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In 1987, Smithers was loaned to [[Atherstone Town F.C.|Atherstone Town]] for a month to play in the [[Southern Football League]] .[{{Cite news |date=25 November 1987 |title=Merthyr Let It Slip |work=[[South Wales Echo]] |pages=30}}][{{Cite news |date=28 November 1987 |title=Glory Aim for Rugby |work=[[Sports Argus]] |pages=20}}] Following his months' trial with Atherstone, he signed permanently with the club on January 2, 1988.[{{Cite news |date=2 January 1988 |title=Bradley Victim of Jinx |work=[[Coventry Evening Telegraph]] |pages=13}}] He re-signed with Atherstone for the 1988-1989 season.[{{Cite news |date=27 August 1988 |title=It's All Systems Go for the New Non-League Season |work=[[Coventry Evening Telegraph]]}}] In his third and final season with the club, he was named the team's supporters player of the year.[{{Cite news |date=1 June 1990 |title=Adders Chief Looks to Bright Future |work=[[Tamworth Herald]]}}] |
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In 1987, Smithers was loaned to [[Atherstone Town F.C.|Atherstone Town]] for a month to play in the [[Southern Football League]] .[{{Cite news |date=25 November 1987 |title=Merthyr Let It Slip |work=[[South Wales Echo]] |pages=30}}][{{Cite news |date=28 November 1987 |title=Glory Aim for Rugby |work=[[Sports Argus]] |pages=20}}] Following his months' trial with Atherstone, he signed permanently with the club on January 2, 1988.[{{Cite news |date=2 January 1988 |title=Bradley Victim of Jinx |work=[[Coventry Evening Telegraph]] |pages=13}}] He re-signed with Atherstone for the 1988-1989 season.[{{Cite news |date=27 August 1988 |title=It's All Systems Go for the New Non-League Season |work=[[Coventry Evening Telegraph]]}}] In his third season with the club, he was named the team's supporters player of the year and finished as the team's top goalscorer.[{{Cite news |date=1 June 1990 |title=Adders Chief Looks to Bright Future |work=[[Tamworth Herald]]}}][{{Cite news |date=28 August 1990 |title=McGinty Injury Piles on Agony for Unlucky VS |work=[[Coventry Evening Telegraph]]}}] |
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