Matty Smith (rugby league)

Matty Smith

Personal information
Full name	Mathew Joe Smith
Born	(1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 (age 37) St Helens, Merseyside, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[1]
Weight	13 st 5 lb (85 kg)[1]
Position	Scrum-half, Hooker, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–10 St Helens 20 3 10 1 33 2008(loan) → Widnes Vikings 10 3 0 0 12 2009(loan) → Celtic Crusaders 16 3 2 1 17 2010(loan) → Salford City Reds 26 8 4 1 41 2011–12 Salford City Reds 50 6 3 0 30 2012–16 Wigan Warriors 139 22 304 25 721 2017–18 St Helens 29 2 0 3 11 2018(DR) → Sheffield Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 2019 Catalans Dragons 16 0 0 1 1 2019(loan) → Warrington Wolves 6 0 0 0 0 2020–21 Widnes Vikings 57 1 0 3 7 Total 370 48 323 35 873 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–12 England Knights 2 1 5 0 14 2014–15 England 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2023–24 St Helens R.F.C. Women 29 23 0 6 79 2025 Wigan Warriors Academy Total 29 23 0 6 79
Source: [2]

Mathew Joe Smith (born 23 July 1987) is an English rugby league coach and former player, who will be the head coach of Wigan Warriors' academy from 2025. He began coaching in 2023 for St Helens in a dual role as women's head coach and men's assistant coach.

As a player he played as a scrum-half for St Helens, Salford Red Devils, Wigan Warriors]], and Catalans Dragons in the Super League and Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship, in addition to various loans. Internationally, he represented England and England Knights.