Former Aston Villa midfielder Jay Smith has seen his career tainted with injuries and bad luck. Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ...

Signed in 2002 after a successful loan spell and turning down the advances of Hull City, Jay made his debut in August the same year and quickly became a regular in the Blues side. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull. ...

A horrendus spell of injuries, including a broken ankle, has interupted the career of this talented fan favourite. Towards the end of the 2005/06 season, Jay was allowed out to loan at Oxford United - and despite impressing manager Jim Smith during the run-in, it was not enough to save Oxford from dropping out of the football league. There are several famous people with the name Jim Smith, including: Jim Smith (manager), football (soccer) team Jim Smith (politician), former Attorney General of the United States Jim Smith (scientist), inventor of the Trace cache Jim Smith (animator), Texian animator and co-writer on The Ren and Stimpy Show Jim... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...

Steve Tilson has always maintained that there was a place for a fit Jay Smith in the Southend squad and even after speaking to Oxford about a permanent deal for 2006/07, Jay and Southend committed to each other again and he signed on for another year at Roots Hall. Steve Tilson, born 27 July 1966 in Wickford, England, is manager of the English football league team Southend United F.C., which will play in the Championship in 2006-07. ... Roots Hall is a multi-use stadium in Southend-on-Sea, England. ...

Every single Southend United fan will be hoping Jay's bad luck is behind him and he can once again show his class in the Southend team. Southend United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. ...