Harry Smith (footballer, born 1995)

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Harry Smith
Personal information
Full name Harry Roy Smith [1]
Date of birth (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Chatham, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 10
Youth career
Brentford
Chelsea
Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Tunbridge Wells
Sevenoaks Town
2014–2015 Sittingbourne
2015–2016 Folkestone Invicta 19 (13)
2016–2018 Millwall 9 (1)
2017 → Swindon Town (loan) 14 (2)
2018–2019 Macclesfield Town 39 (9)
2019–2021 Northampton Town 35 (7)
2021 → Motherwell (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2023 Leyton Orient 49 (13)
2022 → Exeter City (loan) 5 (0)
2023 → Barnet (loan) 11 (7)
2023–2024 Sutton United 37 (11)
2024– Swindon Town 19 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Harry Roy Smith (born 18 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.

Contents

Career

Born in Chatham, [3] Smith played youth football for Brentford, Chelsea and Gillingham, before playing non-league football for Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks Town, Sittingbourne and Folkestone Invicta. [2] [4] While at Folkestone Invicta he had trials at Aberdeen, Gillingham, and Millwall, [5] before signing a two-year professional contract with Millwall in August 2016. [6] He made his debut for Millwall on 8 November 2016, scoring twice in an EFL Trophy game against Luton Town. [7]

On 12 July 2017, Smith joined League Two side Swindon Town on a season-long loan. [8] On the opening day of the 2017–18 campaign, Smith made his Swindon debut in their 2–1 away victory against Carlisle United, replacing the injured Luke Norris in the 34th minute. [9] On 30 September 2017, Smith scored his first goal for the club during their 2–0 home victory over Cambridge United, doubling Swindon's advantage in the 88th minute after Keshi Anderson had given the Robins the lead. [10] On 26 December 2017, Smith's loan spell at Swindon was terminated following a lack of game time. [11]

He was released by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season. [12]

On 4 July 2018, Smith opted to join newly promoted League Two side Macclesfield Town on a one-year deal. [13]

On 17 May 2019, it was announced that Smith would join League Two side Northampton Town on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee on 1 July 2019. [14] [15] On 17 September 2019 against Stevenage Smith came on as a half time substitute with the scores at 0-0 and then scored what proved to be the winning goal, his first for the club, before later being sent off in the same game. [16] On 21 January 2021, Smith joined Motherwell on loan until the end of the season. [17] [18]

On 7 July 2021, Smith signed a two-year deal with Leyton Orient after transferring for an undisclosed fee. [19] [20] he moved on loan to Exeter City on 1 September 2022. [21] [22] On 22 October, Smith confirmed that the loan had ended early as he had struggled to settle in Devon. [23] On 7 February 2023, he joined Barnet on loan until the end of the season. [24]

In June 2023 it was announced that he would sign for Sutton United on 1 July 2023. [25] [26] In May 2024, the club confirmed that following relegation, Smith had rejected a new contract offer and would depart the club. [27]

On 27 June 2024, Smith rejoined Swindon Town on a permanent deal. [28] [29]

Personal life

In March 2018, Smith released a statement stating that he was seeking help for mental health and gambling addiction problems. [30] [31] [32]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Folkestone Invicta 2015–16 [4] IL – Division One South 19130000001913
Millwall 2016–17 [7] League One 9113002 [a] 2126
2017–18 [33] Championship 0000000000
Total91130022126
Swindon Town (loan) 2017–18 [33] League Two 14221102 [a] 0193
Macclesfield Town 2018–19 [34] League Two39910314 [a] 04710
Northampton Town 2019–20 [35] League Two19422107 [b] 1297
2020–21 [36] League One16310113 [a] 0214
Total35732211015011
Motherwell (loan) 2020–21 [36] Scottish Premiership 5000000050
Leyton Orient 2021–22 [37] League Two411332001 [a] 04515
2022–23 [38] League Two8000101 [a] 0100
Total49133210105515
Exeter City (loan) 2022–23 [38] League One5000000050
Barnet (loan) 2022–23 [38] National League 11700004 [c] 2159
Sutton United 2023–24 [39] League Two371122211 [a] 04214
Swindon Town 2024–25 [40] League Two19920112 [a] 12411
Career total24172141010427629292
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ 4 appearances and 1 goal in the EFL Trophy, 3 appearances in the play-offs.
  3. ↑ Three appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the National League playoffs

Honours

Northampton Town

Leyton Orient

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Profile". Folkestone Invicta F.C. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Harry Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Millwall: League One club sign Folkestone Invicta striker Harry Smith". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Harry Smith: Millwall striker joins Swindon Town on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Carlisle United vs. Swindon Town". Soccerway. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Swindon Town vs. Cambridge United". Soccerway. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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  12. ↑ "Tim Cahill and Jimmy Abdou: Millwall release veteran Australian and midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Harry Smith: Macclesfield Town sign former Millwall striker". BBC Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN STRIKER HARRY SMITH FOR AN UNDISCLOSED FEE". Northampton Town F.C. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Northampton Town sign Harry Smith from Macclesfield Town on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Stevenage 0-1 Northampton". BBC. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Harry Smith signs on Loan". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. 21 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Harry Smith: Motherwell sign Northampton Town forward on loan until summer - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Forward Harry Smith signs from Northampton Town". 7 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Orient sign striker Smith from Cobblers". BBC Sport.
  21. ↑ "Exeter sign Leyton Orient striker Smith on loan". BBC Sport.
  22. ↑ Clark, Daniel (1 September 2022). "Exeter City sign striker Harry Smith on loan". DevonLive.
  23. ↑ Clark, Daniel (22 October 2022). "Harry Smith cuts short Exeter City loan spell". DevonLive.
  24. ↑ "Harry Smith signs for Barnet FC - Barnet Football Club". 7 February 2023.
  25. ↑ "Welcome Harry Smith". www.suttonunited.net. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "Sutton United sign striker Smith after Orient exit" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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  28. ↑ "Forward player makes permanent return to Swindon after previous loan spell". Swindon Advertiser. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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  30. ↑ "Harry Smith: Millwall striker getting help for mental health and addiction issues". BBC Sport. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  31. ↑ "I went to sleep and didn't want to wake up: Harry Smith on mental health fight". Yahoo Sports. 9 October 2020.
  32. ↑ "Harry Smith gambled £20k in one night, but Arsenal legend's charity changed his life". talkSPORT. 21 May 2020.
  33. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Harry Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Harry Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  36. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Harry Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  38. 1 2 3 "Games played by Harry Smith in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Harry Smith in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  40. ↑ "Games played by Harry Smith in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  41. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (29 June 2020). "Exeter City 0–4 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  42. ↑ "Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title". Sky Sports. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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