▁joined ▁High land ▁League ▁club ▁In ver ness ▁C aled onian ; ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁Sm art ▁made ▁his ▁Scottish ▁League ▁debut ▁following ▁the ▁mer ger ▁which ▁created ▁In ver ness ▁C aled onian ▁Th ist le ▁with ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Scottish ▁League ▁Third ▁Division , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁sold ▁to ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 1 5 0 0 0 . ▁Here ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁out ▁on ▁loan ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁clubs ▁to ▁gain ▁experience ▁and ▁match ▁practice . ▁These ▁clubs ▁included ▁Carl is le ▁United ▁and ▁North am pton ▁Town . ▁In ▁between ▁these ▁loan ▁de als ▁he ▁also ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁some ▁first ▁team ▁appearances ▁for ▁Pr eston . ▁However , ▁after ▁just ▁thirty - one ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁perman ently ▁by ▁Carl is le ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Carl is le ▁he ▁helped ▁them ▁to ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁Second ▁Division ▁including ▁key ▁goals ▁against ▁Lincoln ▁City ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁Tor qu ay ▁United . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁he ▁did ▁enough ▁to ▁impress ▁over ▁two ▁league ▁fi xt ures ▁against ▁Wat ford ▁Wat ford ▁that ▁Hor net s ▁manager , ▁Graham ▁Taylor , ▁would ▁pay ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁his ▁signature ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁▁▁ ▁When ▁at ▁Wat ford ▁he ▁helped ▁them ▁get ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁for