Binfield re-sign centre back Gary Smith for 2017/18 season

Smith one of several to re-sign for the Moles

Centre back Gary Smith will be back at Hill Farm Lane for 2017/18, Binfield have confirmed.

Smith joined midway through the 16/17 campaign from Ascot United, making his debut in the 1-1 draw at Brimscombe & Thrupp in December and went on to feature in 11 league games for Binfield.

Described as a ‘proper defender’ by the Moles twitter account, the former Henley Town and Bracknell Town defender picked up the clubs December player of the month award.

Binfield boss Roger Herridge has also confirmed the commitment of Grant Kemp, Sean Moore, Ali Dickie and Jamie McCarthy from the 16/17 squad.

@SeanMoore07 , @jamiemccarthy7 & Ali Dickie all re signed Hellenic League Forms yesterday . pic.twitter.com/xzkygcYY7H
— Binfield FC (@Binfieldfc) July 10, 2017

Kemp was a signing from Henley Town at the start of last season and made 17 league appearances for Binfield while Moore made 21.

All the latest Binfield transfer news for the 2017/18 season can be found on our dedicated ‘transfer centre’ page here.

Main image: Gary Smith by Colin Byers.

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Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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