He has previously played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Queen of the South.
[1] He was first included in the matchday squad in the 2010–11 season, in a September 2010 league match away to Stirling Albion.
[2] He made his first league appearance towards the end of the season, as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 win away to Raith Rovers in April 2011.
[5] He was an unused substitute in the final of the 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup, in which Queen of the South were defeated 2–0 by Ross County.
[8][9][10] Smillie signed for Junior side Kilbirnie Ladeside on 10 July 2012 before moving to Petershill in August 2013.