M/AM (C) · Darlington

Gary Smith

Gary Stephen Smith · Born 30 Jan 1984 (age 27)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2011

Current ability
55 of 200
Potential ability
87
Value (calc)
£10,291
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
8000 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
—

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) 10 M (C) 20 M (R) 12 AM (L) — AM (C) 20 AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
M (C) Natural 20 53 60
AM (C) Natural 20 53 60
M (R) Competent 12 53 60
M (L) Unconvincing 10 53 60
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 38 45
D (L) Not stored — 42 48
D (C) Not stored — 33 39
D (R) Not stored — 42 48
DM Not stored — 40 47
AM (L) Not stored — 49 56
AM (R) Not stored — 50 56
ST (C) Not stored — 43 50
WB (L) Not stored — 40 46
WB (R) Not stored — 40 46

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners·10
  • Crossing·10
  • Dribbling·10
  • Finishing·7
  • First touch·10
  • Free kicks·8
  • Heading·4
  • Long shots·8
  • Long throws·3
  • Marking·5
  • Passing·11
  • Penalty taking·9
  • Tackling·7
  • Technique·10

Mental 14

  • Aggression·6
  • Anticipation·9
  • Bravery·4
  • Composure·8
  • Concentration·9
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination·10
  • Flair·9
  • Leadership·6
  • Off the ball·10
  • Positioning·9
  • Teamwork·9
  • Vision·12
  • Work rate·8

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·8
  • Agility·7
  • Balance·9
  • Jumping reach·5
  • Natural fitness·5
  • Pace·8
  • Stamina·9
  • Strength·6

Feet

  • Left foot·9
  • Right foot·20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency·9
  • Dirtiness·8
  • Important matches·8
  • Injury proneness·16
  • Versatility·8

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band. Arrows compare with FM12 12.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

Best roles (calc)

No role ratings recorded

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

  • Tries Killer Balls Often
  • Dwells On Ball
  • Likes To Beat Man Repeatedly

Key attributes in context

Key attributes against players with the same best position Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale. Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale.
12 of 12 recorded
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Passing 54.6 pct
Tackling 32.5 pct
Vision 77.5 pct
Decisions 73.5 pct
Teamwork 23.5 pct
Work rate 13.0 pct
Stamina 24.0 pct
First touch 53.3 pct
Technique 44.8 pct
Anticipation 44.4 pct
Positioning 49.1 pct
Composure 32.2 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 34,230 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
damaged cruciate ligaments Severity 10Base occurrence: 0.15 per season in a squad of 506 May 20111 Mar 2012
groin strain Severity 0Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 506 Sep 200831 Jan 2009
pulled hamstring Severity 0Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 506 Aug 20086 Sep 2008

Personal

Full name
Gary Stephen Smith
First name
Gary
Last name
Smith
Common name
—
Date of birth
30 Jan 1984 age 27 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre) · 53
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
55
Current reputation
3,100
Home reputation
3,100
World reputation
800
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£10,291
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

12
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2010 Darlington Blue Square Bet Premier 371 Unknown fee
2009 Darlington npower League 2 341 Unknown fee
2008 Brentford npower League 2 40 £0
2007 Brentford npower League 2 261 Unknown fee
2006 Milton Keynes Dons npower League 2 231 £0
2005 Milton Keynes Dons npower League 1 253 Unknown fee
2004 Milton Keynes Dons npower League 1 231 Unknown fee
2003 Wimbledon Loan npower Championship 113 Unknown fee
2003 Middlesbrough English Premier Division 00 £0
2002 Middlesbrough English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2001 Middlesbrough Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2000 Middlesbrough Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)18312/12 recorded1112/12 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerEnglish FA Trophy1×2011
Winnernpower League 21×2009

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

Career highlights

3
7 May 2011WinnerDarlingtonEnglish FA Trophy
2 May 2009WinnerBrentfordnpower League 2
2010Reached PlayoffsDarlingtonnpower League 2

Favourite people

Homegrown status

Stade Malherbe Caen3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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The site’s own comparison: players with the same calculated best position and current ability within ±15 (at most 300 candidates, so not a whole-database search), ranked by the mean difference over valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM15 15.3.0—305587£0
FM15 15.0.0—305587£0
FM14 14.3.0—295587£0
FM14 14.0.0—295587£0
FM13 13.3.0Darlington285587£16,980
FM13 13.0.0Darlington285587£16,980
FM12 12.2.0Darlington275587£10,291
FM12 12.0.0Darlington275787£18,786
FM11 11.0.0Darlington265587£3,848
FM10 10.0.0Darlington256687£3,848

The same FM id in each loaded database build. Values are each build's own; potential is shown as stored, value is calculated per build.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2011.