James Smith (born 17 October 1985) is an English

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who played for Southport, Altrincham, Stockport County and Telford United as a defender. Studied at Haileybury College. Played for Luton Academy. Made over 30 appearances in the

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and

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Career

Born in

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, Smith signed his first professional contract with

in 2005 after coming through from the club's academy. He made his debut and only senior appearance for the club in a League Cup tie against

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in October 2006 before joining

club Ross County in January 2007 on loan for the remainder of the 2006–07 season, where he made nine league and cup appearances. He joined Stockport County on loan at the beginning of the 2007–08 season and then joined the club on a permanent basis in December 2007 until the end of the season. He made 30 appearances for Stockport County in the 2007–08 season, helping the club to victory over

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

in the

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in May 2008 and to promotion to League One. He was released after rejecting County's offer of an improved contract. He signed for

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

on 7 November 2008 after a successful trial with the club. On 7 July 2011 Smith signed for Southport and made his competitive club debut on 13 August 2011 on the first day of the 2011–12 season. After a successful first season with the

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club, Smith was appointed vice-captain for the 2012/13 season. It was announced on 25 March 2014 Smith would join his former manager Liam Watson on loan until the end of the season at AFC Telford United to help them win promotion back to the Conference Premier.

References

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Port Online Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, James 1985 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Liverpool F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Southport F.C. players AFC Telford United players English Football League players National League (English football) players Scottish Football League players