2012/2013	York City	1	0	0	0	0
EFL Trophy	2012/2013	York City	2	0	0	0	1
League Two	2012/2013	York City	44	0	1	3	4
Fa Trophy	2011/2012	York City	1	0	0	1	0
National League	2011/2012	York City	13	0	2	3	8
FA Cup	2010/2011	York City	2	0	0	1	1
Fa Trophy	2010/2011	York City	1	0	1	0	0
National League	2010/2011	Mansfield Town	17	0	1	1	12
National League	2009/2010	Tamworth	12	0	0	3	9
National League	2008/2009	York City	2	0	0	2	0
Vanarama National League North	2008/2009	Tamworth	2	0	0	2	0

Chris Smith has played in the following competitions and football tournaments.

Now showing: All Competitions

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
10/01/2015	Halifax Town	5 - 3	Alfreton Town	2-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	4' Bradley Wood
Steve Williams 28'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	41' Lee Stevenson
Richard Peniket 44'		2 - 2
		2 - 3	52' Tom Shaw
Paul Marshall 56'
Matthew Pearson 56'
Richard Peniket 60'		3 - 3
Richard Peniket 64'		4 - 3
G. Willis 72'		5 - 3
			76' D. Courtney
			76' Chris Smith
Nathan Smith 77'
Sam Hillhouse 77'
			79' Anthony Howell
			79' Nathan Hicks
			86' A. Thanoj
			86' Jordan Keane
Richard Peniket 87'
Ross Dyer 87'
27/09/2014	Dover Athletic	1 - 0	Alfreton Town	1-0	H2H	+
			28' L. Rowe-Turner
Ricky Miller 38'		1 - 0
			45+1' Chris Smith
			53' Joe Ironside
			53' B. Igiehon
			57' D. Mellor
			57' A. Thanoj
S. Payne 69'
Jake Reid 69'
			72' Anthony Howell
			72' Paul Clayton
Ricky Miller 78'
Tom Murphy 78'
Christian Nanetti 84'
N. Deverdics 84'
20/09/2014	Alfreton Town	1 - 0	Nuneaton Town	0-0	H2H	+
Chris Smith 50'
A. Thanoj 58'
Jordan Keane 58'
D. Mellor 62'		1 - 0
			69' Ryan Smith
			69' Ben Hutchinson
			81' Leon McSweeney
			81' J. Armson
			83' Craig Carl Curran
			83' Jorrin John
Karl Hawley 90'
Daniel Bradley 90'
16/08/2014	Forest Green Rovers	2 - 0	Alfreton Town	1-0	H2H	+
			21' Anthony Howell
Lee Hughes 31'		1 - 0
			55' Joe Ironside
Victor Rîmniceanu 70'		2 - 0
			77' D. Courtney
			77' Nathan Hicks
Jon Parkin 80'
Luke Rodgers 80'
			80' Chris Smith
R. Sinclair 81'
James Norwood 81'
			82' Daniel Bradley
			82' Lee Stevenson
			85' Jordan Keane
			85' Tom Shaw
C. Stokes 88'
M. Kelly 88'
26/04/2014	Halifax Town	1 - 1	Kidderminster Harriers	1-1	H2H	+
Josh Wilson 2'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	31' Nathan Blissett
Marc Roberts 43'
Matthew Glennon 46'
Phil Senior 46'
Nathan Smith 49'
Chris Smith 62'
Scott McManus 65'
Dominic Marie 65'
			75' Lee Vaughan
			76' Aman Verma
			76' Callum Gittings
			76' Kyle Storer
			76' Josh O'Keefe
Lois Maynard 77'
Paul Marshall 77'
