brakespear
Doctor Worm
[TEMPLATE]Player Infobox
| Photo=http://wearebrighton.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/craig-mackail-smith-brighton.jpg
| Fullname = Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith
| DOB = 25 February 1984
| Birthplace = Watford, England
| Height = 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
| Position = Striker
| Club = Brighton & Hove Albion
| Number = TBA
| Youthclub = St Albans City
| Season1 = 2000-2003
| Club1 = St Albans City
| Apps1 = 45
| Goals1 = 2
| Season2 = 2003-2004
| Club2 = Arlesey Town
| Apps2 = 54
| Goals2 = 17
| Season3 = 2004-2007
| Club3 = Dagenham & Redbridge
| Apps3 = 106
| Goals3 = 38
| Season4 = 2007-2011
| Club4 = Peterborough United
| Apps4 = 185
| Goals4 = 80
| Season5 = 2011-
| Club5 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| Apps5 = 1
| Goals5 = 0
| IntYears1 = 2005-2006
| IntTeam1 = England C
| IntApps1 = 7
| IntGoals1 = 4
| IntYears2 = 2011-
| IntTeam2 = Scotland
| IntApps2 = 2
| IntGoals2 = 0
| DataCorrectDate = 11 August 2011
[/TEMPLATE]
<b>Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith</b> (born 25 February 1984) is a footballer who plays for [WIKI]Brighton & Hove Albion FC[/WIKI] as a striker. He is the club's record signing at £2.5million. He has also played for England C and at full international level for Scotland. He was the winner of [WIKI]League One[/WIKI] [WIKI]Player of the Year[/WIKI] for the 2010-11 season.
[H=2]Club career[/H]
Mackail-Smith was brought through the youth system at St Albans City, scoring two goals in 30 starts and 15 substitute appearances. He was released at the end of the 2003 season and joined Arlesey Town where he played for only one season, a highlight of which was knocking Dagenham & Redbridge out of the F.A Trophy.[FOOTNOTE]NonLeagueDaily.com[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=3]Dagenham & Redbridge[/H]
Mackail-Smith joined Dagenham & Redbridge prior to the 2004-05 season, spending 2 and a half campaigns with the Daggers; on 29 January 2007 he was transferred to Peterborough United.
[H=3]Peterborough[/H]
The fee that Peterborough paid for Mackail-Smith was reported to be £125,000[FOOTNOTE]New Brighton signing Mackail-Smith thanks Posh fans Peterborough Today - 4 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE] with Dagenham also negotiating a 15% sell-on clause.[FOOTNOTE]Peterborough tell Norwich to cough up £3m to land hotshot Craig Mackail-Smith Daily Mail - 17 March 2011[/FOOTNOTE] This sell-on clause was reportedly bought-out by Peterborough in January 2011 for £180,000.[FOOTNOTE]Macca joins Brighton Daggers Forum: Post #4 - 4 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE][FOOTNOTE]CMS Sell on Fee Daggers Forum: Post #1 - 31 May 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
<p>Mackail-Smith had a slow start to life as a Peterborough United striker, playing only rarely in his first season in League Two. From his second season on he became a regular in the Peterborough side. In 2010-11 Mackail-Smith had his most successful season to date, scoring 35 goals and earning the accolade of being the most prolific scorer in England. On 29 May 2011 Mackail-Smith scored the second goal in the 3-0 win against Huddersfield at Old Trafford to earn Peterborough promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt.[FOOTNOTE]Huddersfield 0-3 Peterborough BBC Sport - 29 May 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=3][WIKI="Brighton and Hove Albion FC"]Brighton & Hove Albion[/WIKI][/H]
On 4th July 2011 Mackail-Smith gained his independence from Peterborough by joining Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee (though reported to be £2.5million, potentially rising to £3.25million with various add-ons),[FOOTNOTE]Albion sign Mackail-Smith for club record £2.5m The Argus - 4 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE] signing a four-year deal.[FOOTNOTE]Craig Mackail-Smith heads to Brighton in four-year deal BBC Sport - 4 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE] This transfer fee smashed Brighton's previous record fee, paid only 4 weeks previously, when [WIKI]Will Buckley[/WIKI] was acquired from Watford.
