Date of birth | 26 August 1979 |
Place of birth | Chatham |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 89 kg |
Height | 1.88 m |
Position | Defender/Centre back |
Although he was unable to break into a strong Burnley squad in 2000-01, Matt captained the reserve team before moving on to Swindon Town in January where he helped to shore up a defence that had leaked goals during the first half of the season.
He went on to produce some inspired performances and also weighed in with a couple of goals including an important winner at Brentford which helped to ease the club's relegation fears.
He is a powerful no-nonsense central defender who tackles well and distributes the ball sensibly.
Matt was awarded a new two-year contract by Swindon Town in May 2003.
He joined Bristol City in July 2005 with a three-year contract.
Matt joined Grimsby Town in July 2008 with a two-year contract before he was made available for transfer in January 2010 before his contract was cancelled shortly afterwards.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Burnley | 06 Jul 1998 | 22 Jan 2001 | |
Swindon Town | 22 Jan 2001 | 30 Jun 2005 | |
Bristol City | 01 Jul 2005 | 18 Aug 2006 | |
Brentford | 27 Jul 2006 | 17 Aug 2006 | L |
Brentford | 18 Aug 2006 | 30 Jun 2008 | |
Grimsby Town | 28 Jul 2008 | 01 Feb 2010 | |
Barrow | 01 Aug 2010 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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2000-01 | Swindon Town | LDV Vans Trophy | 2 | ||||
2000-01 | Swindon Town | League Division 2 | 21 | 2 |
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2001-02 | Swindon Town | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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2001-02 | Swindon Town | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Swindon Town | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2001-02 | Swindon Town | League Division 2 | 42 | 2 |
3 |
6
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2002-03 | Swindon Town | FA Cup | 2 |
1
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2002-03 | Swindon Town | LDV Vans Trophy | 2 | 1 |
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2002-03 | Swindon Town | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Swindon Town | League Division 2 | 46 | 1 |
6
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2003-04 | Swindon Town | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Swindon Town | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2003-04 | Swindon Town | League Division 2 | 39 | 1 |
1 |
2
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1
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2003-04 | Swindon Town | League Division 2 Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
2004-05 | Swindon Town | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
2004-05 | Swindon Town | LDV Vans Trophy | 3 | ||||
2004-05 | Swindon Town | League Cup | 1 |
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2004-05 | Swindon Town | League One | 28 | 4 |
1 |
4
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2005-06 | Bristol City | FA Cup | 1 |
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2005-06 | Bristol City | League One | 22 | 2 |
2 |
2
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2006-07 | Brentford | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2 | ||||
2006-07 | Brentford | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2006-07 | Brentford | League One | 25 | 3 |
1 |
4
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2007-08 | Brentford | FA Cup | 2 |
1
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2007-08 | Brentford | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
2007-08 | Brentford | League Two | 30 | 2 |
1 |
3
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2008-09 | Grimsby Town | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2 |
1
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2008-09 | Grimsby Town | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2008-09 | Grimsby Town | League Two | 16 | 2 |
2
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2009-10 | Grimsby Town | League Two | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.