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Dean Smith

England1971-03-1955 years

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Most matches forWalsall200 recorded matches

Most points in a season2015/1677 poäng · 48 matches

Most points withWalsall267 poäng

Most frequent opponentWolves15 spelade matches

Highest points per matchCharlotte1,58 · 105 matches

Biggest win5-goal marginWalsall – Crawley Town · 14 Apr 2015

Results and matches · Matches as coach

600Matches

822Points

1.37Points per match

219–165–216W–D–L

6Clubs and national teams

Recent form

Points and form use recorded results. 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw, before penalty shoot-outs and without table deductions.

Career statistics

Season	Teams	Competition
2011/12	Walsall	League One	46	10	20	16	50	1.09
2012/13	Walsall	League One	46	17	17	12	68	1.48
2013/14	Walsall	League One	46	14	16	16	58	1.26
2014/15	Walsall	League One	46	14	17	15	59	1.28
2015/16	Brentford	Championship	32	13	6	13	45	1.41
2015/16	Walsall	League One	16	9	5	2	32	2.00
2016/17	Brentford	Championship	46	18	10	18	64	1.39
2017/18	Brentford	Championship	46	18	15	13	69	1.50
2018/19	Aston Villa	Championship	13	10	2	1	32	2.46
2018/19	Brentford	Championship	12	4	6	2	18	1.50
2019/20	Aston Villa	Premier League	38	9	8	21	35	0.92
2020/21	Aston Villa	Premier League	38	16	7	15	55	1.45
2021/22	Aston Villa	Premier League	11	3	1	7	10	0.91
2021/22	Norwich	Premier League	27	4	5	18	17	0.63
2022/23	Leicester	Premier League	8	2	3	3	9	1.13
2022/23	Norwich	Championship	24	10	5	9	35	1.46
2024	Charlotte	Major League Soccer	37	14	11	12	53	1.43
2025	Charlotte	Major League Soccer	34	19	2	13	59	1.74
2026	Charlotte	Major League Soccer	34	15	9	10	54	1.59

Historical coverage may be incomplete. Contradictory coaching records are excluded. Statistics use recorded match coaches and unambiguous coaching tenures. Overlapping tenures are not used to guess coaches. Missing results are excluded from points per match. A missing end date does not mean the coach is still in charge.

367 matches with a recorded match coach · 233 matches linked through coaching tenure.

About this page and its data

Coach profile

See the coach’s recorded clubs, fixtures and results. Connections show coached players, opposing players, opposing coaches and teams, with evidence for each count.

Points per match is (3 × wins + draws) divided by matches with a known result. Table deductions are excluded. History may be incomplete; a missing end date does not mean the coach is still in charge.

FootSam combines stored provider data and reviewed historical imports. Availability varies by competition, season and statistic. Records are linked to reviewed identities; missing information is kept distinct from recorded zero values.