Jamie Smith
Biography
James Jade Anthony Smith (born 17 September 1974) is an English football coach and former player who is the lead first-team coach at EFL League Two club Port Vale. A right-back in his 17-year playing career, he scored 13 goals in 398 league and cup appearances. Smith began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he would play 104 games from his debut in August 1994 until he was traded to Crystal Palace in October 1997. He made 18 Premier League appearances for Palace, playing 174 games overall in seven years. He also spent the latter part of the 1998–99 season on loan at Fulham, helping the club to a Second Division title. He left Crystal Palace after struggling with injuries and signed with Bristol City in August 2004. He was loaned out to Brentford in March 2006 and joined Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer in July 2006. He ended his playing career in the Football League in July 2007, though later had a spell in non-League football with Halesowen Town and Airbus UK. He turned to coaching after ending his playing career, working as part of the backroom staff at West Bromwich Albion, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town. He joined Port Vale in 2024 and became caretaker-manager in December 2025.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
24 releases · 7 albums · active 1991–2024
- Performance · 22
- Production · 7
- Other credits · 5
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Sanctuary Studios (7) · Cafe Oto
Frequent collaborators
- Borealis (6)
- Duncan Barlow
- Tazz
- St. Francis Duo