Clive Smith (footballer, born 1997)

Clive Smith (born 12 December 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a right back for Warrington Rylands.[1][2]

Clive Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Warrington Rylands
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Preston North End 0 (0)
2016Bamber Bridge (loan)
2017St Johnstone (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 Southport 13 (1)
2018 Droylsden
2018–2022 Atherton Collieries 112 (3)
2022 FC United of Manchester 5 (0)
2022–2023 Atherton Collieries 27 (0)
2023– Warrington Rylands 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Smith began his career with Preston North End, turning professional in January 2016.[3]

In late 2016 he was on loan at non-league side Bamber Bridge,[4] and he moved on loan to Scottish club St Johnstone in January 2017.[5][6]

In May 2017 it was announced that Smith would leave Preston at the end of the season when his contract expired.[7] He signed for Southport in December 2017.[8]

In August 2018, he left Southport and joined Droylsden.[9] In December 2018, he signed for Atherton Collieries.[10][11] He made his debut a week later in a 2–1 win over Colwyn Bay.[12] In June 2022, Smith joined FC United of Manchester.[13] Smith left the club in September 2022.[14] Following his departure, Smith returned to Atherton Collieries.[15] In May 2023, he joined Warrington Rylands.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Clive Smith at Soccerbase
  2. ^ Clive Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Clive Smith 'Over The Moon' With New Deal". Preston North End F.C. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ Dave Seddon (4 November 2016). "Crowe aiming to end recent dip in form". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Tommy Wright adds loan player Clive Smith to St Johnstone squad". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. ^ "St Johnstone Loan Move For Clive Smith". Preston North End F.C. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Retained List Confirmed". Preston North End F.C. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Clive Smith Signs For Southport". OTS News. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Saturday's Transfer List! – The BetVictor Northern Premier". www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Clive Smith Signs On – Atherton Collieries".
  11. ^ "Atherton Collieries | Appearances | Clive Smith | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Colls have a happy day at Colwyn Bay". The Bolton News.
  13. ^ "FC United sign Coll's defender". www.thenpl.co.uk. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Squad Update : Two loan signings join-up and six leave". www.fc-utd.co.uk. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  15. ^ "New Signings: Clive Smith & Jesse Ebosele". athertoncollieries.co.uk. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  16. ^ @RylandsFC (17 May 2023). "⚽️✍️SMITH SIGNS ON✍️⚽️ We are thrilled to announce that @Clivesmith_10 has signed for the blues for the 2023-24 season. #WeAreRylands" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via Twitter.