Jack Baird

Jack Baird (born 7 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club St Johnstone. He has previously played for St Mirren, Greenock Morton (two spells) and Ayr United.

Jack Baird

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Defender[1]
Team information
Current team	St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	St Mirren	128	(2)
2019–2020	→ Greenock Morton (loan)	24	(3)
2020–2022	Ayr United	54	(2)
2022–2025	Greenock Morton	100	(12)
2025–	St Johnstone	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:22, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Career

Baird made his first team debut for St Mirren on 22 November 2014, in a 3–0 defeat to Hamilton Academical.^[2] On 14 May 2015, Baird signed a two–year extension to his contract, tying him to the club until the summer of 2017.^[3]

After establishing himself as a first team regular over the past few years, Baird signed a new one-year deal in May 2017.^[4] Baird signed a further one-year extension to his contract in January 2018, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019 after showing impressive form.^[5]

In January 2019, Baird signed a further two-year contract extension meaning that he will be at the club until the summer of 2021.^[6]

He moved on loan to Greenock Morton in September 2019.^[7] The loan agreement was originally due to expire in January 2020, but it was later extended to the end of the 2019–20 season.^[8]

On 3 September 2020 Baird left St Mirren club by mutual consent.^[9] The next day he signed for Ayr United.^[10] In May 2022, Baird signed a pre-contract agreement with fellow Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.^[11]

On 26 May 2025 Baird signed a two-year contract with St Johnstone.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 February 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	2014–15[13]	Scottish Premiership	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2015–16[14]	Scottish Championship	31	1	1	0	1	0	4[a]	0	37	1
	2016–17[15]		25	0	3	1	4	2	4[a]	0	36	3
	2017–18[16]		31	1	2	1	2	0	3[a]	0	38	2
	2018–19[17]	Scottish Premiership	33	0	2	0	5	0	2[b]	0	42	0
	2019–20[18]		0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		128	2	8	2	16	2	13	0	165	6
Greenock Morton (loan)	2019–20[18]	Scottish Championship	19	3	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	21	3
Career total			147	5	9	2	16	2	14	0	186	9

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
2. Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs.