Player Profile

Paolo di Canio's second signing as Town boss - central midfielder Smith was signed from Conference side York City in June 2011 in a reported £30,000 deal, and he made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 3-0 victory over Crewe - but after a less than impressive overall performance, he was withdrawn with twenty minutes to go, before being dropped from the sixteen for the next two games.

Returning to the side toward the end of August, Smith was dropped to the bench again in September - but being introduced as an early substitute in a game against Southend, Smith opened his Town account scoring with a well-taken effort - the first goal in a 2-0 win.

For the rest of the season, the tough-tackling, hard-working Smith shared the 'midfield enforcer' role with Oliver Risser, as Swindon recovered from their poor start to seal the League Two title, whilst also reaching Wembley for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final. Smith added to his Town account with two more goals - a fine strike to wrap up victory over Gillingham in October, followed by a headed effort - again against Southend, which helped Swindon seal a superb 4-1 win over their fellow promotion candidates, and move into the top three for the first time since the opening day.

When the promotion-winning squad returned to training for pre-season, it was perhaps surprising when Smith was named by di Canio as one of three first team players who were surplus to requirements for the upcoming League One campaign - the arrival of Alan Navarro to play in his position prompting Smith's exit - and Smith was allowed to leave the club after just one season, returning to York after they won promotion back to the League.

Playing Record

Senior

Career details

Club	Details
Morecambe Morecambe	(youth) July 2005 ; released (rptd May 31st, 2007)
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town	January 2006 (loan); expired (April 2006)
Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge	January 2007 (loan)
Forest Green Rovers Forest Green	rptd July 3rd, 2007 (unattached); transferred out (rptd July 6th, 2010)
York City York City	rptd July 6th, 2010 (transferred in, nominal fee "small compensation fee"); transferred out (June 14th, 2011)
Swindon Town Swindon	June 14th, 2011 (transferred in, undisclosed fee believed to be a fee of £30,000); transferred out (July 21st, 2012)
York City York City	July 21st, 2012 (transferred in, free transfer); transferred out (January 1st, 2013)
Luton Town Luton Town	rptd November 5th, 2012 (loan); recalled from loan (rptd December 11th, 2012)
Luton Town Luton Town	January 1st, 2013 (transferred in , £50,000 ); released (rptd August 7th, 2017)
Stevenage Stevenage	August 7th, 2017 (unattached); released (rptd November 8th, 2018)
Chesterfield Chesterfield	rptd September 18th, 2018 (loan)
Chesterfield Chesterfield	rptd November 8th, 2018 (unattached); transferred out (rptd August 9th, 2021)
FC United of Manchester FC United of Manchester	rptd August 9th, 2021 (transferred in, free transfer)