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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Rooney Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trafford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 29 May 2016 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
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 edit
- Colchester United U18
- 2013–14 Football League Youth Alliance South East winner
- 2013–14 Football League Youth Alliance Cup winner
References edit
- ^ a b "Dominic Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Former Crewe striker Dominic Smith signs for League One side Colchester United". Stoke-on-Trent: The Sentinel. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (14 May 2014). "First-team spot is the challenge for U's new boy Smith". Colchester: Daily Gazette. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (16 July 2014). "Smith scores twice for U's under-21s in friendly win". Colchester: Daily Gazette. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (5 August 2014). "Smith scores hat-trick as U's see off Southend in friendly". Colchester: Daily Gazette. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (6 January 2015). "Smith Goes To Urchins". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Middleton, Tony (1 January 2015). "Nine matches unbeaten at home". AFC Hornchurch. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Middleton, Tony (17 January 2015). "Defeat at Maidstone". AFC Hornchurch. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (5 May 2015). "Clohessy contract terminated by U's". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Dominic Smith". Newcastle Town FC. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Mackenzie, Oliver (29 September 2015). "Droylsden recruit ex-Crewe and Colchester forward". Quays News. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Bonnar, Neil (10 March 2016). "Radcliffe Borough sign Dominic Smith to boost squad for run-in". Bury Times. Bolton. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ @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.
- ^ Watters, David. "Managers Make Their Final Moves". The Evostik League. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Players". Droylsden FC. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Newsletter 34" (PDF). The Football League. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Marston, Carl (30 April 2014). "League-Cup double for super Colchester United Under-18s". East Anglian Daily Times. East Anglia. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links edit
- Dominic Smith at Soccerbase
