Smith playing for Altrincham |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southport | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2005 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Ross County (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Stockport County (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Stockport County | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Altrincham | 90 | (0) |
| 2011– | Southport | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:11, 26 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Smith (born 17 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Southport as a defender. He made over 30 appearances in the Scottish Football League and The Football League.
Smith signed his first professional contract with Liverpool in 2005 after coming through from the club's academy.[1] He made his debut and only senior appearance for the club in a League Cup tie against Reading in October 2006[2] before joining Scottish Football League club Ross County in January 2007 on loan for the remainder of the 2006–07 season,[3] where he made nine league and cup appearances.[4] He joined Stockport County on loan at the beginning of the 2007–08 season[5] and then joined the club on a permanent basis in December 2007 until the end of the season.[6] He made 30 appearances for Stockport County in the 2007–08 season,[7] helping the club to victory over Rochdale in the League Two play-off final in May 2008 and to promotion to League One.[8] He was released after rejecting County's offer of an improved contract.
He signed for Altrincham on 7 November 2008 after a successful trial with the club. On 7 July 2011 Smith signed for Southport[9] and made his competitive club debut on 13 August 2011 on the first day of the 2011-12 season.[10]
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