Jack Smith (footballer born 1983)

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Jack Smith
Personal information
Date of birth	14 October 1983
Place of birth	Hemel Hempstead, England
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Swindon Town
Number	2
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2005 2005 -	Watford Swindon Town	48 (1) 23 (2)
National team2
	England	0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 Jul 06. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 Nov 05. * Appearances (Goals)

Jack Smith (born October 14 1983, Hemel Hempstead) is a footballer.

The defender started his career at Watford FC, where he made 25 league appearances for the Hornets.

After originally being offered as a makeweight in a rejected bid to take Sam Parkin to Watford FC, defender Smith signed on 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 F.C.. 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 F.C. 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 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, again on the right side - and when the Town 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.

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.

Swindon Town F.C. - Current Squad
1 Brezovan | 2 J. Smith | 3 Vincent | 4 Zaaboub | 5 Ifil | 6 Williams | 7 Whalley | 8 Brown | 9 Roberts | 10 Peacock | 12 Shakes | 13 Stewart | 15 Nicholas | 16 Noubissie | 18 Evans | 19 Pook | 20 Brownlie | 21 Jutkiewicz | 22 B. Sturrock | 23 Weston | 24 Holgate | 25 P. Smith | 27 Wells | 28 Caton | 34 Timlin | Manager: P. Sturrock