Graeme Smith (footballer, born 1982)

Graeme Smith (born 3 October 1982 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Not to be confused with Graeme Smith (footballer, born 1983).

Graeme Smith

Smith in 2009.
Personal information
Full name	Graeme Smith
Date of birth	(1982-10-03) 3 October 1982
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2007	Kilmarnock	43	(0)
2001–2002	→ Queens Park (loan)	22	(0)
2002–2003	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)	32	(0)
2007–2009	Rangers	1	(0)
2009–2011	St Johnstone	38	(0)
2011–2012	St Mirren	0	(0)
2012–2017	Peterhead	159	(0)
2017–2018	Raith Rovers	22	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:23, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Career

Kilmarnock

Smith joined Kilmarnock from their boys club in 2000. He was loaned to Queens Park in the 2001–02 season, making 24 appearances in total and then to Stenhousemuir the following season, where he started 34 matches. Smith finally made his Kilmarnock début on 7 March 2004, as a substitute during a 1–1 draw with Hearts.[1]

Smith was an unused substitute in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, when Kilmarnock lost 5–1 to Hibernian. After spending most of his time with Killie as a reserve keeper, firstly to Gordon Marshall and then to Alan Combe, Smith refused the clubs offer of a new contract at the end of the 2006–07 season and subsequently left, having made 47 appearances in total for the Rugby Park side.

Rangers

Smith's move to Rangers was announced on 27 June 2007.[2] He signed a three-year deal and arrived on a free transfer. He made his Rangers début on 23 January 2008 in a 6–0 Scottish Cup win over East Stirlingshire.[3] Smith was an unused substitute in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final and the 2008 Scottish Cup Final. The latter Rangers won 3–2 to give Smith his first career honour. He left the club in 2009, having only made that one début appearance against East Stirlingshire in two seasons.[4]

St Johnstone

Smith joined St Johnstone on 10 July 2009, after some impressive performances for the Saints, unfortunate finger injuries saw Smith lose his place in the starting XI to experienced Finnish international, Peter Enckelman.[5]

St Mirren

Smith signed a one-year contract with St Mirren on 9 June 2011, following the departure of Paul Gallacher to Dunfermline Athletic. Once again injury struck prior to the start of the season and Smith could not oust Craig Samson as first choice.[6]

Peterhead

Smith signed a short-term contract with Peterhead in November 2012 and was an influential part of the title winning squad of 2013–14. Smith's outstanding form resulted in a place in the PFA League Two Team of the Year. After five years with the club, Smith was released at the end of the 2016–17 season following the club's relegation to Scottish League Two.[7]

Raith Rovers

Smith signed a short-term contract with Raith Rovers in August 2017 taking him through to January 2018.[8] After spending the full season with the club, he was released in May 2018.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2017

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen's Park (loan)	2001–02[10]	Third Division	22	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	24	0
Stenhousemuir (loan)	2002–03[11]	Second Division	32	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	35	0
Kilmarnock	2003–04[12]	Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2004–05[13]		6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2005–06[14]		7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2006–07[15]		27	0	1	0	3	0	—		31	0
	Kilmarnock total		43	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	47	0
Rangers	2007–08[16]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2008–09[17]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rangers total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
St Johnstone	2009–10[18]	Premier League	29	0	2	0	2	0	—		33	0
	2010–11[19]		9	0	0	0	2	0	—		11	0
	St Johnstone total		38	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	44	0
St Mirren	2011–12[20]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peterhead	2012–13[21]	Third Division	25	0	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
	2013–14[22]	League Two	36	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	0
	2014–15[23]	League One	36	0	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	0
	2015–16[24]		36	0	1	0	1	0	7[lower-alpha 3]	0	45	0
	2016–17[25]		26	0	1	0	5	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	36	0
	Peterhead total		159	0	4	0	8	0	19	0	190	0
Raith Rovers	2017–18[26]	League One	8	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	0
Career total			302	0	10	0	17	0	22	0	351	0

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
3. Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
4. Appearances in the League One play-offs

Honours

Rangers

• Scottish Cup: 2007–08
• UEFA Cup : Runner-up: 2007–08

Peterhead

• Scottish League Two Champions: 2013–14
• PFA League Two Team of the Year: 2013–14

References

1. "Hearts meet Invincible match". The Scotsman. 8 March 2004.
2. "Svensson joins Caen from Rangers". BBC Sport website. 27 June 2007.
3. "Rangers 6–0 East Stirlingshire". BBC Sport website. 23 January 2008.
4. A year of costly fumbles Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Sunday Herald, 12 July 2009.
5. Saints sign Gers goalkeeper Smith, BBC Sport, 10 July 2009.
6. St Mirren act quickly to replace Paul Gallacher, STV, 9 June 2011.
7. Moir, Glenn (8 June 2017). "Peterhead sign winger Gibson as long-serving defender departs". Peterhead FC. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
8. "**Signing News**". Raith Rovers FC. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
9. "RRFC retained/released list". Raith Rovers FC. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
10. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
11. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
12. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
13. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
14. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
15. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
16. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
17. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
18. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
19. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
20. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
21. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
22. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
23. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
24. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
25. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
26. "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

External links

• Graeme Smith at Soccerbase