			82' Callum Gittings
			84' Amari Morgan-Smith
			84' Adrian Cieslewicz
19/04/2014	Halifax Town	2 - 1	Macclesfield Town	2-1	H2H	+
Marc Roberts 18'		1 - 0
Chris Smith 22'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	45' S. Boden
Nathan Smith 46'
Scott Spencer 46'
			58' Paul Turnbull
			58' Steve Williams
			69' Danny Rowe
			69' J. Mackreth
			75' J. Mackreth
Paul Marshall 77'
M. Jackson 77'
			83' Scott Kay
			83' Paul Lewis
Lee Gregory 88'
J. Wilson 88'
15/04/2014	Grimsby Town	0 - 1	Halifax Town	0-0	H2H	+
			13' Chris Smith
Shaun Pearson 18'
Aswad Thomas 33'
			37' Lois Maynard
Scott Kerr 44'
		0 - 1	52' Lois Maynard
Joe Colbeck 69'
Ross Hannah 69'
O. Tounkara 69'
Patrick McLaughlin 69'
			73' Marc Roberts
			74' Scott Spencer
			74' Ryan Crowther
Scott Kerr 82'
A. Thanoj 82'
			90+4' James Bolton
05/04/2014	Nuneaton Town	0 - 1	Halifax Town	0-0	H2H	+
			46' Paul Marshall
			46' Josh Wilson
			59' Ryan Crowther
			64' Marlon Jackson
			64' Scott Spencer
Danny Sleath 70'
Adam Walker 70'
Louis Moult 70'
Wesley York 70'
			76' Scott McManus
Jordan Cranston 82'
		0 - 1	85' Chris Smith
24/03/2014	Halifax Town	2 - 0	Alfreton Town	1-0	H2H	+
Lee Gregory 22'		1 - 0
Lee Gregory 45+1'
			46' G. Poku
			46' Daniel Bradley
Lee Gregory 50'		2 - 0
Ryan Crowther 59'
M. Jackson 59'
			64' Paul Clayton
			64' Elliott Whitehouse
			73' Tom Shaw
			73' M. Hoganson
Simon Ainge 78'
			85' Nick Fenton
Nathan Smith 85'
Nathan Smith 86'
Chris Smith 86'
15/03/2014	Welling United	0 - 1	Halifax Town	0-0	H2H	+
Connor McLaren 13'
Harry Cornick 13'
William Fazakerley 23'
B. Hudson 49'
		0 - 1	50' Lee Gregory
			66' Nathan Smith
			66' M. Jackson
			90+2' Matthew Pearson
			90+2' Chris Smith
			90+3' James Bolton
08/03/2014	Hyde United	1 - 5	Halifax Town	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	9' Ryan Crowther
Kelvin Lomax 12'
			14' James Bolton
Alex Brown 26'
		0 - 2	27' Lee Gregory
		0 - 3	50' Paul Marshall
Alex Brown 56'		1 - 3
			59' Nathan Smith
			59' M. Jackson
		1 - 4	60' Lee Gregory
			67' Matthew Pearson
			67' Chris Smith
Conor Hughes 70'
J. Kirby 70'
Kelvin Lomax 70'
Damase Kiwanda 70'
			78' Ryan Crowther
			78' John McReady
		1 - 5	82' Lee Gregory
A. Blakeman 86'
01/03/2014	Halifax Town	2 - 0	Tamworth	1-0	H2H	+
Matthew Pearson 14'		1 - 0
Matthew Pearson 45'
			59' Andy Todd
			59' Richard Peniket
Ryan Crowther 60'
M. Jackson 60'
			65' Gavin Mahon
Lois Maynard 67'		2 - 0
Nathan Smith 70'
Chris Smith 70'
			83' Andrew Haworth
			83' J. Reindorf
25/01/2014	Hartlepool United	2 - 0	York City	0-0	H2H	+
			30' Ryan Bowman
			30' Ryan Jarvis
Brad Walker 33'
Christian Burgess 37'
