Dominic Smith (footballer, born 1995)

Dominic Rooney Smith (born 22 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League North Division side Droylsden. He began his career with Crewe Alexandra, where he progressed through the club's Academy, but failed to make a first team appearance. He joined Colchester United in 2014, where he made his Football League debut in September 2014. He had a brief loan spell at A.F.C. Hornchurch, before leaving Colchester after the expiry of his one-year deal. He has since represented numerous Northern Premier League sides, including Newcastle Town, Radcliffe Borough, Trafford, Burscough and Droylsden on two occasions.

For the footballer born in 1996, see Dominic Smith (footballer, born 1996).

Dominic Smith
Personal information
Full name Dominic Rooney Smith[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Crewe, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Trafford
Youth career
0000–2014 Crewe Alexandra
2014 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Colchester United 1 (0)
2015 → A.F.C. Hornchurch (loan) 2 (0)
2015 Newcastle Town 2 (3)
2015–2016 Droylsden
2016 Radcliffe Borough
2016 Trafford 5 (2)
2016–2017 Burscough
2017– Droylsden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Career

Born in Crewe,[1] Smith began his playing career with hometown club Crewe Alexandra, progressing through the age groups at Academy level, but failed to step-up to the first-team. He was released by the club in 2014, but soon after joined Colchester United's Academy on trial. He featured in the under-18 sides Youth Alliance Cup Final victory against Bradford City as a second-half substitute, and helped the club to the Youth Alliance South East title. He then signed a one-year professional development contract for with Colchester on 14 May 2014.[3]

While Smith had been signed to primarily feature for Colchester's under-21 development squad, coach Richard Hall set him the target of achieving first-team football during his time with the U's.[4] He scored a number of goals in pre-season for the club, including a brace against Brantham Athletic in a 4–1 win on 16 July,[5] and a hat-trick in a 6–4 win over Southend United on 5 August.[6] Following Joe Dunne's dismissal as first-team manager, Academy manager Tony Humes stepped up as a replacement, and subsequently named Smith in his squad to face Walsall on 6 September. He was sent on as a 77th-minute substitute for Gavin Massey to make his professional debut in a match which finished 0–0, the clubs first clean sheet of the season and only their second point in six games.[7]

Smith was loaned to A.F.C. Hornchurch in January 2015, joining fellow Colchester development player Billy Roast at Hornchurch Stadium for one month.[8] He made his debut on New Years Day in the Urchins' 2–0 win over Grays Athletic, playing 61 minutes before being substituted.[9] He also appeared as a substitute in Hornchurch's 2–0 defeat at Maidstone United on 17 January, replacing Tobi Joseph after 78 minutes.[10]

Following the expiry of his one-year contract with Colchester, Smith was released from the club on 5 May 2015.[11]

Smith joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Newcastle Town in July 2015 where he scored three times in two games.[12] He was then signed by Northern Premier League Division One North outfit Droylsden on 29 September.[13] Smith later joined Division One North side Radcliffe Borough on 10 March 2016,[14] before making a move to league rivals Trafford two weeks later.[15][16] He joined Burscough in 2016 and made a return to Droylsden in 2017.[17]

Honours
Colchester United U18
All honours referenced by:[18][19]

References
  1. "Dominic Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. "Former Crewe striker Dominic Smith signs for League One side Colchester United". Stoke-on-Trent: The Sentinel. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. Waldron, Jonathan (14 May 2014). "First-team spot is the challenge for U's new boy Smith". Colchester: Daily Gazette. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. Waldron, Jonathan (16 July 2014). "Smith scores twice for U's under-21s in friendly win". Colchester: Daily Gazette. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. Waldron, Jonathan (5 August 2014). "Smith scores hat-trick as U's see off Southend in friendly". Colchester: Daily Gazette. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. Marston, Carl (6 September 2014). "Colchester United secure a point in Tony Humes' first match at the helm". East Anglia: East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  8. Hudson, Matt (6 January 2015). "Smith Goes To Urchins". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  9. Middleton, Tony (1 January 2015). "Nine matches unbeaten at home". AFC Hornchurch. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  10. Middleton, Tony (17 January 2015). "Defeat at Maidstone". AFC Hornchurch. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. Waldron, Jonathan (5 May 2015). "Clohessy contract terminated by U's". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  12. "Dominic Smith". Newcastle Town FC. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  13. Mackenzie, Oliver (29 September 2015). "Droylsden recruit ex-Crewe and Colchester forward". Quays News. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  14. Bonnar, Neil (10 March 2016). "Radcliffe Borough sign Dominic Smith to boost squad for run-in". Bury Times. Bolton. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  15. @FCTrafford (24 March 2016). "Transfer Deadline Day news: Striker, Dominic Smith has signed from @radcliffeboro as Raul Correia movies in the opposite direction to Boro" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. Watters, David. "Managers Make Their Final Moves". The Evostik League. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  17. "Players". Droylsden FC. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  18. "Newsletter 34" (PDF). The Football League. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  19. Marston, Carl (30 April 2014). "League-Cup double for super Colchester United Under-18s". East Anglian Daily Times. East Anglia. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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