Richard Smallwood (footballer)
Richard Smallwood (born 29 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for League Two club Bradford City.
| Smallwood playing for Middlesbrough in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Smallwood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Redcar, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2010 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Middlesbrough | 60 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Rotherham United | 108 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Blackburn Rovers | 78 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Hull City | 69 | (2) |
| 2022– | Bradford City | 17 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 9 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Middlesbrough
Smallwood's natural position is the holding role in the centre of midfield. He is a product of the Middlesbrough Academy and later became captain of the reserve team. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Smallwood signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] Smallwood made his debut for Middlesbrough on 19 October 2010 in a 1–0 away defeat to Nottingham Forest.[4] In January 2011, Smallwood signed an 18-month contract with the club.[5] On 2 May 2011, Smallwood scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Cardiff City.[6] On 3 November 2012, he scored his second league goal in a 4–1 win away to Charlton Athletic.[7] However, in the 2013–14 season, Smallwood lost his first team place following new arrivals.[8] Under the management of Aitor Karanka, Smallwood was among the players to be offloaded as part of Karanka's plans to reduce the squad size.[9]
Rotherham United
On 23 January 2014, Smallwood joined Rotherham United on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[10] Shortly after arriving at Rotherham United, Smallwood quickly went straight into the first team; he was sent-off for a late challenge on Billy Knott, as Rotherham United beat Port Vale 1–0 on 21 April 2014.[11] As a result of the challenge, Smallwood had to serve a three-match suspension, missing the last two games of the season and one match in the play-offs.[12]
Smallwood scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out after taking the fifth penalty to win it as Rotherham secured promotion with a penalty shoot-out victory against Leyton Orient.[13] After the match, Smallwood said it was the first time he had taken a penalty in his professional career.[14] As a result of his good performance at Rotherham United, the club made a bid to sign Smallwood in early July, only to be rejected by Middlesbrough.[15]
Initially signed in an emergency loan deal,[16] Smallwood signed for Rotherham United on a permanent basis after Middlesbrough accepted a £175,000 bid for him.[17][18]
Smallwood scored his first ever goal for Rotherham United in their 3–3 home draw with Derby County with a free-kick from the edge of the area.
On 31 August 2016, new Rotherham United manager Alan Stubbs sent Smallwood out on a season long loan to Scunthorpe United for the last year of his contract. With Stubbs no longer at the club, agreement was reached to terminate the loan on 9 January 2017. Smallwood scored one goal for Scunthorpe during his loan, the final goal in a 4–0 home defeat of Southend United on 10 September 2016.[19][20] Smallwood elected to leave Rotherham United at the end of his contract, turning down an extension offered by the club.[21]
Blackburn Rovers
Smallwood signed a two-year contract with Blackburn Rovers on 20 June 2017.[22] He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 3–1 EFL Cup win against Coventry City on 8 August 2017.[23]
Hull City
On 11 August 2020, Smallwood signed for Hull City, on a two-year deal with an option to extend a further year.[24] Smallwood was then named as Hull City's captain for the upcoming 2020–21 season.[25] Smallwood played his first game for the club on 5 September 2020, in the first round of the EFL Cup away against Sunderland, which Hull won on penalties after a 0–0 draw.[26] He scored his first goal for Hull in a 4–1 win at Preston North End on 7 August 2021.[27]
Smallwood was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[28]
Bradford City
On 22 June 2022, Smallwood signed for Bradford City on a free transfer on an initial two year deal.[29] In July 2022 he was made captain.[30]
International career
He was a member of the England under-18 squad which defeated Austria 2–0 at Hartlepool United's Victoria Park on 16 April 2008.[31]
Career statistics
- As of 8 November 2022.[32]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2010–11[33] | Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2011–12[34] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[35] | Championship | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2013–14[36] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[37] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 4 | ||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2013–14[36] | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2014–15[37] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rotherham United | 2014–15[37] | Championship | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 2015–16[38] | Championship | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[39] | Championship | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 127 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 3 | ||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2016–17[39] | League One | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2017–18[40] | League One | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 52 | 3 |
| 2018–19[41] | Championship | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[42] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 3 | ||
| Hull City | 2020–21[43] | League One | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021–22[44] | Championship | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 68 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 2 | ||
| Bradford City | 2022–23 | League Two | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Career total | 364 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 410 | 14 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Rotherham United
Hull City
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Boro extend scholarships of four academy players". Gazette Live. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Macaskill, Sandy (20 October 2010). "Nottingham Forest 1 Middlesbrough 0: match report". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Duo pen Boro deals". Sky Sports. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Cardiff 0–3 Middlesbrough" BBC Sport. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Charlton 1–4 Middlesbrough" BBC Sport. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "I know he is a good player with a lot of potential': Richard Smallwood still on Aitor Karanka radar". Gazette Live. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Middlesbrough: Aitor Karanka wants squad size reduced". BBC Sport. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ . Rotherham United FC. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Rotherham United 1 – 0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Boro midfielder Richard Smallwood aiming for Wembley glory with Rotherham United". Gazette Live. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Maiden, Phil (28 August 2014). "Leyton Orient 2 – 2 Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Richard Smallwood: 'I'd never taken a senior-level penalty before play-off final shootout winner'". Gazette Live. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Transfer news: Middlesbrough turn down bid for Richie Smallwood". Sky Sports. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ . Rotherham United FC. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ . Rotherham United FC. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Richie Smallwood set for Rotherham return as Boro accept £175,000 bid". Gazette Live. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Smallwood joins Scunthorpe". Rotherham United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Smallwood recalled from Scunthorpe loan". Rotherham United F.C. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "READ | Smallwood set to depart Millers". Rotherham United Official Site. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Rovers secure Smallwood signature". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Coventry 1-3 Blackburn". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Richie Smallwood Joins Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Smallwood Appointed Club Captain". Hull City A.F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland 0–0 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Preston 1-4 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Retained List Confirmed". www.wearehullcity.co.uk. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "City swoop for Smallwood". bradfordcityafc.com. Bradford City. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Smallwood: "Hopefully I can lead this great club up a division and then up again"". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Richard Smallwood". The Football Association.
- ^ Richard Smallwood at Soccerbase
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ Maiden, Phil (25 May 2014). "Leyton Orient 2–2 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
External links
- Richard Smallwood at Soccerbase
- Richard Smallwood at Soccerway