			45+3' K. Lowe
			49' J. Carson
			68' Lewis Montrose
Marlon Harewood 69'
Jonathan Franks 69'
Andy Monkhouse 79'
Jack Barmby 79'
Luke James 82'		1 - 0
			85' Ryan Jarvis
			85' John McCombe
Jack Barmby 89'		2 - 0
18/01/2014	York City	0 - 0	Bristol Rovers	0-0	H2H	+
			22' Tom Lockyer
			42' Matt Harrold
			61' Matt Harrold
			61' Chris Beardsley
Russell Penn 81'
Adam Reed 81'
			81' Mitch Harding
			81' Dan Woodards
Ryan Bowman 88'
Ryan Jarvis 88'
19/11/2013	York City	2 - 3	Bristol Rovers	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	16' John-Joe O'Toole
		0 - 2	45' Oliver Norburn
Craig Clay 46'
A. Chambers 46'
Chris Smith 46'
David McGurk 46'
Ryan Jarvis 46'
Sander Puri 46'
		0 - 3	50' Chris Beardsley
Wes Fletcher 70'		1 - 3
Wes Fletcher 71'		2 - 3
			78' Chris Beardsley
			78' Matt Harrold
16/11/2013	York City	1 - 1	Plymouth Argyle	0-0	H2H	+
			20' Roumauld Boco
			46' Jamie Reckord
			46' Luke Young
Ryan Bowman 54'		1 - 0
			54' Roumauld Boco
			54' T. Obadeyi
			58' Guy Branston
			59' Guy Branston
			59' Andrés Gurrieri
			61' C. Nelson
		1 - 1	65' T. Obadeyi
Chris Smith 69'
Ryan Jarvis 83'
A. Chambers 83'
L. O'Neill 90+3'
Craig Clay 90+3'
08/11/2013	Bristol Rovers	3 - 3	York City	1-2	H2H	+
			10' Ryan Bowman
		0 - 1	35' Ryan Jarvis
E. Richards 37'		1 - 1
			41' J. Carson
		1 - 2	41' J. Carson
			54' Sander Puri
			54' R. Brobbel
Oliver Norburn 58'
Matt Harrold 58'
			58' Jamal Fyfield
Matt Harrold 59'		2 - 2
			74' Ryan Jarvis
			74' Wes Fletcher
Chris Beardsley 75'		3 - 2
			83' Chris Smith
Chris Beardsley 84'
Ryan Brunt 84'
		3 - 3	86' Wes Fletcher
			88' Ryan Bowman
			88' Richard Cresswell
02/11/2013	Cheltenham Town	2 - 2	York City	2-1	H2H	+
Byron Harrison 12'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	20' Ryan Bowman
S. Deering 38'
			43' Elliott Whitehouse
Matthew Richards 45'		2 - 1
		2 - 2	54' Ryan Bowman
David Noble 55'
			65' R. Brobbel
			65' Sander Puri
Jamie Cureton 70'
Terry Gornell 70'
			70' Wes Fletcher
			70' Ryan Jarvis
Russell Penn 83'
Z. Kotwica 83'
			88' Ryan Bowman
			88' Richard Cresswell
29/10/2013	York City	4 - 1	Scunthorpe United	4-0	H2H	+
J. Carson 3'		1 - 0
Wes Fletcher 12'		2 - 0
			17' Niall Canavan
			17' Etiënne Esajas
R. Brobbel 21'		3 - 0
Elliott Whitehouse 26'
			27' Dave Syers
R. Brobbel 40'		4 - 0
			43' Stephen Dawson
T. Allan 46'
Chris Smith 46'
		4 - 1	47' Sam Winnall
J. Carson 58'
A. Chambers 58'
			62' Dave Syers
			62' Hakeeb Adelakun
			68' Matthew Sparrow
			68' T. Hawkridge
Wes Fletcher 82'
Ryan Jarvis 82'
22/10/2013	Chesterfield	2 - 2	York City	0-1	H2H	+
			13' Ben Davies
Ian Ross Evatt 32'
