Jack Baird

Jack Baird (born 7 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for St Mirren, as a defender.

Jack Baird

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Playing position(s)	Defender[1]
Club information
Current team	St Mirren
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	St Mirren	128	(2)
2019–2020	→ Greenock Morton (loan)	19	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:05, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Career

Baird 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 February 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	2014–15[9]	Scottish Premiership	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2015–16[10]	Scottish Championship	31	1	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	1
	2016–17[11]		25	0	3	1	4	2	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	3
	2017–18[12]		31	1	2	1	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	2
	2018–19[13]	Scottish Premiership	33	0	2	0	5	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	0
	2019–20[14]		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[14]	Scottish Championship	19	3	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	3
Career total			147	5	9	2	16	2	14	0	186	9

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
2. Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs.

References

1. "Profile". St Mirren F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
2. "Hamilton Accies 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
3. "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.
4. "Jack Baird signs contract extension". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
5. "Delight for Saints as Jack Baird signs contract extension". stmirren.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
6. "Jack Baird signs contract extension". stmirren.com. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. "Jack Baird Joins Morton On Loan – Greenock Morton".
8. "St Mirren: Centre-back Conor McCarthy signs from Cork City". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
9. "Games played by Jack Baird in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
10. "Games played by Jack Baird in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
11. "Games played by Jack Baird in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
12. "Games played by Jack Baird in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
13. "Games played by Jack Baird in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
14. "Games played by Jack Baird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2019.