Richard Smallwood (footballer)

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Richard Smallwood
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Smallwood in 2022
Personal information
Full name Richard Smallwood [1]
Date of birth (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Redcar, England [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 6
Youth career
?–2010 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 113 (6)
International career
2008 England U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Richard Smallwood (born 29 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Bradford City.

Contents

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]

At the end of the 2023–24 season, he triggered a contract extension. [31]

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. [32]

Career statistics

As of 8 November 2022. [33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2010–11 [34] Championship 121000000121
2011–12 [35] Championship130203000180
2012–13 [36] Championship222204100283
2013–14 [37] Championship130000000130
2014–15 [38] Championship0000100010
Total603408100724
Rotherham United (loan) 2013–14 [37] League One 18000002 [a] 0200
2014–15 [38] Championship1000000010
Rotherham United 2014–15 [38] Championship401100000421
2015–16 [39] Championship431101000451
2016–17 [40] Championship251001000261
Total12732030201343
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2016–17 [40] League One16110002 [b] 0191
Blackburn Rovers 2017–18 [41] League One46220212 [b] 0523
2018–19 [42] Championship320100000330
2019–20 [43] Championship0000200020
Total782304120873
Hull City 2020–21 [44] League One27010201 [b] 0310
2021–22 [45] Championship422100000432
Total682202010742
Bradford City 2022–23 [46] League Two 172101010202
Career total364121301628041014
  1. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Rotherham United

Hull City

Individual

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  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 496. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
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  14. ↑ "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.
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  35. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  37. 1 2 "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  38. 1 2 3 "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  40. 1 2 "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Richard Smallwood in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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