		0 - 1	35' L. O'Neill
		0 - 2	61' Ryan Jarvis
			62' R. Brobbel
			62' T. Platt
A. Gnanduillet 64'		1 - 2
Gary McSheffrey 65'
E. Doyle 65'
Ryan Edwards 67'
Jay O'Shea 67'
Jamie Devitt 74'
			74' Ryan Jarvis
			74' Wes Fletcher
Jay O'Shea 76'		2 - 2
A. Gnanduillet 80'
Marc Richards 80'
Jimmy Ryan 84'
19/10/2013	Newport County	3 - 0	York City	2-0	H2H	+
			19' Jamal Fyfield
Chris Zebroski 22'		1 - 0
Lenny Pidgeley 31'
			36' David McGurk
Harry Worley 45'
Robbie Willmott 45'
Lee Minshull 45+2'		2 - 0
			56' A. Chambers
			56' R. Brobbel
A. Chapman 64'
			66' Wes Fletcher
			66' Ryan Bowman
			77' Ryan Jarvis
			77' Richard Cresswell
A. Chapman 77'
Michael Flynn 77'
Chris Zebroski 86'
Danny Crow 86'
Danny Crow 88'		3 - 0
08/10/2013	York City	0 - 3	Rotherham United	0-1	H2H	+
			10' Craig Morgan
		0 - 1	17' Chris Smith
Danny Parslow 52'
		0 - 2	63' Kieran Agard
A. Chambers 69'
Ryan Bowman 69'
Wes Fletcher 69'
Richard Cresswell 69'
		0 - 3	69' Alex Revell
T. Platt 75'
Cameron Murray 75'
			87' Craig Morgan
			87' D. Rowe
			90' Kieran Agard
			90' Mark Bradley
			90+2' Ben Pringle
			90+2' Rob Milsom
08/10/2013	York City	0 - 3	Rotherham United	0-1	H2H	+
			10' Craig Morgan
		0 - 1	17' Chris Smith
Danny Parslow 52'
		0 - 2	63' Kieran Agard
A. Chambers 69'
Ryan Bowman 69'
Wes Fletcher 69'
Richard Cresswell 69'
		0 - 3	69' Alex Revell
T. Platt 75'
Cameron Murray 75'
			87' Craig Morgan
			87' D. Rowe
			90' Kieran Agard
			90' Mark Bradley
			90+2' Ben Pringle
			90+2' Rob Milsom
05/10/2013	Torquay United	0 - 3	York City	0-0	H2H	+
Ben Harding 42'
Damon Lathrope 42'
		0 - 1	53' Wes Fletcher
			56' R. Brobbel
			56' A. Chambers
			64' Wes Fletcher
			64' Ryan Bowman
			65' L. O'Neill
A. Azeez 66'
E. Benyon 66'
		0 - 2	67' J. Carson
Anthony O'Connor 67'
Billy Bodin 71'
Courtney Cameron 71'
			72' L. O'Neill
			72' T. Platt
		0 - 3	73' Ryan Jarvis
28/09/2013	York City	4 - 2	Portsmouth	1-0	H2H	+
Wes Fletcher 4'		1 - 0
			15' Simon Ferry
			15' Romain Padovani
Lewis Montrose 25'
Lanre Oyebanjo 50'
			50' Jed Wallace
		1 - 1	53' Jed Wallace
Lewis Montrose 58'		2 - 1
			59' Marcos Painter
Ryan Jarvis 64'		3 - 1
			65' Patrick Agyemang
			65' John Marquis
Wes Fletcher 66'		4 - 1
			70' Marcos Painter
			70' R. Holmes
Lewis Montrose 74'
T. Platt 74'
R. Brobbel 80'
Sander Puri 80'
Wes Fletcher 81'
Ryan Bowman 81'
			82' Bondz N'Gala
		4 - 2	88' John Marquis
Elliott Whitehouse 89'
21/09/2013	Wycombe Wanderers	1 - 1	York City	0-0	H2H	+
Sam Wood 30'
Dean Morgan 33'
Leon Johnson 51'
			53' J. Carson
			56' Wes Fletcher
			56' Ryan Bowman
		0 - 1	64' David McGurk
Dean Morgan 70'		1 - 1
