Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1992)

Tommy Smith
Personal information
Full name Thomas George Smith[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-14) 14 April 1992[2]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 2
Youth career
Tranmere Rovers
0000–2012 Manchester City
2012–2013 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Huddersfield Town 168 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:42, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Thomas George Smith (born 14 April 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Huddersfield Town.

Career

Smith was born in Warrington, Cheshire.[4] He started his career Tranmere Rovers before joining Manchester City's Academy at the age of 11.[5] He left the club in January 2012 after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, and after trial spells with Oxford United and Stevenage signed for Huddersfield Town's under-21 team.[5][6]

Smith's first involvement with the first team came on 5 January 2013 when he was an unused substitute in Huddersfield's 1–0 away win over Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup.[7] He made his debut on 24 September 2013 when starting the League Cup match away to Hull City, which Huddersfield lost 1–0.[8] He made his league debut on 23 November 2013 as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Sheffield Wednesday.[8] Smith signed a new contract with Huddersfield on 4 February 2014, which would keep him at the club until June 2016.[9]

On 31 January 2015, Smith was airlifted to hospital with a head injury after colliding with the Huddersfield goalkeeper, Joe Murphy, during a 2–1 home defeat to Leeds United.[10][11] He was discharged the following day.[10]

His first goal for Huddersfield came on 19 January 2016 in their 5–2 away defeat to Reading in the FA Cup.[12]

Smith captained the team on 29 May in the 2017 EFL Championship play-off Final against Reading, which Huddersfield won 4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 extra-time draw.[13][14] This meant Huddersfield were promoted to Premier League for the first time, and would play top-flight football for the first time in 45 years.[15]

In August 2017, he was appointed as Huddersfield's permanent club captain after the retirement of Mark Hudson.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2012–13[17] Championship 000000—00
2013–14[8] Championship 2402010—270
2014–15[18] Championship 4101020—440
2015–16[19] Championship 3602110—391
2016–17[20] Championship 42420003[lower-alpha 1]0474
2017–18[21] Premier League 2403000—270
2018–19[22] Premier League 100010—20
Career total 168410150301865
  1. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Huddersfield Town

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tommy Smith". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "T. Smith: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Warrington-born Smith leads Terriers to Premier League". Warrington Guardian. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Tommy Smith's journey to the top with Huddersfield Town is uplifting tale – Chris Powell". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Thomson, Doug (7 December 2013). "Leaving Manchester City was the right decision says Huddersfield Town defender Tommy Smith". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Huddersfield: Results/matches: 2012/13". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tommy Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (4 February 2014). "Smith signs new contract". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Tommy Smith: Huddersfield defender out of hospital". BBC Sport. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 1-2 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Reading 5–2 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Welton, Blake (30 May 2017). "Tommy Smith happy to take the short-term pain for the gain of Premier League football". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  14. ↑ Booth, Mel (29 May 2017). "Reading FC 0 Huddersfield Town 0: Mel Booth's match report as the Terriers a Premier League spot via a penalty shootout". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  15. ↑ Doyle, Paul (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield reach Premier League after penalty shoot-out win over Reading". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Tomlinson, Adam (9 August 2017). "Tommy Smith named new club captain". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Tommy Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Tommy Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Tommy Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Tommy Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Tommy Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Tommy Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  23. ↑ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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