York City is delighted to announce the capture of Harrogate Town defender Will Smith on an initial one-month loan deal. The 24-year-old arrives at the LNER Community Stadium to bolster defensive options across Neal Ardley’s backline. Initially starting his youth career at Barnsley, Smith took up a scholarship in 2015 and won Academy Player of the Year for the 2015/16 season. A spell at National League North’s Darlington followed in 2018, making a total of 14 league appearances and netting once during his stay. Smith then departed Barnsley in favour of a move to then National League side Harrogate Town. The defender appeared 36 times in the 2019/20 season for Harrogate before COVID-19 curtailed the season. After beating Boreham Wood in the play-offs, Smith assisted in promotion to the Football League for Harrogate in their 3-1 victory against Notts County at Wembley Stadium. Smith also won the FA Trophy with Harrogate at Wembley, in a final which was played considerably late in May 2021 due to COVID-19. Last season, the defender linked up with Scunthorpe United in February 2023 until the end of the season after initially joining on a one-month loan. Smith made 13 appearances for the Iron, becoming … Continue reading Will Smith links up with York City on loan