Jack Baird

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Jack Baird
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Defender [1]
Team information
Current team
 Greenock Morton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2020 St Mirren 128 (2)
2019–2020 → Greenock Morton (loan) 24 (3)
2020–2022 Ayr United 54 (2)
2022– Greenock Morton 67 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:23, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Jack Baird (born 7 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton.

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Career

Baird made his first team debut for St Mirren on 22 November 2014, in a 3–0 defeat to Hamilton Academical. [2] On 14 May 2015, Baird signed a two–year extension to his contract, tying him to the club until the summer of 2017. [3]

After establishing himself as a first team regular over the past few years, Baird signed a new one-year deal in May 2017. [4] Baird signed a further one-year extension to his contract in January 2018, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019 after showing impressive form. [5]

In January 2019, Baird signed a further two-year contract extension meaning that he will be at the club until the summer of 2021. [6]

He moved on loan to Greenock Morton in September 2019. [7] The loan agreement was originally due to expire in January 2020, but it was later extended to the end of the 2019–20 season. [8]

On 3 September 2020 Baird left St Mirren club by mutual consent. [9] The next day he signed for Ayr United. [10] In May 2022, Baird signed a pre-contract agreement with fellow Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2014–15 [12] Scottish Premiership 8000000080
2015–16 [13] Scottish Championship 31110104 [lower-alpha 1] 0371
2016–17 [14] 25031424 [lower-alpha 1] 0363
2017–18 [15] 31121203 [lower-alpha 1] 0382
2018–19 [16] Scottish Premiership 33020502 [lower-alpha 2] 0420
2019–20 [17] 0000400040
Total1282821621301656
Greenock Morton (loan) 2019–20 [17] Scottish Championship 19310001 [lower-alpha 1] 0213
Career total1475921621401869

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile". St Mirren F.C. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton Accies 3–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "New Deals for Jack, Lewis and Barry". Official St Mirren website. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jack Baird signs contract extension". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Delight for Saints as Jack Baird signs contract extension". stmirren.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jack Baird signs contract extension". stmirren.com. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Jack Baird Joins Morton On Loan – Greenock Morton".
  8. ↑ "St Mirren: Centre-back Conor McCarthy signs from Cork City". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Jack Baird leaves by mutual consent". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jack Baird signs for the Honest Men – Ayr United Football Club".
  11. ↑ "Jack Baird signs pre-contract agreement with the club". Greenock Morton FC. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Baird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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