[H=2]International career[/H]
While playing in the Football Conference, Mackail-Smith scored four goals in seven appearances for England C, otherwise known as the England semi-professional team. Mackail-Smith qualified to play for Scotland through his Edinburgh-born grandmother Margaret and confirmed his interest in playing for Scotland if called up.[FOOTNOTE]'Mackail-Smith keen to follow Boyd to Scotland'[/FOOTNOTE] On 24 March 2011, he received a call-up from Scotland boss Craig Levein for a friendly with Brazil on 27 March. He made his international debut when he came on as a substitute for Kenny Miller in the 87th minute.[FOOTNOTE]Scotland 0-2 Brazil BBC Sport - 27 March 2011[/FOOTNOTE] He made his 2nd appearance, again as a substitute, against Denmark in a friendly international on 10 August 2011.[FOOTNOTE]Scotland 2-1 Denmark BBC Sport - 10 August 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=2]Awards[/H]
Craig Mackail-Smith has won the following awards during his career:-
2010-11: Football League One Player of the Year [FOOTNOTE]Mackail-Smith Wins League One Award Peterborough United FC - 21 March 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
2010-11: PFA League One Team of the Year [FOOTNOTE]Top two dominate PFA Team of the Year soccernet.espn.go.com - 18 April 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
February 2011: League One Player of the Month [FOOTNOTE]Mackail-Smith named Player of the Month The Football League - 4 March 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=2]Personal life[/H]
As of July 2011, Craig Mackail-Smith was dating Amber Fry, daughter of his previous club Peterborough United's Director of Football Barry Fry.[FOOTNOTE]CMS girlfriend is Barry Fry's daughter! Northstandchat.com - 5 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=2]Career statistics[/H]
Y=Yellow Card R=Red Card
<i>As of 11 Aug 2011</i></dd>
style="text-align: center; border: solid"
|-
! rowspan=2| Club || rowspan=2 | Season || rowspan=2 | Division ||colspan=2| League ||colspan=2| FA Cup ||colspan=2| League Cup ||colspan=2| League Trophy ||colspan=2| Play-Offs ||colspan=2| Total ||colspan=2| Discipline
|-
! Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Y || R
|-
|rowspan=4| Dagenham & Redbridge || 2004-05 || Conference || 40 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 41 || 12 || ||
|- style="border: 2px dashed #CCCCCC"
| 2005-06 || Conference || 38 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 39 || 11 || ||
|-
| 2006-07 || Conference || 28 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 15 || ||
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align: right"| Total: || 106 || 38 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 108 || 38 || ||
|-
|rowspan=6| Peterborough || 2006-07 || League Two || 15 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 8 || 2 || 0
|- style="border: 2px dashed #CCCCCC"
| 2007-08 || League Two || 36 || 12 || 4 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 41 || 19 || 2 || 0
|- style="border: 2px dashed #CCCCCC"
| 2008-09 || League One || 46 || 23 || 5 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 53 || 26 || 1 || 0
|- style="border: 2px dashed #CCCCCC"
| 2009-10 || Championship || 43 || 10 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 47 || 11 || 1 || 0
|-
| 2010-11 || League One || 45 || 27 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 56 || 35 || 7 || 0
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align: right"| Total: || 185 || 80 || 14 || 12 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 212 || 99 || 13 || 0
|-
|rowspan=2| Brighton & Hove Albion || 2011-12 || Championship || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align: right"| Total: || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan=3 style="text-align: right"| Career Total: || 292 || 118 || 16 || 12 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 321 || 137 || 13 || 0
[REFLIST][/REFLIST]
[CATEGORY]Players[/CATEGORY]
| Photo=http://wearebrighton.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/craig-mackail-smith-brighton.jpg
