George Smith (footballer, born 1996)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Thomas Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Barnsley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Barnsley | 37 | (0) |
2014 | → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Gateshead | 38 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Northampton Town | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Chesterfield | 10 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2019 | → Boston United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2019– | Harrogate Town | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:19, 13 January 2020 (UTC) |
George Thomas Smith (born 14 August 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town. He previously played in the Football League for Barnsley, Crawley Town and Northampton Town and Chesterfield, and in the National League for Bradford Park Avenue, Gateshead, Dover Athletic and Boston United.
Career
Barnsley
Smith began his career with Barnsley, progressing through the club's academy and signed a professional contract in June 2014.[2] He made his Football League debut on 26 December 2014 in a 1–0 defeat against Preston North End.[3]
On 15 June, Smith was not offered a new contract by Barnsley.[4]
Crawley Town
On 9 January 2016, George Smith joined Crawley Town on a 28-day loan, making four appearances for the League Two club.
Gateshead
On 29 June 2016, George Smith signed for Gateshead on a one-year deal ahead of the 2016-17 National League season.[5] He made his league debut for the club on 6 August 2016 against Chester F.C. and scored his first senior goal in a 3–0 over Southport on 4 February 2017.
Northampton Town
In August 2017, Smith signed for Northampton Town on a two-year contract. He made his debut on 9 September with a man of the match performance against Doncaster Rovers, assisting Matt Crooks with the opening goal after 21 seconds, the quickest goal ever scored at Sixfields Stadium.
Chesterfield
Smith left Northampton on 31 January 2018, being signed for an undisclosed fee by Chesterfield, signing an 18-month deal with the EFL League Two side. Following two loan spells during the 2018–19 season, Smith was released in May 2019.[6]
Dover Athletic
Smith joined Dover Athletic on loan making his debut in the 2–1 loss against Barnet on 1 September 2018.[7]
Harrogate Town
On 12 June 2019, Harrogate Town announced the signing of Smith.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 October 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnsley | 2014–15[9] | League One | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
2015–16[10] | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Crawley Town (loan) | 2015–16[10] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Gateshead | 2016–17[11] | National League | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
Northampton Town | 2017–18[12] | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Chesterfield | 2017–18[12] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2018–19 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Dover Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 102 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 1 |
- ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 39. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "George Smith Signs Professional Deal at Oakwell". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Preston 1-0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Defensive Duo Depart". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "George Smith: Gateshead sign ex-Barnsley defender on one-year deal". www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "A dozen players set to leave". Chesterfield F.C. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Dover Athletic vs Barnet". www.doverathletic.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ GEORGE SMITH IS SIGNING NUMBER SIX, harrogatetownafc.com, 12 June 2019
- ^ "Games played by George Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by George Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by George Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by George Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
External links
- George Smith at Soccerbase
- George Smith at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Dover Athletic F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Barnsley