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.
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| Full name | Nicholas Leslie Smith | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-01-28) 28 January 1969 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Berkeley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southend United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Southend United | 60 | (6) |
| 1990–1994 | Colchester United | 157 | (12) |
| 1994 | Northampton Town | 6 | (1) |
| 1994–1997 | Sudbury Town | 154 | (?) |
| 1997 | Cambridge City | ||
| 1997–2002 | Braintree Town | 164 | (19) |
| 2002–2005 | Maldon Town | ||
| 2005–2006 | Witham Town | ||
| 2006–2011 | A.F.C. Sudbury | 48 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| England national police team | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | AFC Sudbury | ||
| 2011– | England national police team | ||
| 2012 | Saffron Walden Town (Joint) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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