George Smith (footballer, born 1996)

George Thomas Smith (born 14 August 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for National League North club Gateshead. He previously played in the Football League for Barnsley, Crawley Town and Northampton Town and Chesterfield, and in the National League for Bradford Park Avenue, Gateshead, Harrogate Town, Dover Athletic and Boston United.

George Smith

Personal information
Full name	George Thomas Smith[1]
Date of birth	14 August 1996
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Gateshead
Youth career
0000–2014	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Barnsley	37	(0)
2014	→ Bradford Park Avenue (loan)	0	(0)
2016	→ Crawley Town (loan)	4	(0)
2016–2017	Gateshead	38	(1)
2017–2018	Northampton Town	6	(0)
2018–2019	Chesterfield	10	(0)
2018–2019	→ Dover Athletic (loan)	7	(0)
2019	→ Boston United (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2020	Harrogate Town	20	(1)
2020-	Gateshead	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:19, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Barnsley

Smith began his career with Barnsley, progressing through the club's academy and signed a professional contract in June 2014.[2] He made his Football League debut on 26 December 2014 in a 1–0 defeat against Preston North End.[3]

On 15 June, Smith was not offered a new contract by Barnsley.[4]

Crawley Town

On 9 January 2016, George Smith joined Crawley Town on a 28-day loan, making four appearances for the League Two club.

Gateshead

On 29 June 2016, George Smith signed for Gateshead on a one-year deal ahead of the 2016-17 National League season.[5] He made his league debut for the club on 6 August 2016 against Chester F.C. and scored his first senior goal in a 3–0 over Southport on 4 February 2017.

Northampton Town

In August 2017, Smith signed for Northampton Town on a two-year contract. He made his debut on 9 September with a man of the match performance against Doncaster Rovers, assisting Matt Crooks with the opening goal after 21 seconds, the quickest goal ever scored at Sixfields Stadium.

Chesterfield

Smith left Northampton on 31 January 2018, being signed for an undisclosed fee by Chesterfield, signing an 18-month deal with the EFL League Two side. Following two loan spells during the 2018–19 season, Smith was released in May 2019.[6]

Dover Athletic

Smith joined Dover Athletic on loan making his debut in the 2–1 loss against Barnet on 1 September 2018.[7]

Harrogate Town

On 12 June 2019, Harrogate Town announced the signing of Smith.[8]

Gateshead

On 9 June 2020, Smith re-signed for Gateshead.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2018

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
Barnsley	2014–15[10]	League One	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2015–16[11]		19	0	1	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	23	0
	Total		37	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	44	0
Crawley Town (loan)	2015–16[11]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Gateshead	2016–17[12]	National League	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	1
Northampton Town	2017–18[13]	League One	6	0	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	10	0
Chesterfield	2017–18[13]	League Two	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2018–19	National League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Dover Athletic (loan)	2018–19	National League	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			102	1	3	0	3	0	5	0	113	1

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 39. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. "George Smith Signs Professional Deal at Oakwell". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
3. "Preston 1-0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
4. "Defensive Duo Depart". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
5. "George Smith: Gateshead sign ex-Barnsley defender on one-year deal". www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
6. "A dozen players set to leave". Chesterfield F.C. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
7. "Dover Athletic vs Barnet". www.doverathletic.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
8. GEORGE SMITH IS SIGNING NUMBER SIX, harrogatetownafc.com, 12 June 2019
9. "Star defender George Smith back at Gateshead after four years away". The Non-League Paper. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
10. "Games played by George Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
11. "Games played by George Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
12. "Games played by George Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
13. "Games played by George Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

External links

• George Smith at Soccerbase
• George Smith at Soccerway