Jack Smith (footballer born 1983)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack David Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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– | Wealdstone | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Jack David Smith (born 14 October 1983 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer, who plays for Wealdstone.
Smith began his career as a trainee at Watford, where his father had been head of the academy, and went on to make 25 first team league appearances for the Hornets. His older brother Tommy, had also graduated from the club's youth system a few years earlier.
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, 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 Bristol City and appearing in an unfamiliar central midfield role in a terrible 4–1 defeat at Boston United in the FA Cup – before being relegated to the bench for the next three games. A series of suspensions for key defensive players saw Smith drafted back into the side for an important relegation battle at Rotherham United, again on the right side – and when Swindon won 1–0, Smith kept this position until the end of the year, until another injury led to him hobbling off the field in the New Year's Eve clash with Swansea City.
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.
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