Back spasm almost kept Harry Smith out of Swindon Town's opening-day defeat at Walsall
02.08.25, 18:00 Updated 25.10.25, 00:35 3 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
Harry Smith almost did not start the defeat at Walsall on the first day of Swindon Town’s League Two season, after suffering a back spasm.
The striker was named in the starting XI for the fixture at the Bescot Stadium, and ultimately completed 90 minutes as Town somehow contrived to lose 2-1 against a side that played more than 75 minutes with 10 men.
However, the frontman came very close to missing out entirely, following an incident in the warmup.
Manager Ian Holloway said: “In the warmup, something happened to his back. A bit of a spasm. It looked like he wasn’t going to start.
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Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.