Jonny Smith (footballer)

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Jonny Smith
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Gary Smith [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2016 Wrexham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Wrexham 1 (0)
2016–2021 Bristol City 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 → AFC Fylde (loan) 44 (9)
2018–2019 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 35 (4)
2019–2020 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 28 (9)
2020–2021 → Swindon Town (loan) 16 (1)
2021–2023 Burton Albion 77 (9)
2023– Wigan Athletic 27 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Gary Smith (born 28 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One side Wigan Athletic.

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Career

Wrexham

Born in Liverpool, England, Smith joined the Wrexham academy at the age of 10. [3] On 16 January 2016, Smith made his Wrexham debut in their FA Trophy second round defeat against Torquay United. [4]

Bristol City

In May 2016, Smith signed for Championship side Bristol City for an "undisclosed" compensation fee, agreeing terms on a two-year contract. [3] [5] On 19 August 2016, Smith joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2017. [6] Smith made his English Football League debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat against Doncaster Rovers. [7] He made nine appearances whilst on loan at Cheltenham Town. [8]

He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in July 2018, and signed a new one-year contract at Bristol City to take him to June 2020. [9]

He joined Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan in September 2019. [10]

On 29 August 2020, Smith joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan. [11] He scored on his Swindon debut in an EFL Cup tie against Charlton Athletic on 5 September 2020 before being recalled on 29 January having made 20 appearances in all competitions. [12] [13]

Burton Albion

On 29 January 2021, Smith joined League One side Burton Albion on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [14] On 6 February 2021, he made his debut in a EFL League One match against Hull City scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win. [15] His contract ended in the summer of 2023 having played 77 league matches scoring 9 goals.

Wigan Athletic

On 30 June 2023, he was announced as a Wigan Athletic player, signing a two-year deal from a free transfer.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wrexham 2015–16 [16] National League 1000—2 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Bristol City 2016–17 [8] Championship 000000—00
2017–18 [17] Championship000000—00
2018–19 [18] Championship000000—00
2019–20 [19] Championship000000—00
2020–21 [20] Championship000000—00
Total000000—00
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17 [8] League Two 5010102 [lower-alpha 2] 090
AFC Fylde (loan) 2017–18 [16] National League44941—2 [lower-alpha 3] 05010
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [18] League Two35421102 [lower-alpha 4] 0405
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2019–20 [19] League Two28921002 [lower-alpha 2] 13211
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21 [20] League One 16100113 [lower-alpha 2] 0202
Burton Albion 2020–21 [20] League One132000000132
Career total14225933113116730
  1. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 19th MAY 2018" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jonny Smith". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. Burton Albion F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Jonny Smith to sign for Bristol City". Wrexham AFC. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Report: Torquay United 1–0 Wrexham". Wrexham A.F.C. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Smith joins City development group". Bristol City F.C. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cheltenham Town loan Bristol City's Jonny Smith and re-sign Koby Arthur from Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 0–1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Jonny Smith: Tranmere Rovers sign winger on season-long loan from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Oldham sign Smith and Morais on loan". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "Town sign winger Bristol City winger Smith on season-long loan". Swindon Advertiser. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Swindon 1–3 Charlton". BBC. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "BRISTOL CITY RECALL WINGER JONNY SMITH". Swindon Town F.C. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Burton Albion sign Jonny Smith from Bristol City". Burton Albion FC. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Burton Albion 1-0 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  16. 1 2 Jonny Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.


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