 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna May 1897, akabatana nePreston North End apo mumwe mutambi wezita rimwe chetero akanga atotamba, zvakare somunhu wokunze-mberi. Smith akaita makwikwi mana muFootball League First Division, pamwe neimwe muFA Cup, Preston asati aita kuti vatambi vaviri vawanikwe pakupera kwemwaka. Vatungamiri veSouthampton vakabvuma kumusayina, sezviri pachena pasi pekusanzwisisa kuti vakanga vachisaina mumwe mutambi, uyo akanga aita mukurumbira wekuva nyeredzi. Mumwe Tom Smith akapfuurira kuva nebasa refu neTottenham Hotspur, kusanganisira kurova chinangwa chechipiri sezvo Spurs yakakunda Sheffield United kuti ikunde 1901 FA Cup Final. 