Anthony Smith (born 21 September 1971) is an English former professional

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. A defender, he previously played professionally in all three divisions of the

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for

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

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and

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. He began his managerial career in 2011, with non-league side Chester-le-Street Town, and also had spells managing

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

, West Auckland Town and Holland Park Hawks.

Career

Smith began his career with

, making 25 appearances in all competitions without scoring in five seasons at the club. He made 7 appearances for

on loan in 1992. Smith went on to play 4 games for

before retiring due to injury at the age of 24. Smith was named manager of Northern League side Chester-le-Street Town in September 2011, but left the club in June 2012 to join

. On 10 December 2012, Smith was named caretaker manager at Gateshead after

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and Terry Mitchell were relieved of their duties. Three days later, Smith was named permanent manager and given a contract until the end of the 2012–13 season. After a 17th-place finish, Smith was given a one-year contract for the 2013–14 season. Smith resigned from his post on 18 August 2013 after defeats in the opening three games of the 2013–14 season. In August 2014, Smith was named manager of West Auckland Town. Smith led West to the top of the table and with a nine-point lead, but due to executive interference, he resigned in December. Smith joined Holland Park Hawks, but left the club in July 2017 because of visa issues.

Personal life

His brother is former

full back Dan Smith.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

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* * 1971 births Living people Footballers from Sunderland English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sunderland A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players English Football League players Gateshead F.C. non-playing staff English football managers Chester-le-Street Town F.C. managers Gateshead F.C. managers West Auckland Town F.C. managers National League (English football) managers {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub