Jonny Smith (footballer)

Jonathan Gary Smith (born 28 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One side Wigan Athletic.

Jonny Smith

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Gary Smith[1]
Date of birth	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Wigan Athletic
Number	18
Youth career
2007–2016	Wrexham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Wrexham	1	(0)
2016–2021	Bristol City	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2018	→ AFC Fylde (loan)	44	(9)
2018–2019	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	35	(4)
2019–2020	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	28	(9)
2020–2021	→ Swindon Town (loan)	16	(1)
2021–2023	Burton Albion	77	(9)
2023–	Wigan Athletic	46	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:21, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Career

Wrexham

Born in Liverpool, England, Smith joined the Wrexham academy at the age of 10.^[3] On 16 January 2016, Smith made his Wrexham debut in their FA Trophy second round defeat against Torquay United.^[4]

Bristol City

In May 2016, Smith signed for Championship side Bristol City for an "undisclosed" compensation fee, agreeing terms on a two-year contract.^[3][5] On 19 August 2016, Smith joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2017.^[6] Smith made his English Football League debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat against Doncaster Rovers.^[7] He made nine appearances whilst on loan at Cheltenham Town.^[8]

He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in July 2018, and signed a new one-year contract at Bristol City to take him to June 2020.^[9]

He joined Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan in September 2019.^[10]

On 29 August 2020, Smith joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan.^[11] He scored on his Swindon debut in an EFL Cup tie against Charlton Athletic on 5 September 2020 before being recalled on 29 January having made 20 appearances in all competitions.^[12][13]

Burton Albion

On 29 January 2021, Smith joined League One side Burton Albion on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[14] On 6 February 2021, he made his debut in a EFL League One match against Hull City scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win.^[15] His contract ended in the summer of 2023 having played 77 league matches scoring 9 goals.

Wigan Athletic

On 30 June 2023, he was announced as a Wigan Athletic player, signing a two-year deal from a free transfer.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 April 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wrexham	2015–16[16]	National League	1	0	0	0	—		2[a]	0	3	0
Bristol City	2016–17[8]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19[18]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20[19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2016–17[8]	League Two	5	0	1	0	1	0	2[b]	0	9	0
AFC Fylde (loan)	2017–18[16]	National League	44	9	4	1	—		2[c]	0	50	10
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2018–19[18]	League Two	35	4	2	1	1	0	2[d]	0	40	5
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2019–20[19]	League Two	28	9	2	1	0	0	2[b]	1	32	11
Swindon Town (loan)	2020–21[20]	League One	16	1	0	0	1	1	3[b]	0	20	2
Burton Albion	2020–21[20]	League One	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
Career total			142	25	9	3	3	1	13

1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
4. One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs