Ted Smith (footballer, born 1996)

Edward James Smith (born 18 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has played in the English Football League for Southend United.

Ted Smith

Personal information
Full name	Edward James Smith[1]
Date of birth	(1996-01-18) 18 January 1996[2]
Place of birth	South Benfleet, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper[4]
Youth career
0000–2013	Southend United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2019	Southend United	26	(0)
National team
2013–2014	England U18	3	(0)
2014	England U19	2	(0)
2015–2016	England U20	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:01, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Smith was born in South Benfleet, Essex.[4]

Club career

On 14 February 2015, Smith made his first-team debut for Southend United, deputising for Daniel Bentley after an injury,[5] playing from the start of a League Two defeat to Accrington Stanley.[6][7] His first clean sheet came on 28 February 2015 in a 2–0 victory over Carlisle United.[8] In total, Smith made four starts for Southend during the 2014–15 season.[6] He was released by Southend at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

International career

Smith has represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.[10]

Career statistics

As of end of 2018–19 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southend United	2013–14[11]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15[6]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2015–16[12]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2016–17[13]	League One	19	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	0
	2017–18[14]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19[15]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Career total			26	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	30	0

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
2. "Ted Smith". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
3. "Ted Smith". Southend United F.C. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017.
4. "Ted Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
5. Phillips, Chris (14 February 2015). "One change for Southend United as Ted Smith starts against Accrington Stanley". The Echo. Basildon. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
6. "Games played by Ted Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
7. "Southend United 1–2 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
8. "Southend United 2–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
9. "Southend United announce retained list". Southend United F.C. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
10. "Ted Smith". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
11. "Games played by Ted Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
12. "Games played by Ted Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
13. "Games played by Ted Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
14. "Games played by Ted Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
15. "Games played by Ted Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

External links

• Ted Smith at Soccerbase