M. McClure 77'
Jo Kuffour 77'
Gary Doherty 81'
			85' R. Brobbel
			85' A. Chambers
Dean Morgan 86'
Junior Morias 86'
			90+1' J. Carson
			90+1' Sander Puri
B. Knott 90+2'
Matt Bloomfield 90+2'
14/09/2013	York City	1 - 2	Mansfield Town	1-1	H2H	+
R. Brobbel 2'		1 - 0
Lewis Montrose 12'
		1 - 1	21' S. Clucas
Ryan Jarvis 22'
			35' John Dempster
			42' C. Clements
			42' Anthony Howell
			46' Ben Hutchinson
			46' L. Meikle
			46' James Jennings
			46' Ollie Palmer
			60' Calvin Andrew
Sander Puri 62'
J. Carson 62'
			63' Jamie McGuire
Lanre Oyebanjo 69'
Wes Fletcher 75'
Richard Cresswell 75'
		1 - 2	76' Ollie Palmer
Richard Cresswell 78'
			78' Martin Riley
R. Brobbel 81'
George Taft 81'
07/09/2013	York City	0 - 2	AFC Wimbledon	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	31' Michael Smith
Craig Clay 54'
Tom Chamberlain 54'
A. Chambers 54'
M. Coulson 54'
			66' G. Porter
			70' George Francomb
			70' Jack Midson
			71' G. Porter
			71' Christopher Arthur
		0 - 2	73' Michael Smith
Lewis Montrose 81'
			84' Luke Moore
31/08/2013	Exeter City	2 - 1	York City	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	19' Ryan Jarvis
John O'Flynn 21'
Alan Gow 21'
Alan Gow 23'		1 - 1
Jordan Moore-Taylor 46'
S. Bennett 46'
			55' Lewis Montrose
David Wheeler 63'
Liam Sercombe 63'
Alan Gow 72'		2 - 1
			74' A. Chambers
			74' R. Brobbel
			81' Lewis Montrose
			81' Tom Chamberlain
			89' M. Coulson
			89' Jamal Fyfield
24/08/2013	Bristol Rovers	3 - 2	York City	2-1	H2H	+
David Clarkson 3'		1 - 0
			26' Chris Smith
David Clarkson 33'		2 - 0
			35' A. Chambers
			37' Wes Fletcher
			37' Ryan Bowman
		2 - 1	40' Ryan Jarvis
Tom Parkes 42'
			43' Ryan Bowman
		2 - 2	64' Ryan Jarvis
John-Joe O'Toole 67'		3 - 2
			69' A. Chambers
			69' M. Coulson
Oliver Norburn 80'
Matthew Gill 80'
			81' Danny Parslow
			81' David McGurk
David Clarkson 86'
Mitch Harding 86'
Mitch Harding 90+1'
Ryan Brunt 90+2'
17/08/2013	York City	0 - 0	Hartlepool United	0-0	H2H	+
			26' Steve Howard
A. Chambers 62'
M. Coulson 62'
Richard Cresswell 66'
Wes Fletcher 66'
			77' J. Poole
			77' Luke James
			83' Christian Burgess
			84' Steve Howard
			84' N. Rodney
Ryan Jarvis 86'
Ryan Bowman 86'
10/08/2013	Dagenham & Redbridge	2 - 0	York City	1-0	H2H	+
			32' Lanre Oyebanjo
Rhys Murphy 35'		1 - 0
			38' M. Coulson
Brian Saah 45+3'
			45+4' Chris Smith
			50' Lewis Montrose
			60' Lewis Montrose
			60' Craig Clay
			63' A. Chambers
			63' Wes Fletcher
			75' Richard Cresswell
			75' Ryan Bowman
Brian Woodall 78'		2 - 0
Luke Howell 78'
Billy Bingham 78'
Josh Scott 83'
Louis Dennis 83'
Rhys Murphy 84'
Afolabi Obafemi 84'
