M. Smith · career
Michael John Smith
Center Forward · Mansfield Town · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/244 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 248 appearances, 63 goals and 22 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Rotherham — Season rating 52, 19 goals and 6 assists in 45 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 17 points at Sheffield Wednesday. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (13 → 13). The gap to his peak is 39 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Championship) and kept playing — 31 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | Preston | 37 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 43 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | Rotherham | 45 | 19 | 6 | 39 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | Rotherham | 44 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 38 |
| 2019/20 | Rotherham | 34 | 9 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Rotherham | 45 | 8 | 4 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Rotherham | 23 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Bury | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | NorthamptonLoan | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Portsmouth | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | PortsmouthLoan | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Swindon Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | BarnsleyLoan | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Swindon Town | 43 | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Swindon Town | 20 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Newport CountyLoan | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Charlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Colchester | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Accrington STLoan | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Charlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Darlington | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Workington | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Darlington | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
EFL Trophy×2FA Trophy×2League One×2League One×3
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played13 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Barrow | 3-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Alfreton Town | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | H Derby | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League Cup | H Sheffield Utd | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | H Doncaster | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | EFL Trophy | H Manchester City U21 | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Luton | 5-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | League One | A Reading | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | League One | A Bradford | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | League One | H Huddersfield | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | League One | A Burton Albion | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 10 | League One | H Bromley | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |