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.
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, 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. In doing so, he became the club's youngest debutant in the English Football League, aged 17 years and 37 days, a record later surpassed by Sam Tinubu. Smyth made his Football League debut in a 0–0 home draw with Port Vale on 23 October 2018 and signed his first professional contract on 9 November 2018. He made four first-team appearances during the 2018–19 season while also featuring regularly for the under-18 team.
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. He scored his first senior goal a week later in a 4–1 away victory over Oxford City, finishing his initial spell with four goals in 10 appearances. He returned to Braintree on loan in September 2020, scoring once in seven matches before being released by Stevenage at the end of the 2020–21 season.
Non-League Smyth signed a one-year contract with Isthmian League Premier Division club Wingate & Finchley on 27 July 2021. He debuted in a 1–0 home defeat to Margate on 14 August 2021, playing 71 minutes of the match. Smyth scored four goals in 32 appearances before joining Southern League Premier Division Central club Biggleswade Town on loan in March 2022, reuniting with former Stevenage academy manager Robbie O'Keefe. He scored on his debut in a 1–0 win against Bromsgrove Sporting and finished the season with three goals in 10 appearances.
He joined Biggleswade Town permanently ahead of the 2022–23 season but played a peripheral role following O'Keefe's departure, scoring once in 15 appearances, 12 of which were as a substitute. In November 2022, Smyth moved to St Neots Town of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands. A hamstring injury sustained in training sidelined him for three months, restricting him to four appearances. Smyth spent the 2023–24 season at Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Tring Athletic, scoring eight goals in 26 appearances.
In July 2024, he joined fellow Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Biggleswade United. He finished the 2024–25 season as the club's leading goalscorer with 20 league goals, ranking as the division's second-highest scorer.
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. He had previously trained with the squad during a camp at Lilleshall six months earlier. Smyth featured in both matches, scoring the opening goal in a 4–1 victory on 7 September 2018.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStevenage 2018–19League Two3000001040 2019–20League Two1010000020 2020–21League Two0000000000Total4010001060Braintree Town (loan) 2019–20National League South10400—00104 2020–21National League South7100—0071Total175000000175Wingate & Finchley 2021–22Isthmian League Premier Division25450—20324Biggleswade Town (loan) 2021–22Southern League Premier Division Central103——00103Biggleswade Town 2022–23Southern League Division One Central9150—10151Total194500010254St Neots Town 2022–23Northern Premier Division One Midlands4000—0040Tring Athletic2023–24Spartan South Midlands Premier DivisionSeason statistics incompleteSmyth scored 8 goals in 26 appearances during the 2023–24 season; however, detailed appearance data by competition are unavailable. Statistics are taken from:268Biggleswade United2024–25Spartan South Midlands Premier DivisionSeason statistics not known2025–26Spartan South Midlands Premier DivisionSeason statistics not knownCareer total6913110004011021
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