Matt Heywood

Date of birth26 August 1979
Place of birthChatham
NationalityEnglish
Weight89 kg
Height1.88 m
PositionDefender/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.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
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

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Swindon Town LDV Vans Trophy 2
2000-01 Swindon Town League Division 2 21
2
1
2001-02 Swindon Town FA Cup 3
1
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
2002-03 Swindon Town FA Cup 2
1
2002-03 Swindon Town LDV Vans Trophy 2
1
2002-03 Swindon Town League Cup 1
2002-03 Swindon Town League Division 2 46
1
6
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
1
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
2004-05 Swindon Town League One 28
4
1
4
2005-06 Bristol City FA Cup
1
2005-06 Bristol City League One 22
2
2
2
2006-07 Brentford Johnstones Paint Trophy 2
2006-07 Brentford League Cup 2
2006-07 Brentford League One 25
3
1
4
2007-08 Brentford FA Cup 2
1
2007-08 Brentford Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2007-08 Brentford League Two 30
2
1
3
2008-09 Grimsby Town Johnstones Paint Trophy 2
1
2008-09 Grimsby Town League Cup 2
2008-09 Grimsby Town League Two 16
2
2
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.