Former Blues Defender Smith Celebrating First Club Trophy of Career - Ipswich Town News

Former Blues defender Tommy Smith is celebrating winning the first club trophy of his long career, Auckland FC having claimed the A-League Premier Plate in their first season.

The Premier Plate is awarded to the team finishing top of the league, before the top six teams compete in play-offs to determine that season’s champions.

New Zealand international Smith, 35, joined Auckland, the second Kiwi side playing in the otherwise Australian A-League, as they went into their inaugural campaign and is their vice-captain.

Smith was with the Blues between 2006 and 2018 after joining as an academy scholar at 16. He went on to make 251 starts and 17 sub appearances, scoring 23 goals.

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Elsewhere, former Town full-back Myles Kenlock’s Barnet secured promotion from the National League to League Two as champions on Saturday.

Kenlock, 28, joined the Bees in the summer has missed the last couple of games having picked up a knock but with manager Dean Brennan having described him as "a massive player for us”.

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