Tom Smyth

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Tom Smyth
Personal information
Full name Thomas Joseph Smyth
Date of birth (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Southport, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
?–2009 Preston North End
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Preston North End 0 (0)
2010 Northwich Victoria
2010–2011 Accrington Stanley 4 (0)
2010–2011 → Workington (loan) 11 (0 [1] )
2011 Workington
2011–2012 Northwich Victoria
2012–2014 Colwyn Bay
2014–???? Chorley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Joseph Smyth (born 18 March 1991) is an English former footballer.

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Club career

Smyth started his career with Preston North End where he was a former captain of Preston's youth side and was a regular at reserve team level in 2009, the same year as he was handed his first professional contract. He was formerly a striker at Preston but converted to a defender whilst at the club. [2]

In June 2010 he signed for League two club Accrington Stanley on a 1-year contract. He made his debut on 31 August 2010 in a Football League Trophy match against Tranmere Rovers coming on as a 13th-minute substitute. [3]

In December 2010 he joined Conference North side Workington A.F.C. on loan. [4] He made his debut for Workington on 11 December in a league match against Stafford Rangers [5] but bad weather saw further games postponed. It was reported that he had returned to Accrington on 24 December [6] but his loan was later extended. [7]

It was announced by Accrington on 23 May that he would be released at the end of June 2011 when his current contract expired. [8]

In October 2011 he re-joined Northwich Victoria for his second spell at the club. [9] In May 2012 he moved to Colwyn Bay. [10]

In summer 2014 he joined Chorley. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "First Team Appearances 2010/11". Workington AFC. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "2010–11 player profiles". Accrington Stanley F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers 1 – 1 Accrington Stanley 0". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Workington sign Accrington Stanley defender Tom Smyth". BBC Sport. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Stafford Rangers 0–2 Workington". Workington AFC. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Accrington Stanley pair return from loans". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Battle to keep loan men". Accrington Observer. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Accrington Stanley release seven". Lancashire Telegraph. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Defender Tom Smyth returns to Northwich Victoria after spell at Workington". Northwich Guardian. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "Hopley and Lea stay – Smyth joins Bay". Pitchero Non-League. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Promoted Magpies choose purple strip". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2014.


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