| Fullname = Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith
| DOB = 25 February 1984
| Birthplace = Watford, England
| Height = 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
| Position = Striker
| Club = Brighton & Hove Albion
| Number = TBA
| Youthclub = St Albans City
| Season1 = 2000-2003
| Club1 = St Albans City
| Apps1 = 45
| Goals1 = 2
| Season2 = 2003-2004
| Club2 = Arlesey Town
| Apps2 = 54
| Goals2 = 17
| Season3 = 2004-2007
| Club3 = Dagenham & Redbridge
| Apps3 = 106
| Goals3 = 38
| Season4 = 2007-2011
| Club4 = Peterborough United
| Apps4 = 185
| Goals4 = 80
| Season5 = 2011-
| Club5 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| Apps5 = 1
| Goals5 = 0
| IntYears1 = 2005-2006
| IntTeam1 = England C
| IntApps1 = 7
| IntGoals1 = 4
| IntYears2 = 2011-
| IntTeam2 = Scotland
| IntApps2 = 2
| IntGoals2 = 0
| DataCorrectDate = 11 August 2011
[/TEMPLATE]
<b>Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith</b> (born 25 February 1984) is a footballer who plays for [WIKI]Brighton & Hove Albion FC[/WIKI] as a striker. He is the club's record signing at £2.5million. He has also played for England C and at full international level for Scotland. He was the winner of [WIKI]League One[/WIKI] [WIKI]Player of the Year[/WIKI] for the 2010-11 season.
[H=2]Club career[/H]
Mackail-Smith was brought through the youth system at St Albans City, scoring two goals in 30 starts and 15 substitute appearances. He was released at the end of the 2003 season and joined Arlesey Town where he played for only one season, a highlight of which was knocking Dagenham & Redbridge out of the F.A Trophy.[FOOTNOTE]NonLeagueDaily.com[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=3]Dagenham & Redbridge[/H]
Mackail-Smith joined Dagenham & Redbridge prior to the 2004-05 season, spending 2 and a half campaigns with the Daggers; on 29 January 2007 he was transferred to Peterborough United.
[H=3]Peterborough[/H]
The fee that Peterborough paid for Mackail-Smith was reported to be £125,000[FOOTNOTE]New Brighton signing Mackail-Smith thanks Posh fans Peterborough Today - 4 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE] with Dagenham also negotiating a 15% sell-on clause.[FOOTNOTE]Peterborough tell Norwich to cough up £3m to land hotshot Craig Mackail-Smith Daily Mail - 17 March 2011[/FOOTNOTE] This sell-on clause was reportedly bought-out by Peterborough in January 2011 for £180,000.[FOOTNOTE]Macca joins Brighton Daggers Forum: Post #4 - 4 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE][FOOTNOTE]CMS Sell on Fee Daggers Forum: Post #1 - 31 May 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
<p>Mackail-Smith had a slow start to life as a Peterborough United striker, playing only rarely in his first season in League Two. From his second season on he became a regular in the Peterborough side. In 2010-11 Mackail-Smith had his most successful season to date, scoring 35 goals and earning the accolade of being the most prolific scorer in England. On 29 May 2011 Mackail-Smith scored the second goal in the 3-0 win against Huddersfield at Old Trafford to earn Peterborough promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt.[FOOTNOTE]Huddersfield 0-3 Peterborough BBC Sport - 29 May 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=3][WIKI="Brighton and Hove Albion FC"]Brighton & Hove Albion[/WIKI][/H]
On 4th July 2011 Mackail-Smith gained his independence from Peterborough by joining Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee (though reported to be £2.5million, potentially rising to £3.25million with various add-ons),[FOOTNOTE]Albion sign Mackail-Smith for club record £2.5m The Argus - 4 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE] signing a four-year deal.[FOOTNOTE]Craig Mackail-Smith heads to Brighton in four-year deal BBC Sport - 4 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE] This transfer fee smashed Brighton's previous record fee, paid only 4 weeks previously, when [WIKI]Will Buckley[/WIKI] was acquired from Watford.
