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Graeme Smith (footballer, born 1982)

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

Graeme Smith (born 3 October 1982) is a Scottish football coach and former player. He played as a goalkeeper for several Scottish clubs, including Kilmarnock, Queens Park, Stenhousemuir, St Johnstone, Peterhead and Raith Rovers. Since retiring from playing in 2018 he has worked as a goalkeeping coach.

Graeme Smith
Motherwell F.C. 2009
Personal information
Full name Graeme Smith
Date of birth (1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:23, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Playing career

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Kilmarnock

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Bellshill-born 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

Coaching career

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After retiring as a player in 2018, Smith became a goalkeeper coach at Rangers.[10] He worked there with young goalkeepers including Robby McCrorie, Jay Hogarth and Lewis Budinauckas.[10] He moved to the Scottish Football Association in March 2024, becoming their goalkeeping performance and coach education manager.[10]

Career statistics

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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[11] Third Division 22 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 24 0
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2002–03[12] Second Division 32 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 35 0
Kilmarnock 2003–04[13] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2004–05[14] 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
2005–06[15] 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
2006–07[16] 27 0 1 0 3 0 — 31 0
Kilmarnock total 43 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 47 0
Rangers 2007–08[17] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09[18] 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[19] Premier League 29 0 2 0 2 0 — 33 0
2010–11[20] 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[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peterhead 2012–13[22] Third Division 25 0 0 0 0 0 4[b] 0 29 0
2013–14[23] League Two 36 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 39 0
2014–15[24] League One 36 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 41 0
2015–16[25] 36 0 1 0 1 0 7[c] 0 45 0
2016–17[26] 26 0 1 0 5 0 4[d] 0 36 0
Peterhead total 159 0 4 0 8 0 19 0 190 0
Raith Rovers 2017–18[27] League One 8 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 10 0
Career total 302 0 10 0 17 0 22 0 351 0
  1. ^ a b c d 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

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Rangers

Peterhead

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. 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. ^ a b c "Graeme Smith appointed Scottish FA Goalkeeping Performance and Coach Education Manager". Scottish Football Association. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Graeme Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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