Liam Smyth
English footballer (born 2001)
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Liam Daniel Smyth (born 6 September 2001) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Biggleswade United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Daniel Smyth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Watford, England[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Biggleswade United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Stevenage | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Stevenage | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Wingate & Finchley | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Biggleswade Town (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Biggleswade Town | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | St Neots Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Tring Athletic | ||
| 2024– | Biggleswade United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:23, 23 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
A graduate of the Stevenage academy, Smyth became the club's youngest debutant in the Football League in October 2018. He later had two loan spells at Braintree Town of the National League South before being released by Stevenage at the end of the 2020–21 season. Smyth subsequently joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Wingate & Finchley in July 2021 and went on to play for Biggleswade Town, St Neots Town, and Tring Athletic before signing for Biggleswade United in July 2024.
Club career
Stevenage
While a first-year scholar in the Stevenage academy,[3] Smyth made his first-team debut as a 57th-minute substitute in an 8–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Charlton Athletic on 9 October 2018.[4][5] In doing so, he became the club's youngest debutant in the English Football League, aged 17 years and 37 days,[3][6] a record later surpassed by Sam Tinubu.[6] Smyth made his Football League debut in a 0–0 home draw with Port Vale on 23 October 2018[4][7] and signed his first professional contract on 9 November 2018.[3] He made four first-team appearances during the 2018–19 season while also featuring regularly for the under-18 team.[4]
Smyth made two substitute appearances during the first half of the 2019–20 season before joining National League South club Braintree Town on loan on 11 January 2020.[8][9] He scored his first senior goal a week later in a 4–1 away victory over Oxford City,[2][10] finishing his initial spell with four goals in 10 appearances.[2] He returned to Braintree on loan in September 2020,[11] scoring once in seven matches before being released by Stevenage at the end of the 2020–21 season.[2][12]
Non-League
Smyth signed a one-year contract with Isthmian League Premier Division club Wingate & Finchley on 27 July 2021.[13] He debuted in a 1–0 home defeat to Margate on 14 August 2021, playing 71 minutes of the match.[14] Smyth scored four goals in 32 appearances before joining Southern League Premier Division Central club Biggleswade Town on loan in March 2022,[14] reuniting with former Stevenage academy manager Robbie O'Keefe.[15] He scored on his debut in a 1–0 win against Bromsgrove Sporting and finished the season with three goals in 10 appearances.[15][16]
He joined Biggleswade Town permanently ahead of the 2022–23 season but played a peripheral role following O'Keefe's departure,[17] scoring once in 15 appearances, 12 of which were as a substitute.[16] In November 2022, Smyth moved to St Neots Town of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands.[18] A hamstring injury sustained in training sidelined him for three months, restricting him to four appearances.[18][19] Smyth spent the 2023–24 season at Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Tring Athletic, scoring eight goals in 26 appearances.[20]
In July 2024, he joined fellow Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Biggleswade United.[21] He finished the 2024–25 season as the club's leading goalscorer with 20 league goals, ranking as the division's second-highest scorer.[22]
International career
Smyth received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland under-19 team for a pair of friendly matches against Slovakia in September 2018.[23] He had previously trained with the squad during a camp at Lilleshall six months earlier.[23][24] Smyth featured in both matches, scoring the opening goal in a 4–1 victory on 7 September 2018.[25]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stevenage | 2018–19[4] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019–20[8] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[26] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League South | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2020–21[2] | National League South | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Wingate & Finchley | 2021–22[14] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| Biggleswade Town (loan) | 2021–22[16] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 10 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Biggleswade Town | 2022–23[16] | Southern League Division One Central | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| St Neots Town | 2022–23[18] | Northern Premier Division One Midlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tring Athletic | 2023–24[20] | Spartan South Midlands Premier Division | Season statistics incomplete[27] | 26 | 8 | |||||||
| Biggleswade United | 2024–25 | Spartan South Midlands Premier Division | Season statistics not known | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | Spartan South Midlands Premier Division | Season statistics not known | ||||||||||
| Career total | 69 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 21 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- One appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup; one appearance in FA Trophy
- Appearance in FA Trophy
