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After signing for Walsall at the start of last season, he never moved to the area and subsequently the long commute from Kent took its toll. This sparked a series of events that maybe gave the player regrets about his non-commital Walsall stay.
He returned to his former club Gillingham on loan with the promise of a deal in the January transfer window. After a change of manager, the move never materialised and Smith eventually linked up with Dennis Wise at Swindon Town. Having made a decent start, he then suffered a ankle injury which limited his appearances thereafter, ironically this occured in a match with his former employers Gillingham.
Since then Smith linked up with AFC Sudbury who he made a single appearance before training with a number of non-league sides.
Paul Smith (Torquay) Information | |||
Date of birth | 2 November 1971 | Height | 6.1 |
Place of birth | East Ham | Weight | 11.12 |
Nationality | Position | Midfield | |
Comments | Squad No. | 16 | |
Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 30/01/2007 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28/10/2006 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14/01/2006 | 5 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29/10/2005 | 5 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13/08/2005 | 9 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 267 (6) | 13 | 16 | 0 | |||
Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 28/10/2006 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13/08/2005 | 19 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 07/08/2004 | 42 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16/09/2003 | 35 (2) | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 10/08/2002 | 50 (0) | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 11/08/2001 | 50 (0) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 12/08/2000 | 45 (0) | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21/09/1999 | 45 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Appearances 288 (+ 11 as sub); Goals 15; Yellow cards 18; Red cards 0 | ||||||
He looks set to be managed at Plainmoor by Ex-Walsall manager Colin Lee who is hot favourite to replace Lubos Kubik and Miroslaw Nowicki who left the club this week after agreeing their position had become untenable.