ating ▁and ▁disappoint ing ▁for ▁Sm art , ▁as ▁he ▁managed ▁just ▁twenty - one ▁appearances ▁during ▁his ▁season - long ▁stay ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁before ▁being ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Since ▁leaving ▁Old ham ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁had ▁sp ells ▁at ▁D und ee ▁United , ▁Cre we ▁Alex andra , ▁M K ▁D ons ▁and ▁B ury ▁( where ▁he ▁scored ▁once ▁against ▁Ley ton ▁Orient ) ▁before ▁signing ▁for ▁Port ad own ▁in ▁the ▁close ▁season ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sm art ▁joined ▁Conference ▁North ▁side ▁B urs c ough ▁on ▁a ▁season - long ▁loan . ▁When ▁the ▁loan ▁deal ▁exp ired , ▁Sm art ▁made ▁the ▁move ▁permanent ▁as ▁his ▁Port ad own ▁contract ▁had ▁also ▁exp ired . ▁After ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁manager ▁Li am ▁Watson ▁from ▁B urs c ough , ▁Sm art ▁became ▁the ▁assistant ▁manager ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁whilst ▁also ▁remaining ▁on ▁the ▁playing ▁staff . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁full - time ▁job , ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁Youth ▁Development ▁at ▁South port , ▁while ▁tempor arily ▁remaining ▁as ▁player ▁and ▁assistant ▁manager ▁part - time ▁at ▁B urs c ough . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Sm art ▁took ▁on ▁his ▁first ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁after ▁replacing ▁Dar ran ▁F oster ▁at ▁Southern ▁League ▁Division ▁One ▁Central