Rebecca Smith

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**Rebecca Smith** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (women).

Smith was attached to Premier League - Southern Division club Colchester United in their final season before folding in 2012–13, notably appearing in fixtures with Reading (away and home) and Millwall. The defender also played for their reserves 5 times.

Valdosta State University
In 2014, Smith attended Valdosta State University in the United States, notably making 5 appearances for the *Blazers* versus the University of North Georgia, Delta State University, Columbus State University, Union University and the University of West Georgia.

C & K Basildon
Across 2015 and 2016, having been with them "on and off" for the prior 3 years, Smith was turning out in the Premier League - Division One, South East Division One for C & K Basildon. She made a substitute appearance on 5 April and another on 19 April as the club secured a 6–0 win over Norwich City and a 5–0 victory against Milton Keynes Dons on the way to promotion to the division above. In the Premier League - Premier Division, Southern Division, the defender amassed 17 games for their first-team along with 2 goals; on 11 October versus Queens Park Rangers and on 8 November against Portsmouth.

### HTU

2020–21
Smith joined HTU ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, having previously played for club predecessor C & K Basildon. She debuted unofficially in their first-ever match, as Crawley Wasps won 3–2 in a pre-season friendly on 9 August 2020. After appearing further during the preperation phase versus Haringey Borough, Wymondham Town, Dulwich Hamlet and Ashford Town, the defender made her competitive bow as a substitute on the opening day of the National League - Division One South East season as *The Tags* fell to defeat at Ipswich Town. After another sub showing on 27 September against Cambridge United, Smith made her 1st official start - but last appearance - in a 30 September victory away to Billericay Town on 30 September.

### Post-HTU

It is unclear as to what Smith's succeeding footballing experience was after playing for HTU.

## Personal Life

Smith attended Mayflower High School (2006–2011), the Canterbury Christ Church University, the University of Essex and Valdosta State University. She has worked in insurance for companies such as Mapfre Asistencia (2017–2018), Bionic (2018) and Goodlord (2018–). In 2022, Smith ran the London Marathon in aide of Macmillan Cancer Support following the passing of friend Ria Melvin. She placed 11,312nd out of over 40,000 competitors, ending with a time of 03:55:08.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (8)
Crawley Wasps  v  Hashtag United

Haringey Borough  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Wymondham Town

Dulwich Hamlet  v  Hashtag United

Ashford Town  v  Hashtag United

Ipswich Town  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Cambridge United

Billericay Town  v  Hashtag United

## References

1. ↑ "Happy birthday 😂 @\_\_rsmith" , 18 August 2015.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rebecca Smith plunders leveller at the death to earn draw for C&K Basildon Ladies" , 11 November 2015.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "REBECCA SMITH player stats" .
4. ↑ "Rebecca Smith" .
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rebecca Smith" .
6. ↑ "Rebecca Smith" .
7. ↑ "Rebecca Smith is fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support" .
8. ↑ "TCS London Marathon 2022" .