The 32-year-old made the journey to Stenhousemuir's Ochilview Park believing that his side were playing away on Saturday afternoon.
After realising his mistake, Smith quickly made his way back to Brechin to take his place in the starting lineup.
Brechin began the day two points adrift at the bottom of the Scottish League One table.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 47 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester CityMan City | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester CityLeicester | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 39 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Burnley | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 37 |
| 11 | Everton | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Southampton | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 34 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 26 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 24 |
| 20 | Norwich CityNorwich | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 51 | -27 | 18 |
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