Nicholas Leslie "Nicky" Smith (born 28 January 1969) is a former professional footballer. After his professional career ended, he played for several non-League teams whilst serving as a policeman and has captained, coached and managed the England police team,[1][2] as well as managing AFC Sudbury.

Career

Born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Smith started his career at Southend United in the mid-1980s, before moving to Colchester United in 1990. He signed for Northampton Town in 1994, but made only six appearances before dropping into non-League with Sudbury Town in 1995, where he played alongside several other ex-Colchester players in a team that reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.[3]

After leaving Sudbury, he played for several non-League clubs in East Anglia, including Cambridge City, Braintree Town, Maldon Town and Witham Town, before returning to Sudbury in 2006. In 2007, he became player-assistant manager, and on 17 May 2008 he was appointed manager of AFC Sudbury following the departure of Mark Morsley.[4] He resigned from the position in September 2011.[5] In 2012, he was appointed to the management team of Saffron Walden Town,[6][7] but resigned later the same year.[8]

Honours

Club

References

  1. ^ Braintree: Tackling a new beat[permanent dead link‍] Gazette, 7 June 1999
  2. ^ Smith And Wilmot Add to Their Jobs Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine AFC Sudbury, 25 March 2011
  3. ^ Football: FA Cup Countdown: Powling's paupers can cash in The Independent, 15 November 1996
  4. ^ "Squad > First - Player details - Nicky Smith". www.afcsudbury.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  5. ^ A To Z The Men Of AFC Sudbury AFC Sudbury
  6. ^ Wardley back as Bloods get step 6 go-ahead[usurped] Non League Daily, 13 June 2012
  7. ^ "Topics".
  8. ^ Saffron Walden boss steps down Saffron Walden Reporter, 10 November 2012
  9. ^ "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  10. ^ "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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