Jay Smith (footballer, born September 1981)

For the Havant & Waterlooville footballer, see Jay Smith (footballer, born December 1981).

Jay Smith

Personal information
Full name	Jay Alexander Smith
Date of birth	(1981-09-24) 24 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	London, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2003	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Southend United	62	(7)
2006	→ Oxford United (loan)	6	(0)
2006	→ Notts County (loan)	11	(1)
2007–2009	Notts County	49	(3)
2009–2010	Eastwood Town	4	(0)
2010–2012	Tamworth	62	(2)
2011–2012	→ AFC Telford United (loan)	6	(1)
2012–2013	AFC Telford United	15	(0)
Total		215	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jay Alexander Smith (born 24 September 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Smith started his professional football career with Aston Villa. After a season, he was transferred to Southend United. ^[1]

Signed in 2002 after a successful loan spell and turning down the advances of Hull City, Smith made his debut in August the same year and quickly became a regular in the Blues side.

A horrendous spell of injuries, including a broken ankle, interrupted his career. Towards the end of the 2005–06 season, Smith was loaned out to Oxford United – and despite impressing manager Jim Smith during the run-in, it was not enough to save Oxford from dropping out of the football league. ^[2]

Steve Tilson has always maintained that there was a place for a fit Jay Smith in the Southend squad and even after speaking to Oxford about a permanent deal for 2006–07, Smith and Southend committed to each other again and he signed on for another year at Roots Hall.

Smith once again found himself on loan, this time with League Two side Notts County. ^[3]

On 26 January 2007, Smith was released from Southend and made a permanent switch to Notts County after a successful two-month loan spell. ^[4]

He was released from his contract in January 2009 five months early along with striker Spencer Weir-Daley. ^[5]

In December 2009, Smith joined Conference North side Eastwood Town on a one-month deal. The following month the deal was extended for another month, ^[6] but at the end of January, Smith signed for Conference National side Tamworth. ^[7] It was announced that Smith would be taking over as club captain for the 2010–11 season from former player Chris Smith. ^[8] On 18 November 2011, Smith was loaned to AFC Telford United until 5 January 2012. ^[9] Smith said of the move: "In my eyes I've moved to a bigger club. I'm not going back to Tamworth. My time there has finished now." ^[10]

In January 2012 his contract was cancelled by Tamworth and he joined Telford on a permanent basis. ^[11] On 2 May 2013 he was let go by the club.

Honours

Club

Southend United

• League Two Play-off Winners: 2004–05

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southend United	2002–03	Third Division	30	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	35	5
	2003–04	Third Division	18	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	23	4
	2004–05	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2005–06	League One	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
	Total		62	7	10	3	1	0	0	0	73	10
Oxford United (loan)	2005–06	League Two	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Notts County (loan)	2006–07	League Two	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Notts County	2006–07	League Two	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2007–08	League Two	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	0
	2008–09	League Two	13	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	3
	Total		43	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	45	6
Eastwood Town	2009–10	Conference North	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Tamworth	2009–10	Conference National	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2010–11	Conference National	29	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	2
	Total		45	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	48	2
AFC Telford (loan)	2011–12	Conference National	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
AFC Telford	2011–12	Conference National	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2012–13	Conference National	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Career total			210	16	14	4	2	0	0	0	228	20

References

1. "Southend land Smith". BBC Sport. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2002.
2. "Oxford make quintet of signings". BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2006.
3. "County snap up midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
4. "Smith secures Notts County switch". BBC Sport. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
5. "Pair agree to leave Meadow Lane". BBC Sport. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
6. "Cox extends Jay Smith". EastwoodTownFC.co.uk. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
7. "Trophy match postponed 'til Tuesday". TheLambs.co.uk. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
8. "New skipper Jay is relishing his role". ThisIsTamworth.co.uk. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
9. "AFC Telford United sign Tamworth duo and Steve Jones". BBC Sport. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
10. "Telford loanee Jay Smith not planning Tamworth return". BBC Sport . Retrieved 20 December 2011.
11. "Lambs Pair Make Permanent Bucks Move". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.

External links

• Jay Smith at Soccerbase
• Jay Smith at NottsCountyFC.co.uk
• Jay Smith ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]} at telfordunited.com