Yer a wizard, Harry: How Swindon Town's striker has become the most valuable player in the Robins' squad
07.01.25, 14:20 Updated 05.06.25, 20:10 8 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
Ask 100 Swindon Town fans to name the player who has been most conspicuous by their absence this season, and Harry Smith would surely rank as the top answer.
Halfway through this most difficult of campaigns, Smith has become fundamental to Swindon’s chances of matchday success: a load-bearing wall of a striker upon whom this team's structural stability – both offensively and defensively – appears to be based.
It has been a fascinating journey, one that started with a solitary goal in his first seven appearances, a red card for violent conduct and a month of debilitating illness.
Now, though, this Robins side just does not carry the same clout when Smith is missing.
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