| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Smart | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 | Caledonian | ||
| 1994–1996 | Preston North End | 21 | (6) |
| 1995 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Carlisle United | 45 | (16) |
| 1998–2001 | Watford | 56 | (12) |
| 2001 | → Hibernian (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2001 | → Stoke City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Dundee United | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Bury | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Portadown | 20 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Burscough | ||
| 2009 | Southport | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:25, 16 July 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Allan Smart (born 8 July 1974 in Perth, Scotland) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southport, as a striker and also serving as Head of Youth Development.
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Smart began his career with junior club Balbeggie and had spells with St Johnstone and Brechin City, but without appearing for either's first team. In 1993 he joined Highland League club Caledonian; the following year Smart made his Scottish League debut following the merger which created Caledonian Thistle, but was soon sold to Preston North End for a fee of £15000. Here he was sent out on loan to a number of clubs in order to gain experience and match practice. These clubs included Carlisle United and Northampton Town. In between these loan deals he also managed to make some first team appearances for Preston. However, after just thirty-one appearances for the club he was signed permanently by Carlisle in 1996 and then moved on to Watford for £100,000 in 1998.
During his time at Watford he helped them get promoted to the Premier League for the 1999-00 season. He scored the second goal in Watford's 2-0 victory against Bolton in the 1999 Football League First Division play-off Final. Soon after, Watford found themselves out of their depth in the division as they finished 20th with just 24 points. However Smart still managed to score some goals, including the winner against Chelsea.[1] He stayed with the club until November 2001, after two loan moves to Hibernian (where he scored once against St Johnstone)[2] and Stoke City respectively. He signed for Oldham Athletic for a fee of £225,000 on 30 November 2001.
His time at Oldham was both frustrating and disappointing for Smart, as he managed just twenty-one appearances during his season-long stay at the club, before being released at the end of the season. Since leaving Oldham in 2002, he had spells at Dundee United, Crewe Alexandra, MK Dons and Bury (where he scored once against Leyton Orient)[3] before signing for Portadown in the close season of 2006.
In July 2007, Smart joined Conference North side Burscough on a season-long loan.[4] When the loan deal expired, Smart made the move permanent as his Portadown contract had also expired.
After the departure of manager Liam Watson from Burscough, Smart became the assistant manager at the club, whilst also remaining on the playing staff. In September 2009, he took up a full time job, as Head of Youth Development at Southport, while temporarily remaining as player and assistant manager part time at Burscough.
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