Michael Smith (footballer, born 1991)

Michael John Smith (born 17 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Rotherham United.

For other people with the same name, see Michael Smith (disambiguation).

Michael Smith
Smith playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2013
Personal information
Full name Michael John Smith[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991
Place of birth Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England[2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Number 24
Youth career
Wallsend Boys Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Darlington 37 (6)
2010 → Workington (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2014 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2012 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 6 (3)
2012 → Newport County (loan) 9 (4)
2013 → Colchester United (loan) 8 (2)
2013–2014 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 23 (9)
2014–2016 Swindon Town 65 (21)
2015–2016 → Barnsley (loan) 12 (0)
2016 → Portsmouth (loan) 16 (4)
2016–2017 Portsmouth 18 (3)
2017 → Northampton Town (loan) 14 (2)
2017–2018 Bury 19 (1)
2018– Rotherham United 123 (30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:49, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Darlington

Born in Wallsend, Smith made his debut in the Football League on 5 April 2010, replacing Chris Moore in the 77th minute of Darlington's 1–0 home defeat by Hereford United in League Two.[3] He scored his first Football League goal on 1 May, in the 79th minute of Darlington's 2–0 away win at Macclesfield Town.[4]

He joined Conference North club Workington on loan for a month on 29 October 2010,[5] and made seven appearances before returning to Darlington.[6] In his first four Conference matches back with Darlington he scored six goals.[7] At the end of the season, he, Phil Gray and John McReady all signed new two-year contracts.[8]

Charlton

After trials with Watford and Stoke City, and an unsuccessful bid of £80,000 from Bristol City, Smith signed a three-year contract with League One club Charlton Athletic on 31 August 2011; the fee was undisclosed[9] He made his Charlton debut against FC Halifax Town in the FA Cup: he came on in the 87th minute and crossed for Bradley Pritchard to score the fourth goal of the match.[10][11]

On 18 January 2012, Smith joined League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan to the end of the season.[12] Ten days later, he scored a hat-trick and provided an assist for Luke Joyce as Stanley beat Gillingham 4–3.[13] He returned to his parent club in mid-March after suffering a season-ending knee injury.[14]

On 14 August 2012, Smith made his first start – and what proved to be last appearance – for Charlton Athletic in a League Cup defeat to Leyton Orient.[15] He then began a series of loan spells. In November, he joined Newport County of the Conference Premier on a one-month loan,[16] and scored against Cambridge United on his debut.[15] The loan was extended for a second month.[17] On 8 March 2013, he joined League One club Colchester United, also for a month.[18]

In July 2013, Smith signed for League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan until 1 January 2014.[19] Wearing the number 9 shirt, he made his debut on the opening day of the 2013–14 season in a 1–1 draw with Torquay United.[20] He was a regular in the side, finishing his loan period with 10 goals from 25 appearances.[20]

Swindon Town

On 22 January 2014, Smith signed for Swindon Town for an initial £100,000.[21] He scored Swindon's first and third goals as they beat Shrewsbury Town 3–1 on his debut three days later.[22]

Portsmouth

On the final day of the January 2016 transfer window, Smith joined League Two club Portsmouth on a three-month loan.[23] The move was made permanent at the end of the season for an undisclosed fee.[24] He scored a hat-trick against Yeovil Town in an EFL Trophy tie on 30 August, though Portsmouth lost the match 4–3.[25]

Bury

On 31 August 2017, Smith signed a two-year contract with Bury of League One.[26]

Rotherham

On 11 January 2018, Smith signed for fellow League One club Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee.[27]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Darlington 2009–10[28] League Two 7100000071
2010–11[7] League Two295000000295
2011–12[10] Conference Premier10———10
Total 376000000376
Workington 2010–11[6][29] Conference North60——1[lower-alpha 1]070
Charlton Athletic 2011–12[10] League One 0010000010
2012–13[15] Championship 000010—10
2013–14[20] Championship00———00
Total 0010100020
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2011–12[10] League Two63———63
Newport County (loan) 2012–13[30] Conference Premier94——1[lower-alpha 1]0100
Colchester United (loan) 2012–13[15] League One82———82
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2013–14[20] League Two 23911001[lower-alpha 2]02510
Swindon Town 2013–14[20] League One208—0000208
2014–15[31] League One401310224[lower-alpha 3]34718
2015–16[32] League One50—00—50
Total 65211022437226
Barnsley (loan) 2015–16[32] League One13000—00130
Portsmouth (loan) 2015–16[32] League Two164———164
Portsmouth 2016–17[33] League Two18300003[lower-alpha 4]3216
Total 3470000333710
Northampton Town (loan) 2016–17[33] League One142———142
Bury 2017–18[34] League One19121002[lower-alpha 4]0232
Rotherham United 2017–18[34] League One206——3[lower-alpha 5]0236
2018–19[35] Championship4581000—468
2019–20[36] League One 34933202[lower-alpha 6]04112
2020–21[37] Championship 247101000267
Total 1233053305013632
Career total 357851056217639098
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. One appearance and one goal in Football League Trophy, three appearances and two goals in League One play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. Appearances in League One play-offs
  6. Appearance(s) in 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

Honours

Rotherham United

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011. Headline. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-7553-6107-6.
  3. "Darlington 0–1 Hereford". BBC Sport. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  4. "Macclesfield 0–2 Darlington". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  5. Walker, Martin (29 October 2010). "Smith joins Workington". Darlington F.C. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  6. "First Team Appearances 2010/11 season". Workington A.F.C. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  7. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  8. Stoddart, Craig (1 May 2011). "Austin refusal angers Cooper". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. Stoddart, Craig (1 September 2011). "Darlington's Michael Smith completes move to Charlton". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  10. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  11. "Halifax Lowe after cup defeat". Sky Sports. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  12. "Accrington Stanley complete double transfer deal". BBC Sport. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  13. "Accrington 4–3 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  14. "Michael Smith returns to Charlton from Accrington". BBC Sport. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  15. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  16. "Newport County sign Charlton striker Michael Smith on loan". BBC Sport. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  17. "Charlton striker Michael Smith extends his loan spell at Newport County until January". BBC Sport. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  18. "Michael Smith: Colchester United sign Charlton striker on loan". BBC Sport. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  19. "Michael Smith: AFC Wimbledon sign Charlton striker on loan". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  20. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  21. Morshead, Sam (23 January 2014). "Swindon Town: Power forks out initial £100k on new striker Smith". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  22. "Swindon Town 3–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  23. "Michael Smith: Swindon Town striker joins Portsmouth on loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  24. "Michael Smith: Portsmouth sign Swindon striker for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  25. D'Albiac, Stephen (30 August 2016). "Yeovil Town 4–3 Portsmouth – report and player ratings from Huish Park". SomersetLive. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  26. "Bury sign Portsmouth's Michael Smith and Wigan's Josh Laurent". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  27. "Michael Smith: Rotherham sign Bury striker for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  28. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  29. Goddard, Dave (23 November 2010). "Chasetown FC 4 Workington AFC 0". Lichfield Live. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  30. "M. Smith". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  31. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  32. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  33. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  34. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  35. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  36. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  37. "Games played by Michael Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  38. Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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