Jack Smith (footballer, born 1983)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack David Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wealdstone | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2002 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Watford | 25 | (2) |
| 2005–2009 | Swindon Town | 138 | (9) |
| 2009–2014 | Millwall | 96 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | (3) |
| 2015 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Wealdstone | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC) | |||
Jack David Smith (born 14 October 1983 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer, who last played for Wealdstone.
Football career
Watford
Smith began his career as a trainee at Watford. His older brother Tommy had also graduated from the club's youth system a few years earlier.[citation needed]
Swindon Town
After originally being offered as a makeweight in a rejected bid to take Sam Parkin to Watford, Smith signed with Swindon Town a free transfer in July 2005, signing a one-year deal. Despite being right-footed, Smith made his debut on the left side of defence on the opening day of the season, in a 2–0 defeat at Barnsley. Doing a steady job without being outstanding,[citation needed] he remained the first choice in this position until retiring with a groin strain during a 0–0 draw at Brentford in October – a result that brought to an end a club record run of eight successive defeats, but an injury that kept Smith out of action for almost a month.
When he returned to fitness, he at first struggled to regain his place – starting at right-back for a 2–1 derby victory over
Once fit, Smith soon slotted back into his right back position, and then, when manager Iffy Onuora began to experiment with a five-man defence, Smith was utilised as a wing back. Onuora soon offered Smith an extension to his deal, and he signed a new year's contract in March.
Smith was an integral part of Swindon's 2006–07 promotion winning squad, making more appearances than any other player and scoring three goals. Smith signed a one-year contract extension with Swindon in June 2007.[2] Smith did not play as regularly in the 2007–08 season and as such delayed the signing of his new contract,[3] though he ended up staying on for the 2008–09 season.
However, following the arrival of Danny Wilson as new manager, come the end of the 2008–09 season, Jack Smith was released along with 12 other players. Out of the 17 out of contract at the end of the season, only four were offered new contracts following a season of disarray for Swindon Town.
Millwall
Smith joined
AFC Wimbledon
Smith was then signed by League Two side AFC Wimbledon and made 21 appearances for them, scoring 3 goals, during the 2014–15 season. He was released in the summer of 2015.
Hemel Hempstead Town
After remaining without a club, Smith signed for
Wealdstone
In December 2015, Smith joined
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ "Smith signs extension at Swindon". BBC Sport. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
- ^ "Smith considers Robins deal". Sky Sports. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Smith signs on". Millwall Mad. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Smith agrees new Millwall deal". BBC Sport. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Millwall 4 – 0 Staines Town". BBC. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Leicester 4 – 2 Millwall". BBC. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.wdsport.co.uk/2015/09/jack-smith-says-it-was-a-no-brainer-to-join-hemel-hempstead-town/ [permanent dead link]
- ^ "England – J. Smith – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
External links
- Jack Smith at Soccerbase
