| Nicky Smith | |
| Fullname: | Nicholas Leslie Smith |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Berkeley, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Southend United |
| Years1: | 1986–1990 |
| Years2: | 1990–1994 |
| Years3: | 1994 |
| Years4: | 1994–1997 |
| Years5: | 1997 |
| Years6: | 1997–2002 |
| Years7: | 2002–2005 |
| Years8: | 2005–2006 |
| Years9: | 2006–2011 |
| Clubs9: | A.F.C. Sudbury |
| Caps1: | 60 |
| Caps2: | 157 |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Caps4: | 154 |
| Caps6: | 164 |
| Caps9: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Goals6: | 19 |
| Goals9: | 15 |
| Nationalteam1: | England national police team |
| Manageryears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Manageryears2: | 2011– |
| Manageryears3: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs2: | England national police team |
| Managerclubs3: | Saffron Walden Town (Joint) |
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.
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]