Tom Smyth
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Thomas Joseph Smyth (born 18 March 1991) is an English footballer currently playing for Northwich Victoria
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where he was a former captain of Preston’s youth side and was a regular at reserve team level in 2009, the same year as he was handed his first professional contract. He was formerly a striker at Preston but converted to a defender whilst at the club.
In June 2010 he signed for League two club Accrington Stanley
on a 1 year contract. He made his debut on 31 August 2010 in a Football League Trophy
match against Tranmere Rovers
coming on as a 13th minute substitute.
In December 2010 he joined Blue Square North side Workington A.F.C.
on loan. He made his debut for Workington on 11 December in a league match against Stafford Rangers but bad weather saw further games postponed. It was reported that he had returned to Accrington on 24 December but his loan was later extended.
It was announced by Accrington on 23 May that he would be released at the end of June 2011 when his current contract expired.
In October 2011 he re-joined Northwich Victoria
for his second spell at the club.
Northwich Victoria F.C.
Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...
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Club career
Smyth started his career with Preston North EndPreston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
where he was a former captain of Preston’s youth side and was a regular at reserve team level in 2009, the same year as he was handed his first professional contract. He was formerly a striker at Preston but converted to a defender whilst at the club.
In June 2010 he signed for League two club Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
on a 1 year contract. He made his debut on 31 August 2010 in a Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
match against Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
coming on as a 13th minute substitute.
In December 2010 he joined Blue Square North side Workington A.F.C.
Workington A.F.C.
Workington A.F.C. is an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. They are in the Conference North, and play their home matches at Borough Park, which has a capacity of 3,101 . The club play in red, and are known locally as the Reds...
on loan. He made his debut for Workington on 11 December in a league match against Stafford Rangers but bad weather saw further games postponed. It was reported that he had returned to Accrington on 24 December but his loan was later extended.
It was announced by Accrington on 23 May that he would be released at the end of June 2011 when his current contract expired.
In October 2011 he re-joined Northwich Victoria
Northwich Victoria F.C.
Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...
for his second spell at the club.
Career statistics
- Up to date, as of 30 October 2010
| Club | Season |  Football League |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system.... (Football League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... ) |
2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Club total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |