Smith came up through the youth ranks at
Everton before moving to
Stoke City's youth system. Upon his release from
Stoke City, Smith enrolled at the
University of Staffordshire to study a degree in Sports Coaching and Development, sharing his studies with playing for Non-League side
Stone Dominoes. In June 2011, along with 5,000 hopefuls, Smith entered
Samsung's Win A Pro Contract competition in a bid to earn a professional deal with
Swindon Town. In February 2012, Smith was chosen by then Swindon manager
Paolo Di Canio as the competition winner. Di Canio said of Smith, "he looked older than his age. As a right-back he has a fantastic quality. He's not very tall but when he challenges the opponent he has balance. Also, on the ball he is very good." Following Swindon's decision to halve its wage bill over the summer of 2013, Smith was released by the club in May 2013, with Swindon manager
Kevin MacDonald saying "the wage bill that was used this season was not sustainable so we have to reduce it. It's just a shame some good footballers have had to be released." He moved on to
Chasetown in January 2014. ==References==