Jack Baird (born 7 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 7 February 1996||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Greenock Morton | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2020 | St Mirren | 128 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 24 | (3) |
2020–2022 | Ayr United | 54 | (2) |
2022– | Greenock Morton | 72 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 12 October 2024 (UTC) |
Career
editBaird made his first team debut for St Mirren on 22 November 2014, in a 3–0 defeat to Hamilton Academical.[2] On 14 May 2015, Baird signed a two–year extension to his contract, tying him to the club until the summer of 2017.[3]
After establishing himself as a first team regular over the past few years, Baird signed a new one-year deal in May 2017.[4] Baird signed a further one-year extension to his contract in January 2018, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019 after showing impressive form.[5]
In January 2019, Baird signed a further two-year contract extension meaning that he will be at the club until the summer of 2021.[6]
He moved on loan to Greenock Morton in September 2019.[7] The loan agreement was originally due to expire in January 2020, but it was later extended to the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]
On 3 September 2020 Baird left St Mirren club by mutual consent.[9] The next day he signed for Ayr United.[10] In May 2022, Baird signed a pre-contract agreement with fellow Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 8 February 2020
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Mirren | 2014–15[12] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2015–16[13] | Scottish Championship | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
2016–17[14] | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
2017–18[15] | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
2018–19[16] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
2019–20[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 128 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 165 | 6 | ||
Greenock Morton (loan) | 2019–20[17] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
Career total | 147 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 186 | 9 |
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Profile". St Mirren F.C. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Hamilton Accies 3–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "New Deals for Jack, Lewis and Barry". Official St Mirren website. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Jack Baird signs contract extension". St Mirren Official website. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Delight for Saints as Jack Baird signs contract extension". stmirren.com. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Jack Baird signs contract extension". stmirren.com. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Jack Baird Joins Morton On Loan – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "St Mirren: Centre-back Conor McCarthy signs from Cork City". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Jack Baird leaves by mutual consent". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Jack Baird signs for the Honest Men – Ayr United Football Club". Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Jack Baird signs pre-contract agreement with the club". Greenock Morton FC. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Baird in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jack Baird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2019.