Connor Smith (footballer, born 1993)
Connor Michael Smith (born 18 February 1993) is an Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently assistant manager of National League side Barnet.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Michael Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Mullingar, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnet (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Mullingar Athletic | ||
| 2010–2011 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Watford | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Gillingham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Stevenage (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Yeovil Town | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Boreham Wood | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Billericay Town | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Kings Langley (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Wealdstone | 51 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Boreham Wood | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Barnet | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland U17 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13, 20 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:20, 8 September 2015 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in Ireland, Smith came to prominence in 2010, finishing as runner-up to Ben Greenhalgh on the television show Football's Next Star.[2] He joined the academy setup at Watford later that year in May, signing a two-year apprenticeship.[3]
In November 2011, Smith joined Isthmian League side Wealdstone on loan until January 2012, along with Britt Assombalonga.[4] In January, the loan was extended for a further two months after the club had remained unbeaten.[5]
Smith signed his first professional contract with Watford in May 2012.[6] His professional debut for Watford came on 18 August 2012, in a 3–2 victory over Crystal Palace in the Football League Championship, replacing Sean Murray as a substitute. On 8 January 2014, Smith signed on loan for Gillingham until the end of the 2013–14 season.[7]
On 1 September 2015, Smith signed for League Two side Stevenage on an initial month loan.[8] Smith left Watford on 21 January 2016 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. The next day Smith signed a permanent contract with AFC Wimbledon. Despite only playing 11 games for the Dons, Smith joined Plymouth Argyle.[9] He scored his first goal for Plymouth in an EFL Trophy tie against former club AFC Wimbledon on 4 October 2016.[10]
Having helped Plymouth Argyle to achieve promotion to League One, Smith was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[11] Following his release by Plymouth, Smith signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a two-year contract.[12] On 5 July 2018, Smith's contract with Yeovil Town was terminated by mutual consent.[13]
On 6 July 2018, Smith signed for National League side Boreham Wood.[14]
On 4 January 2019, Smith signed for Billericay Town on an 18-month contract.[15]
Smith then signed for Wealdstone for a second time ahead of the 2019–2020 season. [16] Smith was part of the Wealdstone side who won promotion to the National League in 2019-20. Smith's first goal in his second stint at the Stones came on 2 March 2021, against his former side Boreham Wood in a 1–0 victory.[17] On 4 June 2021 it was announced that Smith had left the club.[18]
In June 2021, Smith returned to Boreham Wood to take on a player/first team coach role.[19] On 12 July 2022, Smith signed for Barnet on a two-year contract.[20] Following the departure of John Dreyer, he became assistant manager at the Bees.[21]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 22 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2011–12[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[23] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[24] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2011–12[27] | IL Premier Division | 22 | 3 | — | — | 10[a] | 2 | 32 | 5 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2013–14[24] | League One | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16[26] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2015–16[26] | League Two | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2016–17[28] | League Two | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Yeovil Town | 2017–18[29] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Boreham Wood | 2018–19[30] | National League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Billericay Town | 2018–19[31] | National League South | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2018–19 | IL Premier Division | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Kings Langley (loan) | 2018–19[32] | SL Premier Division South | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Wealdstone | 2019–20[31][32] | National League South | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[31] | National League | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 62 | 2 | |||
| Boreham Wood | 2021–22[31] | National League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Barnet | 2022–23[31] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[h] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 195 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 241 | 12 | ||
- ^ Seven appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Middlesex Senior Cup, one appearance in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
- ^ Appearance in League Two play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearance in Essex Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup
Honours edit
AFC Wimbledon
Wealdstone
References edit
- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 25. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Smith targets Wembley final appearance". Watford Observer. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ "From training with Inter Milan on reality TV and playing at Anfield to Boreham Wood - The life and times of Connor Smith". The 42. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Watford pair Connor Smith and Britt Assombalonga have joined Wealdstone on loan". Watford Observer. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Smith and Assombalonga extend Stones loan". Vital Football. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Watford boss Sean Dyche stresses that is it only the start for youngsters offered professional contracts". Watford Observer. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Gills Land Championship Midfielder". Gillingham FC. 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Connor Smith and Jack Jebb join Stevenage". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Connor Smith: Plymouth Argyle sign AFC Wimbledon midfielder". BBC Sport. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon 2 Plymouth Argyle 1: Defeat for Pilgrims in EFL Trophy tie". plymouthherald.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Plymouth Argyle: Jordan Slew & Connor Smith among nine released". BBC Sport. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Connor Smith: Yeovil Town sign Plymouth Argyle midfielder on free transfer". BBC Sport. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Omar Sowunmi: Yeovil Town defender signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "WE WELCOME CONNOR SMITH". Boreham Wood F.C. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "New Signing". www.billericaytownfc.co.uk. 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Connor Smith returns to Wealdstone FC". 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Wealdstone 1-0 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Stones announce retained list". 4 June 2021.
- ^ "MADE IN WATFORD NOW IN MANAGEMENT AT BOREHAM WOOD". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Bees secure Connor Smith". www.barnetfc.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "John Dreyer Joins Burton Albion As Connor Smith Is Promoted To Assistant Manager". www.barnetfc.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Connor Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Connor Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ . Wealdstone F.C. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Connor Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Connor Smith Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (30 May 2016). "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
External links edit
- Connor Smith at Soccerbase
- Ireland stats at UEFA
- Connor Smith at Soccerway