06/08/2013	York City	0 - 4	Burnley	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	12' David Jones
Sander Puri 21'
M. Coulson 21'
			54' Ross Wallace
		0 - 2	61' Junior Stanislas
			61' Ross Wallace
			61' Scott Arfield
T. Platt 66'
Lewis Montrose 66'
Ryan Jarvis 69'
Wes Fletcher 69'
			70' David Jones
			70' David Edgar
		0 - 3	78' D. Ings
			79' Sam Vokes
			79' Brian Stock
		0 - 4	81' Scott Arfield
03/08/2013	York City	1 - 0	Northampton Town	0-0	H2H	+
Richard Cresswell 29'
			32' Darren Carter
Craig Clay 56'
			74' Darren Carter
Sander Puri 78'
Ryan Bowman 78'
T. Platt 79'
			85' Gary Deegan
Ryan Jarvis 89'		1 - 0
			90+1' D. Emerton
			90+1' Jonathan Hooper
27/04/2013	Dagenham & Redbridge	0 - 1	York City	0-0	H2H	+
		0 - 1	68' Chris Smith
M. Elito 75'
J. Reed 75'
			77' Matty Blair
			77' M. Coulson
			86' J. Walker
			86' Jamie Reed
Kevin Maher 90+3'
20/04/2013	York City	2 - 1	Southend United	2-1	H2H	+
Adam Reed 1'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	22' Ryan Leonard
Adam Reed 36'
Matty Blair 41'		2 - 1
			52' M. Laird
			52' Gavin Tomlin
Adam Reed 56'
J. Challinor 56'
			69' Britt Assombalonga
			69' Kevan Hurst
T. Platt 73'
Matty Blair 87'
M. Coulson 87'
J. Walker 87'
D. McDaid 87'
			90+4' Ryan Cresswell
13/04/2013	Northampton Town	0 - 2	York City	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	7' A. Chambers
			32' T. Platt
			40' Richard Cresswell
			40' J. Walker
			43' M. Ingham
			52' A. Chambers
Chris Hackett 62'
Luke Guttridge 62'
Lee Collins 67'
Joe Widdowson 76'
Clive Platt 76'
Clarke Carlisle 78'
		0 - 2	85' John Johnson
J. Robinson 88'
David Moyo 88'
06/04/2013	York City	1 - 1	Accrington Stanley	1-0	H2H	+
Adam Reed 45+1'		1 - 0
David McGurk 46'
M. Coulson 46'
			46' Padraig Amond
			46' George Miller
			74' Tom Aldred
			77' W. Hatfield
			77' Marcus Carver
			77' Roumauld Boco
			77' C. Lindfield
A. Chambers 83'
Matty Blair 83'
		1 - 1	90+4' Peter Murphy
Richard Cresswell 90+4'
J. Walker 90+4'
01/04/2013	York City	2 - 0	Plymouth Argyle	2-0	H2H	+
J. Carson 14'
A. Chambers 19'		1 - 0
Richard Cresswell 29'		2 - 0
			44' Joe Bryan
			53' R. Reid
			53' Nick Chadwick
			54' J. Banton
			54' T. Harvey
			66' Paris Cowan Hall
			66' Ronan Murray
A. Chambers 76'
M. Coulson 76'
Richard Cresswell 76'
J. Walker 76'
			87' Onismor Bhasera
30/03/2013	Bristol Rovers	0 - 0	York City	0-0	H2H	+
			54' A. Chambers
Ellis Harrison 56'
Fabian Broghammer 56'
Ryan Brunt 62'
Ryan Brunt 69'
O. Tounkara 69'
			73' A. Chambers
			73' M. Coulson
E. Richards 80'
T. Hitchcock 80'
			87' M. Coulson

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