Connor Smith
Personal information
Full name Connor Michael Smith[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993
Place of birth Mullingar, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barnet
(player/assistant manager)
Youth career
0000–2010 Mullingar Athletic
2010–2011 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Watford 8 (0)
2011–2012 → Wealdstone (loan) 22 (3)
2014 → Gillingham (loan) 10 (0)
2015 → Stevenage (loan) 4 (0)
2016 AFC Wimbledon 10 (0)
2016–2017 Plymouth Argyle 25 (1)
2017–2018 Yeovil Town 19 (0)
2018–2019 Boreham Wood 9 (0)
2019 Billericay Town 5 (1)
2019 → Kingstonian (loan) 4 (1)
2019 → Kings Langley (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2021 Wealdstone 51 (2)
2021–2022 Boreham Wood 14 (0)
2022– Barnet 6 (0)
International career‡
2009 Republic of Ireland U17
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (1)
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:20, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Connor Michael Smith (born 18 February 1993) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League side Barnet, where he is also assistant manager.

Career

Born in Ireland, Smith came to prominence in 2010, finishing as runner-up to Ben Greenhalgh on the television show Football's Next Star.[2] He joined the academy setup at Watford later that year in May, signing a two-year apprenticeship.[3]

In November 2011, Smith joined Isthmian League side Wealdstone on loan until January 2012, along with Britt Assombalonga.[4] In January, the loan was extended for a further two months after the club had remained unbeaten.[5]

Smith signed his first professional contract with Watford in May 2012.[6] His professional debut for Watford came on 18 August 2012, in a 3–2 victory over Crystal Palace in the Football League Championship, replacing Sean Murray as a substitute. On 8 January 2014, Smith signed on loan for Gillingham until the end of the 2013–14 season.[7]

On 1 September 2015, Smith signed for League Two side Stevenage on an initial month loan.[8] Smith left Watford on 21 January 2016 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. The next day Smith signed a permanent contract with AFC Wimbledon. Despite only playing 11 games for the Dons, Smith joined Plymouth Argyle.[9] He scored his first goal for Plymouth in an EFL Trophy tie against former club AFC Wimbledon on 4 October 2016.[10]

Having helped Plymouth Argyle to achieve promotion to League One, Smith was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[11] Following his release by Plymouth, Smith signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a two-year contract.[12] On 5 July 2018, Smith's contract with Yeovil Town was terminated by mutual consent.[13]

On 6 July 2018, Smith signed for National League side Boreham Wood.[14]

On 4 January 2019, Smith signed for Billericay Town on an 18-month contract.[15]

Smith then signed for Wealdstone for a second time ahead of the 2019–2020 season. [16] Smith was part of the Wealdstone side who won promotion to the National League in 2019-20. Smith's first goal in his second stint at the Stones came on 2 March 2021, against his former side Boreham Wood in a 1–0 victory.[17] On 4 June 2021 it was announced that Smith had left the club.[18]

In June 2021, Smith returned to Boreham Wood to take on a player/first team coach role.[19] On 12 July 2022, Smith signed for Barnet on a two-year contract.[20] Following the departure of John Dreyer, he became assistant manager at the Bees.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2011–12[22] Championship 000000—00
2012–13[23] Championship 700000—70
2013–14[24] Championship 101030—50
2014–15[25] Championship 0000000000
2015–16[26] Premier League 000010—10
Total 80104000130
Wealdstone (loan) 2011–12[27] IL Premier Division 223——10[lower-alpha 1]2325
Gillingham (loan) 2013–14[24] League One 100———100
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16[26] League Two 40———40
AFC Wimbledon 2015–16[26] League Two 100——1[lower-alpha 2]0110
Plymouth Argyle 2016–17[28] League Two 25130102[lower-alpha 3]1312
Yeovil Town 2017–18[29] League Two 19030105[lower-alpha 3]1281
Boreham Wood 2018–19[30] National League 9010—1[lower-alpha 4]0110
Billericay Town 2018–19[31] National League South 51——1[lower-alpha 5]061
Kingstonian (loan) 2018–19 IL Premier Division 41———41
Kings Langley (loan) 2018–19[32] SL Premier Division South 80———80
Wealdstone 2019–20[31][32] National League South 19050—2[lower-alpha 6]0260
2020–21[31] National League 32210—3[lower-alpha 7]0362
Total 51260—50622
Boreham Wood 2021–22[31] National League 14010—00150
Barnet 2022–23[31] National League 6000—1[lower-alpha 8]070
Career total 19571506025424112
  1. ↑ Seven appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Middlesex Senior Cup, one appearance in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in League Two play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in Essex Senior Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  8. ↑ Appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup

Honours

AFC Wimbledon

Wealdstone

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 25. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Smith targets Wembley final appearance". Watford Observer. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. ↑ "From training with Inter Milan on reality TV and playing at Anfield to Boreham Wood - The life and times of Connor Smith". The 42. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Watford pair Connor Smith and Britt Assombalonga have joined Wealdstone on loan". Watford Observer. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Smith and Assombalonga extend Stones loan". Vital Football. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Watford boss Sean Dyche stresses that is it only the start for youngsters offered professional contracts". Watford Observer. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Gills Land Championship Midfielder". Gillingham FC. 8 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Connor Smith and Jack Jebb join Stevenage". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Connor Smith: Plymouth Argyle sign AFC Wimbledon midfielder". BBC Sport. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 2 Plymouth Argyle 1: Defeat for Pilgrims in EFL Trophy tie". plymouthherald.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle: Jordan Slew & Connor Smith among nine released". BBC Sport. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Connor Smith: Yeovil Town sign Plymouth Argyle midfielder on free transfer". BBC Sport. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Omar Sowunmi: Yeovil Town defender signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "WE WELCOME CONNOR SMITH". Boreham Wood F.C. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "New Signing". www.billericaytownfc.co.uk. 4 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "Connor Smith returns to Wealdstone FC". 2 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Wealdstone 1-0 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport.
  18. ↑ "Stones announce retained list". 4 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "MADE IN WATFORD NOW IN MANAGEMENT AT BOREHAM WOOD". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Bees secure Connor Smith". www.barnetfc.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  21. ↑ "John Dreyer Joins Burton Albion As Connor Smith Is Promoted To Assistant Manager". www.barnetfc.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Connor Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  26. 1 2 3 "Games played by Connor Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Britt Assombalonga in 2011/2012 for Wealdstone". Wealdstone F.C. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 Connor Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  32. 1 2 "Connor Smith Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  33. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (30 May 2016). "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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