Matthew Connolly
| Date of birth | 24 September 1987 |
| Place of birth | Barnet |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 71 kg |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Position | Defender |
Matthew Connolly joined Queens Park Rangers in January 2008 with a contract to June 2011 that was extended to June 2013 in July 2010.
He joined Cardiff City in August 2012 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2019 in January 2016 and to June 2020 in July 2018.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 25 Jan 2005 | 02 Jan 2008 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 23 Nov 2006 | 02 Jan 2007 | L |
| Colchester United | 09 Jul 2007 | 02 Jan 2008 | L |
| Queens Park Rangers | 02 Jan 2008 | 22 Aug 2012 | |
| Reading | 31 Jan 2012 | 31 May 2012 | L |
| Cardiff City | 22 Aug 2012 | ||
| Watford | 19 Mar 2015 | 31 May 2015 | L |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | AFC Bournemouth | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | AFC Bournemouth | League One | 3 | 2 |
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| 2006-07 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Colchester United | League Championship | 13 | 3 |
2 |
1
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| 2007-08 | Queens Park Rangers | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Queens Park Rangers | League Championship | 18 | 2 |
4
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| 2008-09 | Queens Park Rangers | League Championship | 31 | 4 |
3
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1
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| 2008-09 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 4 |
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| 2009-10 | Queens Park Rangers | League Championship | 17 | 2 |
2 |
5
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| 2009-10 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Queens Park Rangers | League Championship | 33 | 3 |
2
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| 2010-11 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Queens Park Rangers | Premier League | 5 | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Reading | League Championship | 6 |
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| 2012-13 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 36 | 5 |
5
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| 2013-14 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Cardiff City | Premier League | 3 |
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| 2014-15 | Cardiff City | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 20 | 3 |
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| 2014-15 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Watford | League Championship | 4 | 2 |
1 |
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| 2015-16 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 43 | 1 |
10
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| 2015-16 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 26 | 2 |
1 |
6
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| 2016-17 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 4 |
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| 2017-18 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Jan 2008 | Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Jan 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Feb 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 09 Feb 2008 | Southampton v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Burnley | L | 2-4 | League Championship | |
| 23 Feb 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Feb 2008 | Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 02 Mar 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Mar 2008 | Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 08 Mar 2008 | Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 11 Mar 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Scunthorpe United | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 22 Mar 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 29 Mar 2008 | Ipswich Town v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Apr 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 12 Apr 2008 | Hull City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Apr 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Charlton Athletic | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Apr 2008 | Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 04 May 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 12 Aug 2008 | Swindon Town v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-3 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 16 Aug 2008 | Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 23 Aug 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Aug 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Carlisle United | W | 4-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 30 Aug 2008 | Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Sep 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Southampton | W | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Sep 2008 | Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 24 Sep 2008 | Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 27 Sep 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Derby County | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 04 Oct 2008 | Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Oct 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 21 Oct 2008 | Swansea City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Oct 2008 | Reading v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Oct 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 01 Nov 2008 | Ipswich Town v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 08 Nov 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Nov 2008 | Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 15 Nov 2008 | Queens Park Rangers v Burnley | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2008 | Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 10 Jan 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Jan 2009 | Derby County v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 27 Jan 2009 | Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 31 Jan 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 07 Feb 2009 | Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 21 Feb 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town | L | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Feb 2009 | Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 03 Mar 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 07 Mar 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 10 Mar 2009 | Doncaster Rovers v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 14 Mar 2009 | Southampton v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 17 Mar 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 21 Mar 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 04 Apr 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Apr 2009 | Burnley v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 18 Apr 2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Plymouth Argyle | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 03 May 2009 | Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 11 Aug 2009 | Exeter City v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-5 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 25 Aug 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Accrington Stanley | W | 2-1 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 29 Aug 2009 | Scunthorpe United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Peterborough United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 07 Nov 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 21 Nov 2009 | Doncaster Rovers v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Nov 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2009 | Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 16 Jan 2010 | Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Jan 2010 | Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers | L | 5-0 | League Championship | |
| 30 Jan 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Scunthorpe United | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Feb 2010 | Peterborough United v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 09 Feb 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 13 Feb 2010 | Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Mar 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 09 Mar 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 16 Mar 2010 | Reading v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Mar 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Port Vale | L | 1-3 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 21 Aug 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Scunthorpe United | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Aug 2010 | Derby County v Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 14 Sep 2010 | Ipswich Town v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 25 Sep 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Millwall | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 02 Oct 2010 | Crystal Palace v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 19 Oct 2010 | Swansea City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Oct 2010 | Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Reading | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 09 Nov 2010 | Portsmouth v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Dec 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Watford | L | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City | W | 4-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Burnley v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 23 Jan 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Hull City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 04 Feb 2011 | Reading v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Feb 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Feb 2011 | Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 22 Feb 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 05 Mar 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 12 Apr 2011 | Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 18 Apr 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Derby County | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 30 Apr 2011 | Watford v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 07 May 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Everton v Queens Park Rangers | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Rochdale | L | 0-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 12 Sep 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 Dec 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 21 Dec 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 31 Dec 2011 | Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.