Smith with Arsenal in 2017: she played 117 games for England and four for Great Britain.

Kelly Smith is an English former professional footballer who played for both England and Great Britain between 1995 and 2014, and scored 46 international goals during that time.[1] Smith scored all 46 goals for England in 117 appearances,[2] making her the country's record goalscorer until Ellen White surpassed the record on 30 November 2021.[3] A prolific scorer, former teammate and England captain Steph Houghton declared Smith to be "England's best-ever player" in 2015.[2]

Smith made her international debut for England on 1 November 1995 in a 1−1 home draw with Italy, playing the entire UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying match.[4] At The Valley in London 18 days later, Smith scored her first international goal in a 5−0 win over Croatia, contributing again to England's successful Euro 1997 qualifying campaign.[5] Smith scored her first international hat-trick against Hungary on 27 October 2005 in a 13−0 away win; it was the team's highest winning margin until England defeated Latvia 20−0 on 30 November 2021.[6][7] In the 2009 Women's Euro final, Smith scored in the 6−2 loss to Germany, a defeat which prolonged England's deprivation of their first major honour.[8] Smith managed 117 caps over a 20-year career with England; she was often considered one of the world's top female players with pundits, coaches and opponents frequently praising her.[9] On 8 March 2013, Smith scored her final goal for England in a 4−4 draw against Scotland in the 2013 Cyprus Cup.[1] She announced her international retirement on 3 February 2015, citing her desire to move into coaching.[2]

With London's successful bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the United Kingdom entered a women's team into the football tournament as hosts, despite not traditionally entering.[10] Smith played only four matches for Great Britain. She made her debut in a pre-tournament friendly against Sweden, in preparation for the 2012 Olympics. During the competition, Smith featured in the group matches against Brazil, Cameroon and New Zealand.[1] Great Britain eventually left the tournament following a 2−0 defeat to Canada in the quarter-final, a match in which Smith did not feature.[11] She never scored a goal for Great Britain.[1]

International goals

Scores and results list her team's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Smith goal. Every international goal scored by Smith was for England.[1]

Table key
Indicates England won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates England lost the match
List of international goals scored by Kelly Smith
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 November 1995 The Valley, London, England  Croatia 5–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1997 qualification [5]
2 17 March 1996 Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla, Cosenza, Italy  Italy 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 1997 qualification [12]
3 18 April 1996 Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia  Croatia 1−0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1997 qualification [13]
4 19 May 1996 Griffin Park, London, England  Portugal 2−0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1997 qualification [14]
5 2 October 2000 Kolos Stadium, Boryspil, Ukraine  Ukraine 1−0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2001 qualification [15]
6 22 March 2001 Kenilworth Road, Luton, England  Spain 1−1 4–1 Friendly [16]
7 24 February 2002 Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England  Portugal 2−0 3–0 2003 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
8 3−0
9 23 March 2002 Zuiderpark Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands  Netherlands 3−1 4–1 2003 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
10 19 February 2004 Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England  Denmark 2–0 2–0 Friendly [19]
11 26 May 2005 Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England  Czech Republic 2–1 4–1 Friendly [20]
12 1 September 2005 Ertl Glas Stadion, Amstetten, Austria  Austria 1−1 4–1 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
13 27 October 2005 Tapolca Stadium, Tapolca, Hungary  Hungary 1−0 13–0 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]
14 7−0
15 11−0
16 31 August 2006 The Valley, London, England  Netherlands 1−0 4–0 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
17 2−0
18 3−0
19 8 March 2007 National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes, England  Russia 4−0 6–0 Friendly [23]
20 13 May 2007 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham, England  Northern Ireland 1−0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2009 qualification [24]
21 17 May 2007 Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea, England  Iceland 1−0 4–0 Friendly [25]
22 11 September 2007 Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China  Japan 1−1 2–2 2007 FIFA World Cup [26]
23 2−1
24 17 September 2007 Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium, Chengdu, China  Argentina 4−1 6–1 2007 FIFA World Cup [27]
25 5−1
26 27 October 2007 Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England  Belarus 2−0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2009 qualification [28]
27 14 February 2008 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Norway 2–1 2–1 Friendly [29]
28 28 September 2008 Ďolíček, Prague, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 2−1 5–1 UEFA Euro 2009 qualification [30]
29 5−1
30 2 October 2008 Estadio Ruta de la Plata, Zamora, Spain  Spain 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2009 qualification [31]
31 9 February 2009 Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland 1−0 2–2 Friendly [25]
32 11 February 2009 Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland 3−1 4–1 Friendly [25]
33 5 March 2009 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  South Africa 3−0 6–0 2009 Cyprus Cup [32]
34 12 March 2009 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus  Canada 2−1 3–1 2009 Cyprus Cup [32]
35 28 August 2009 Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Russia 3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2009 [33]
36 6 September 2009 Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland  Netherlands 2−0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2009 [34]
37 10 September 2009 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Germany 2−3 2–6 UEFA Euro 2009 final [8]
38 20 May 2010 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 2−0 4–0 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
39 21 August 2010 Sepp-Doll Stadion [de], Krems, Austria  Austria 1−0 4–0 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
40 2−0
41 12 September 2010 New Meadow, Shrewsbury, England  Switzerland 2–0 2–0 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [37]
42 16 September 2010 Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen, Switzerland  Switzerland 1−0 3–2 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [38]
43 2 March 2011 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Italy 2–0 2–0 2011 Cyprus Cup [32]
44 28 February 2012 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus  Finland 2−1 3–1 2012 Cyprus Cup [32]
45 3−1
46 8 March 2013 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland 4–3 4–4 2013 Cyprus Cup [32]

Hat-tricks

List of international hat-tricks scored by Kelly Smith
No. Opponent Goals Score Venue Competition Date Ref.
1  Hungary 3 – (1–0', 7–0', 11–0') 13–0 Tapolca Stadium, Tapolca, Hungary 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification 27 October 2005 [6]
2  Netherlands 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') 4–0 The Valley, London, England 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification 31 August 2006 [22]

Statistics

  1. ^ The Women's Football Archive incorrectly lists Smith's number of England caps as 116; the list of appearances does not include the match against Denmark on 23 August 2001.[39] According to The Football Association, she made 117 appearances for England.[2]

See also

References

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