Jack Baird
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jack Baird
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|7|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?page_id=45746|title=Profile|accessdate=10 April 2016|publisher=St Mirren F.C.|archive-date=4 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704192528/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?page_id=45746|url-status=dead}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Greenock Morton
| clubnumber = 5
| years1 = 2014–2020
| clubs1 = St Mirren
| caps1 = 128
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = → Greenock Morton (loan)
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2020–2022
| clubs3 = Ayr United
| caps3 = 54
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = Greenock Morton
| caps4 = 72
| goals4 = 11
| club-update = 19:32, 12 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Jack Baird (born 7 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{Scottish football updater|GreenocM}} club Greenock Morton.
Career
Baird made his first team debut for St Mirren on 22 November 2014, in a 3–0 defeat to Hamilton Academical.{{cite news|title=Hamilton Accies 3–0 St Mirren|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30065657|accessdate=14 May 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=22 November 2014}} On 14 May 2015, Baird signed a two–year extension to his contract, tying him to the club until the summer of 2017.{{cite news|title=New Deals for Jack, Lewis and Barry|url=http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=43404|access-date=14 May 2015|work=Official St Mirren website|date=14 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522212028/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=43404|archive-date=22 May 2015}}
After establishing himself as a first team regular over the past few years, Baird signed a new one-year deal in May 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/880-jack-baird-signs-contract-extension|title=Jack Baird signs contract extension|publisher=St Mirren Official website|accessdate=22 May 2017|archive-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203005706/https://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/880-jack-baird-signs-contract-extension|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/1554-delight-for-saints-as-jack-baird-signs-contract-extension |title=Delight for Saints as Jack Baird signs contract extension |work=stmirren.com |date=1 February 2018 |accessdate=1 February 2018 |archive-date=2 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071728/https://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/1554-delight-for-saints-as-jack-baird-signs-contract-extension |url-status=dead }}
In January 2019, Baird signed a further two-year contract extension meaning that he will be at the club until the summer of 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/2553-jack-baird-signs-contract-extension-2 |title=Jack Baird signs contract extension |work=stmirren.com |date=1 February 2019 |accessdate=1 February 2019 |archive-date=2 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042309/https://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/2553-jack-baird-signs-contract-extension-2 |url-status=dead }}
He moved on loan to Greenock Morton in September 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://gmfc.net/2019/09/02/jack-baird-joins-morton-on-loan/|title=Jack Baird Joins Morton On Loan – Greenock Morton|access-date=3 September 2019|archive-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903082741/https://gmfc.net/2019/09/02/jack-baird-joins-morton-on-loan/|url-status=dead}} The loan agreement was originally due to expire in January 2020, but it was later extended to the end of the 2019–20 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51021616 |title=St Mirren: Centre-back Conor McCarthy signs from Cork City |website=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2020 |accessdate=7 January 2020}}
On 3 September 2020 Baird left St Mirren club by mutual consent.{{Cite web|title=Jack Baird leaves by mutual consent|url=https://www.stmirren.com/all-news/3755-jack-baird-leaves-by-mutual-consent|access-date=3 September 2020|website=www.stmirren.com}} The next day he signed for Ayr United.{{Cite web|url=https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/jack-baird-signs-for-the-honest-men/|title=Jack Baird signs for the Honest Men – Ayr United Football Club|access-date=4 September 2020|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913055842/https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/jack-baird-signs-for-the-honest-men/|url-status=dead}} In May 2022, Baird signed a pre-contract agreement with fellow Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.{{Cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=Jack Baird signs pre-contract agreement with the club. |url=https://www.gmfc.net/jack-baird-signs-pre-contract-agreement-with-the-club/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=Greenock Morton FC |language=en-GB}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 8 February 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|St Mirren
|2014–15{{soccerbase season|78124|2014|accessdate=31 January 2016}} |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|78124|2015|accessdate=31 January 2016}}
|rowspan="3"|Scottish Championship |31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{Efn|name=SCC|Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.}} | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|78124|2016|accessdate=31 January 2016}}
|25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4{{Efn|name=SCC}} | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|78124|2017|accessdate=13 November 2017}}
|31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3{{Efn|name=SCC}} | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|78124|2018|accessdate=14 July 2018}}
|rowspan="2"|Scottish Premiership |33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2{{Efn|Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs.}} | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|78124|2019|accessdate=11 August 2019}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!128 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 165 | 6 | |
| Greenock Morton (loan)
|19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=SCC}} | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!147 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 186 | 9 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Greenock Morton F.C. squad}}
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:St Mirren F.C. players
Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players
Category:Ayr United F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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