Connor Smith (footballer, born 1996)

Connor Smith
Smith warming up for York City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Connor Charles Smith[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Whitby Town
Youth career
–2014 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Hartlepool United 15 (0)
2016 → Whitby Town (loan) 5 (0)
2017 → Spennymoor Town (loan)
2017–2018 York City 22 (1)
2017 → Whitby Town (loan)
2018–2019 Frickley Athletic 13 (0)
2020–2023 Marske United 77 (3)
2023– Whitby Town 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:49, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Connor Charles Smith (born 14 October 1996) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Whitby Town. He has played for Hartlepool United, Spennymoor Town, York City and Marske United.

Early life

Smith was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[2]

Career

Hartlepool United

Smith joined the youth system of Hartlepool United at under-12 level.[4] He started a two-year scholarship with the club in the summer of 2013.[5] In May 2014, Smith was promoted to the first team for the final match of the 2013–14 season after impressing in his first year as a scholar.[6] He came on as a substitute for Jonathan Franks in the second half of the 2–0 defeat to Exeter City.[6]

On 15 November 2016, Smith joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town on a one-month loan.[7] He made his debut when starting Whitby's 3–2 home defeat to Goole in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, in which he was substituted on 59 minutes.[8] He finished the loan with seven appearances.[8] On 23 March 2017, Smith joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Spennymoor Town on loan until the end of 2016–17.[9] He made his debut two days later as a substitute in a 1–1 draw at home to Halesowen Town.[10]

Non-League

Smith signed for newly relegated National League North club York City on 27 June 2017 on a one-year contract.[11] He joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town on 26 October 2017 on a one-month loan,[12] making his debut two days later as a substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Marine in the FA Trophy first qualifying round.[13] Smith made 23 appearances and scored one goal[14][15] as York ranked 11th place in the table in 2017–18.[16] He was released at the end of the season.[17]

Smith signed for Northern Premier League Division One East club Frickley Athletic on 26 May 2018.[18]

On 21 February 2020, Smith joined Marske United.[19] He left Marske in November 2023 to sign for Whitby Town.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 January 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hartlepool United 2013–14[21] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[22] League Two 8 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 9 0
2015–16[23] League Two 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2016–17[24] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 2 0
Total 15 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 19 0
Whitby Town (loan) 2016–17[8] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		5 0 — — 2[c] 0 7 0
York City 2017–18[14][15] National League North 22 1 1 0 — — 23 1
Frickley Athletic 2018–19[25] Northern Premier League
Division One East 		13 0 3 0 — 1 0 17 0
Career total 55 1 5 0 1 0 5 0 66 1
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, one in North Riding Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Connor Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Connor Smith". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Connor Smith". Hartlepool United F.C. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the club". Hartlepool United F.C. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Whirlwind – Hartlepool Utd boss excited by potential of 17-year-old Connor Smith". Isle of Man Today. Isle of Man Newspapers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Connor Smith joins Whitby on loan". Hartlepool United F.C. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Whitby Town 2–3 Goole". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
    "Coalville Town 2–3 Whitby Town". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
    "Whitby Town 0–2 Grantham Town". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
    Duffy, Mark (26 November 2016). "Robins hold table-topping Whitby". Ilkeston Advertiser. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
    "Guisborough Town 0–5 Whitby Town". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
    "Rushall Olympic 1–0 Whitby Town". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
    "Whitby Town 1–3 Nantwich Town". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Connor Smith makes Spennymoor loan move". Hartlepool United F.C. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Match report: Halesowen hold Moors at The Brewery Field". Spennymoor Town F.C. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  11. ^ Flett, Dave (27 June 2017). "York City sign released Hartlepool winger Connor Smith". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Winger Smith joins Whitby on loan". York City F.C. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Whitby Town 1–3 Marine (FA Trophy Q1)". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  14. ^ a b "C. Smith: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  15. ^ a b Flett, Dave (17 September 2017). "York City dig deep to progress in FA Cup amid the Salford rubble". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
    Flett, Dave (1 October 2017). "Poor Shaftesbury Avenue show sees curtain come down on Gary Mills' second spell as York City manager". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Conference North: 2017/18: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  17. ^ Flett, Dave (30 April 2018). "Louis Almond and Alex Kempster offered new deals at York City, but Aidan Connolly one of nine released". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  18. ^ Johnson, Michael (26 May 2018). "All aboard the Recruitment Express". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via Pitchero.
  19. ^ Ryan, Bob (21 February 2020). "Connor Smith Joins Marske United". Marske United F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2022 – via Pitchero.
  20. ^ "Whitby Town sign Connor Smith on permanent deal". Whitby Town. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  25. ^ "The team: Connor Smith: 2018/19 season". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via Pitchero.
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