nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
10 1 19 28 october 1980 notts county 22:22 , 19 april 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- 1996 2012 2012 -- 2014 2014 -- -- 1998 2004 -- 2007 2007 -- 2012 1996 -- 1998 172 61 84 16 51 21 38 7 0 1 1 0 1999 -- 2001 2007 2001 -- 2007 alan smith mk dons -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg alan smith smith training for milton keynes dons in 2013 alan smith rothwell , england england u21 england b england 1.78 m ftin on 4 3 1 1 leeds united leeds dons -lrb- loan -rrb- milton keynes dons notts county united manchester united newcastle united → milton keynes midfielder alan smith -lrb- footballer , born 1980 -rrb-

alan smith -lrb- footballer , born 1980 -rrb-

alan smith -lrb- born 28 october 1980 -rrb- is an english footballer who plays for notts county , having signed for them in may 2014 following his release by milton keynes dons a few weeks earlier .
he has also represented the england national football team , winning 19 caps .
smith first came to prominence as both a striker and a right winger during his early days at leeds united before manchester united manager sir alex ferguson converted him to a holding midfielder , a role in which he continued after his transfer to newcastle united .
smith has earned a reputation as a hard-tackling player and is noted for his high work rate .
