 He was loaned to Queens Park in the 2001–02 season, making 24 appearances in total and then to Stenhousemuir the following season, where he started 34 matches.Smith finally made his Kilmarnock début on 7 March 2004, as a substitute during a 1–1 draw with Hearts.Smith was an unused substitute in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, when Kilmarnock lost 5–1 to Hibernian.