M. Smith · career
Matthew Gerrard Smith
Defensive · Wigan · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Smith is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent
The record covers 5 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 159 appearances, 5 goals and 9 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Wigan — Season rating 26, 1 goal and 2 assists in 37 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (21 → 26).
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 5 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Wigan | 37 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Wigan | 19 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | Wigan | 28 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | Arsenal U21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | DoncasterLoan | 43 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | CharltonLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Swindon TownLoan | 32 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 12 |
| 2019/20 | Arsenal U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Arsenal U23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Arsenal U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Arsenal U18 | 23 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Arsenal U18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
FA Cup×2Premier League 2×2U18 Premier League×3FA Youth Cup×2Premier League×2Premier League 2×2Premier League International Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 37 | 2667 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| FA Cup | 4 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| League Cup | 2 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
41 played18 not in squad· 2912 min, 1g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | H Curzon Ashton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Accrington ST | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Tranmere | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | H Northampton | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Notts County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Luton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Rotherham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Stockport County | 1-0 | Played | 75 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 7.5 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Salford City | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League One | A Lincoln | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | H Doncaster | 3-0 | Played | 84 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Sep 20 | League One | A Bolton | 1-4 | Played | 69 | 5.9 | ||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | H Wycombe | 0-2 | Played | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 4 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Wolves U21 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League One | H Wycombe | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | H Port Vale | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Hemel Hempstead Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Exeter City | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | A Stockport County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Stevenage | 0-0 | Played | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 2 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Barrow | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Huddersfield | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Blackpool | 0-2 | Played | 75 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Bradford | 1-2 | Played | 86 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Burton Albion | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 4 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | A Preston | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | H Bolton | 0-1 | Played | 88 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | A Doncaster | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Wycombe | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-6 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 10 | League One | H Reading | 1-2 | Played | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 15 | FA Cup | A Arsenal | 0-4 | Played | 60 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 18 | League One | H Luton | 1-0 | Played | 31 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Stockport County | 2-4 | Played | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-0 | Played | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Blackpool | 1-1 | Played | 33 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Plymouth | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Bradford | 2-0 | Played | 31 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-1 | Played | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-0 | Played | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 28 | League One | A Reading | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 2 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 0-0 | Played | 87 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Northampton | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Apr 11 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Played | 82 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 14 | League One | H Rotherham | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Apr 19 | League One | A Port Vale | 0-0 | Played | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| May 2 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 |