Lee Smelt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Adrian Smelt | ||
Date of birth | (1958-03-13) 13 March 1958 (age 66)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1975–1976 | Colchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976 | Margate | ||
1976–1980 | Gravesend & Northfleet | ||
1980–1981 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | (0) |
1981 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1981–1984 | Halifax Town | 119 | (0) |
1984–1986 | Cardiff City | 37 | (0) |
1985 | → Exeter City(loan) | 13 | (0) |
1986 | Maidstone United | ||
1987 | Welling United | ||
1987–1988 | Thanet United | ||
1988–1991 | Hythe Town | ||
Managerial career | |||
1989–1991 | Hythe Town player-assistant manager | ||
1991–1992 | Margate | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lee Adrian Smelt (born 13 March 1958) is an English former footballer and author of a goalkeeping coaching book (Practice Keeping: An elite goalkeeper development plan for under 9 to under 21s). A goalkeeper, he played professionally for Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United, Halifax Town, Cardiff City and Exeter City, making a total of 175 appearances in the Football League between 1980 and 1986.[2]
After Cardiff, Lee then went to non-league Maidstone United and from there played at Welling United, Thanet United and Hythe Town.[3] Lee was player-assistant manager in latter part of his time at Hythe Town[4] and returned to former club Margate as Manager in 1991.[5]
He left football in 1992 to join the police.[3] He was as of 2018, the Academy Goalkeeping Coach (U9-23) at Charlton Athletic.[6]
His son Jack was a goalkeeper and for a short period in his career followed in his fathers footsteps as a 'keeper for Margate.[7]
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 436. ISBN 0-6003-7318-5.
- ^ "Lee Smelt". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Lee Smelt Player Profile". Margate History Website: margatefchistory.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "History: 1990–1991". Official website of Hythe Town: hythetownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Lee Smelt Manager Profile". Margate History Website: margatefchistory.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "The Academy".
- ^ "Jack Smelt Player Profile". Margate History Website: margatefchistory.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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