Jonny Smith (footballer)

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*
Years Team Apps (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 34 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:21, 2 December 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.

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
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wrexham 2015–16[16] National League 1 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 3 0
Bristol City 2016–17[8] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17[8] League Two 5 0 1 0 1 0 2[b] 0 9 0
AFC Fylde (loan) 2017–18[16] National League 44 9 4 1 — 2[c] 0 50 10
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2018–19[18] League Two 35 4 2 1 1 0 2[d] 0 40 5
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2019–20[19] League Two 28 9 2 1 0 0 2[b] 1 32 11
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[20] League One 16 1 0 0 1 1 3[b] 0 20 2
Burton Albion 2020–21[20] League One 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Career total 142 25 9 3 3 1 13 1 167 30
  1. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c 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

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b Jonny Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  20. ^ a b c "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.


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