of the Football League. Wrexham exited 18 months of administration at the start of 2006–07, and started the season with an eight-match unbeaten run, including a 4–1 win over Championship club Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup. However, a 5–0 defeat at Accrington Stanley triggered a run of bad results that Smith was unable to turn around. With Wrexham hovering above the relegation zone in 18th place, Smith was dismissed on 11 January 2007. He is one of only 24 people to have managed over 1,000 professional matches in English football. Personal life He married childhood sweetheart Kate in October 1967. Their first child Paul was born in April 1969, and was named after teammate Paul Shardlow, who had died six months earlier. They had two further children: Becky (born 1971) and Tom (born 1978). Smith released his autobiography, Just One Of Seven, in November 2008. He writes a weekly column for The Sentinel and is occasionally a commentator on Stoke matches for BBC Radio Stoke. In July 2011, he re-joined Stoke on a part-time basis as a mentor for young Academy players needing guidance off the pitch. Career statistics As a player As a manager Honours As a player Stoke City Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79 Football League Cup: 1971–72 Watney Cup: 1973–74 As a manager York City Football League Fourth Division: 1983–84 Sunderland Football League Third Division: 1987–88 Football League Second Division promotion: 1989–90 Oxford United Football League Second Division promotion: 1995–96 Wrexham FAW Premier Cup: 2002–03, 2003–04 Football League Third Division third-place promotion: 2002–03 Football League Trophy: 2004–05 Individual Football League Fourth Division Manager of the Month: March 1984 Football League Third Division Manager of the Month: September 2002, April 2003 Third Division Manager of the Season: 2002–03 References General Specific External links 1947 births Living people Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent English footballers Association football defenders Stoke City F.C. players York City F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players English football managers York City F.C. managers Sunderland A.F.C. managers Bristol City F.C. managers Oxford United F.C. managers West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers Wrexham A.F.C. managers English Football League managers Association football coaches Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff English autobiographers English columnists