at Bristol Rovers. He was almost ever-present during the season, making 44 appearances in all competitions and scoring two goals, as the club narrowly avoided relegation to League Two by a point. His other goal during the season came in the club's 3–1 home win over Gillingham on 1 December 2009, a curling shot that doubled Orient's advantage just after half-time. It took Smith three months to open his goalscoring account for the 2010–11 season, when he scored a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Peterborough United in November 2010. The goal was to spark a fine run of form for Smith into the new year, scoring in victories over Colchester United and Norwich City within the first week of 2011 – the latter goal a first-half header that ensured Orient progressed to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup courtesy of a 1–0 win at Carrow Road. Later that month, Smith scored another decisive goal in the FA Cup, this time as Orient disposed of Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium after securing a 2–1 victory. The win set up a Fifth Round tie at home to Premier League side Arsenal, with Smith playing the whole game as Orient took the North London club to a replay following a 1–1 draw. As well as his important goals in the FA Cup, Smith also scored four times within the space of a month between February and March 2011. The first of these goals came courtesy of a "powerful header" in a 4–1 home win over Bristol Rovers on 12 February, before scoring twice three days in a 3–2 victory over Milton Keynes Dons at Stadium mk. His eighth of the season came in Orient's 2–2 draw with promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town on 29 February, as Smith's low long-range strike restored parity late-on despite Orient only having ten men. Smith's form during the month resulted in him being nominated for League One Player of the Month for February. He added one further goal to his tally that season, volleying in Dean Cox's cross to score the only goal of the game as Orient won 1–0 away at Hartlepool United in March 2011. The victory meant Orient had gone a club-record fourteen league games without defeat. Smith scored nine times in 42 appearances during the season, as Orient missed out on the final play-off place by a point. He signed a new