| Jan Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1956 |
| Originalteam: | North Shore / Geelong West |
| Height: | 191 cm |
| Weight: | 89 kg |
| Statsend: | 1982 |
| Years1: | 1980 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 2 (0) |
| Years2: | 1982 |
| Club2: | Fitzroy |
| Games Goals2: | 7 (1) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 9 (1) |
Jan Smith (born 26 May 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Smith, a defender, played his early football at North Shore, before joining Geelong West in the Victorian Football Association.[1] [2] He was a regular in the Geelong West team of the late 1970s, often at full-back, and a VFA representative in 1979.[3]
His debut for Geelong came in the final home and away round of the 1980 VFL season, against Footscray at Waverley Park.[4] Smith had 20 disposals.[4] He next played in Geelong's four point preliminary final loss to Collingwood.[4] Although he missed a grand final, Smith did get to play in Geelong's 1980 reserves premiership team.[5] He played in another reserves premiership in 1981, but didn't make a senior appearance all year.[4] [5] In 1982 he went to Fitzroy, where he played seven senior games.[4]
He returned to Geelong West once his VFL career came to an end, then in 1985 was appointed coach of North Shore.[1] [6]