[H=2]International career[/H]
While playing in the Football Conference, Mackail-Smith scored four goals in seven appearances for England C, otherwise known as the England semi-professional team. Mackail-Smith qualified to play for Scotland through his Edinburgh-born grandmother Margaret and confirmed his interest in playing for Scotland if called up.[FOOTNOTE]'Mackail-Smith keen to follow Boyd to Scotland'[/FOOTNOTE] On 24 March 2011, he received a call-up from Scotland boss Craig Levein for a friendly with Brazil on 27 March. He made his international debut when he came on as a substitute for Kenny Miller in the 87th minute.[FOOTNOTE]Scotland 0-2 Brazil BBC Sport - 27 March 2011[/FOOTNOTE] He made his 2nd appearance, again as a substitute, against Denmark in a friendly international on 10 August 2011.[FOOTNOTE]Scotland 2-1 Denmark BBC Sport - 10 August 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=2]Awards[/H]
Craig Mackail-Smith has won the following awards during his career:-
2010-11: Football League One Player of the Year [FOOTNOTE]Mackail-Smith Wins League One Award Peterborough United FC - 21 March 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
2010-11: PFA League One Team of the Year [FOOTNOTE]Top two dominate PFA Team of the Year soccernet.espn.go.com - 18 April 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
February 2011: League One Player of the Month [FOOTNOTE]Mackail-Smith named Player of the Month The Football League - 4 March 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=2]Personal life[/H]
As of July 2011, Craig Mackail-Smith was dating Amber Fry, daughter of his previous club Peterborough United's Director of Football Barry Fry.[FOOTNOTE]CMS girlfriend is Barry Fry's daughter! Northstandchat.com - 5 July 2011[/FOOTNOTE]
[H=2]Career statistics[/H]
Y=Yellow Card R=Red Card
<i>As of 11 Aug 2011</i></dd>
|-
! rowspan=2| Club || rowspan=2 | Season || rowspan=2 | Division ||colspan=2| League ||colspan=2| FA Cup ||colspan=2| League Cup ||colspan=2| League Trophy ||colspan=2| Play-Offs ||colspan=2| Total ||colspan=2| Discipline
|-
! Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Apps || Goals || Y || R
|-
|rowspan=4| Dagenham & Redbridge || 2004-05 || Conference || 40 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 41 || 12 || ||
|- style="border: 2px dashed #CCCCCC"
| 2005-06 || Conference || 38 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 39 || 11 || ||
|-
| 2006-07 || Conference || 28 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 15 || ||
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align: right"| Total: || 106 || 38 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 108 || 38 || ||
|-
|rowspan=6| Peterborough || 2006-07 || League Two || 15 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 8 || 2 || 0
|- style="border: 2px dashed #CCCCCC"
| 2007-08 || League Two || 36 || 12 || 4 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 41 || 19 || 2 || 0
|- style="border: 2px dashed #CCCCCC"
| 2008-09 || League One || 46 || 23 || 5 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 53 || 26 || 1 || 0
|- style="border: 2px dashed #CCCCCC"
| 2009-10 || Championship || 43 || 10 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 47 || 11 || 1 || 0
|-
| 2010-11 || League One || 45 || 27 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 56 || 35 || 7 || 0
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align: right"| Total: || 185 || 80 || 14 || 12 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 212 || 99 || 13 || 0
|-
|rowspan=2| Brighton & Hove Albion || 2011-12 || Championship || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align: right"| Total: || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan=3 style="text-align: right"| Career Total: || 292 || 118 || 16 || 12 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 321 || 137 || 13 || 0
[REFLIST][/REFLIST]
[CATEGORY]Players[/CATEGORY]
