Smalley is a
physical forward who has a plethora of Football League experience.
He began his career
at Oldham Athletic, making his Football League debut back in 2007 and totalling
over 100 appearances.
From Oldham, he had
loan spells at both Rochdale and Chesterfield, before eventually deciding on a
move to Oxford United at the conclusion of the 2010/11 season.
While at Oxford,
Smalley teamed up with Bradford City, making just over 10 appearances during a
loan spell at Valley Parade.
He made the switch
to Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 2014 and suffered a cruciate ligament
injury that ruled him out for eleven months.
He returned to the
first-team fold at Plymouth in November and had a spell on loan with Newport
County in January 2016.
The 29-year-old was
part of the Ashton United squad that won promotion from the Evo-Stik Northern
Premier League last season.
Smalley is now in
contention to feature for the Blues against Spennymoor Town in the league
opener tomorrow. |