Tom Smith (footballer, born 1998)

Thomas Spencer Smith (born 25 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bath City.

Tom Smith
Personal information
Full name Tom Spencer Smith[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998[2]
Place of birth Swindon, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bath City
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2009 Bristol City
2009–2016 Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Swindon Town 10 (1)
2017 → Waterford (loan) 10 (1)
2017 → Bath City (loan) 6 (2)
2017–2018 → Bath City (loan) 4 (2)
2018 → Bath City (loan) 17 (6)
2018–2019 Cheltenham Town 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Bath City (loan) 29 (4)
2019– Bath City 36 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:26, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Swindon Town

Smith was given the number 28 shirt at the start of the 2014–15 season and was an unused substitute for Swindon Town in games against Scunthorpe United (home), Gillingham (away) Fleetwood Town (away)[3] and Leyton Orient (home). He made his professional football debut as a second half-substitute in the League One game against Preston North End.[4] Handed the number 31 shirt for the 2015–16 season, he was involved in the Newport County Football League Trophy game as a used substitute. Smith scored his first goal for Swindon against Crewe Alexandra on 5 September 2015.[5] After being assigned the number 15 jersey for the 2016–17 campaign, Smith made his first appearance of the season in an EFL Cup first round tie against Championship side Queens Park Rangers, replacing Yaser Kasim in the 65th minute. The game resulted in a 4–2 victory for the Championship side on penalties after a 2–2 draw in normal time.[6] On 13 September 2016, Smith made his first start of the campaign, in Swindon's EFL Trophy group stage tie against Chelsea U23s. The game resulted in a 2–1 victory with Smith playing for the entire 90 minutes.[7]

On 22 February 2017, Smith joined Irish side Waterford on loan, along with teammate Jake Evans, until June 2017.[8] On 24 February, Smith made his Waterford debut in their 1–0 away defeat against Athlone Town, on the opening day of the 2017 campaign.[9] On 10 March 2017, Smith scored his first goal for Waterford, in their 2–0 away victory over UCD, netting the visitors' second in the 85th minute.[10] Smith made a big impact at Waterford, becoming a key player in the club's title bid. His loan ended in May 2017 and his last appearance came in a 3–0 defeat to the League of Ireland Champions Dundalk in the EA Sports Cup.[11]

On 12 October 2017, Smith joined National League South side Bath City on a one-month loan.[12] Two days later, he made his debut for Bath during their FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie against Chelmsford City, in which he was awarded man of the match[13] despite the 0–0 draw.[14] Following an impressive first month at Bath, Smith's loan was extended until 6 January 2018.[15] On 24 November 2017, Smith was recalled by parent club, Swindon, following increasing injury problems.[16] On 8 December 2017, Smith returned to Bath on a one-month loan[17] and went on to score in their FA Trophy tie against Hendon, which resulted in a 2–1 defeat.[18] On 19 January 2018, Smith again rejoined Bath on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[19]

He was released by Swindon at the end of the 2017–18 season.[20]

Cheltenham Town

On 1 June 2018, following his release from Swindon, Smith agreed to join fellow League Two side, Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal.[21]

On 20 September 2018, Smith returned to Bath City on a four-month loan.[22] The deal was later extended for the rest of the season.[23]

On 2 July 2019, after several loan spells, Smith returned to Bath City on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract.[24] On 27 July 2020, Smith was the recipient of the Vanarama South Player of the Season award after an impressive season. [25]

Career statistics
As of 16 October 2018.[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2014–15 League One 1000000010
2015–16 League One 1100001[lower-alpha 1]021
2016–17 League One 8000103[lower-alpha 2]0120
2017–18 League Two 0000100010
Total 101002040161
Waterford (loan) 2017 League of Ireland First Division 1010010—111
Bath City (loan) 2017–18 National League South 271020—1[lower-alpha 3]13011
Cheltenham Town 2018–19 League Two 0000100010
Bath City (loan) 2018–19 National League South 2021—0041
Career total 49124140516214
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Tom Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. "Tom Smith". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. "T. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. "Preston 3–0 Swindon (BBC Match Report)". BBC Football.
  5. "Crewe 1–3 Swindon". BBC Sport. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. "Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Swindon Town (4–2 pens)". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. "Swindon Town vs. Chelsea U23". Soccerway. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. "Smith And Evans Join Waterford FC On Loan". Swindon Town Official Site. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. "Athlone Town vs. Waterford". Soccerway. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. "UCD vs. Waterford". Soccerway. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. http://www.waterfordfc.ie/fixture_and_result/dundalk010517/
  12. "Smith Joins Bath On Loan". Swindon Town Official Site. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  13. "Tom Smith on Twitter". Twitter. @tombeausmith. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. "Bath City vs. Chelmsford City". Soccerway. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  15. "Bath City FC on Twitter". Twitter. @BathCity_FC. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  16. "Brophy & Smith Recalled". Swindon Town Official Site. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  17. "Player News". Bath City Official Site. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  18. "Hendon vs. Bath City". Soccerway. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  19. "Smith Re-Joins Bath Until End Of Season". Swindon Town Official Site. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  20. "Luke Norris: Swindon Town extend striker's contract". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  21. "NEW SIGNING: Tom Smith". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  22. "News: Tom Smith makes loan move to Bath City". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  23. "January transfer window: Cheltenham Town midfielder set to extend loan stay at Bath City for rest of season". gloucestershirelive.co.uk. 3 January 2019.
  24. "Bath City sign former loanee Tom Smith in permanent switch from Cheltenham Town". somersetlive.co.uk. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  25. "Awards All Round As The South's Stars Are Honoured". thenationalleague.org.uk. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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