▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ▁season . ▁He ▁scored ▁the ▁second ▁goal ▁in ▁Wat ford ' s ▁ 2 – 0 ▁victory ▁against ▁Bol ton ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Football ▁League ▁First ▁Division ▁play - off ▁Final . ▁Wat ford ▁strugg led ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁foot ▁hold ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁ 2 0 th ▁with ▁just ▁ 2 4 ▁points . ▁However ▁Sm art ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁score ▁some ▁goals , ▁including ▁the ▁winner ▁against ▁Ch else a ▁and ▁the ▁equal iser ▁against ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur . ▁He ▁stayed ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁until ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁after ▁two ▁loan ▁moves ▁to ▁Hi bern ian ▁( where ▁he ▁scored ▁once ▁against ▁St ▁John stone ) ▁and ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁respectively . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁and ▁final ▁appearance ▁for ▁Sto ke ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁off ▁after ▁a ▁cl ash ▁with ▁Old ham ' s ▁Dar ren ▁Sher idan ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁signed ▁for ▁Old ham ▁Athlet ic ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 2 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁would ▁iron ically ▁line ▁up ▁alongside ▁Sher idan ▁for ▁his ▁Old ham ▁debut ▁against ▁Card iff ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁days ▁after ▁their ▁initial ▁alter cation . ▁ ▁His ▁time ▁at ▁Old ham ▁was ▁both ▁fr ustr