Matty Appleby

Date of birth16 April 1972
Place of birthMiddlesbrough
NationalityEnglish
Weight75 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionDefender

A promising midfielder at St James Park, Matty subsequently played in the Premiership with Barnsley and became a popular performer at Darlington.

This highly efficient midfield player was again a regular in the Barnsley line-up at the start of the 2000-01 season.

However, he suffered a calf injury in the FA Cup Third Round tie against Leeds United and was then diagnosed as having a double hernia.

He eventually came back into contention very late in the campaign and played in the final game at right back.

A natural ball winner whose usual role is to provide a link between defence and attack he always gives 100 per cent effort for the cause.

Matty was made available for transfer by Oldham Athletic in May 2004.

He returned to Darlington in March 2005 with a contract to the end of the season that was extended to June 2006 in May 2005.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Newcastle United 04 May 1990 15 Jun 1994
Darlington 25 Nov 1993 24 Jan 1994 L
Darlington 15 Jun 1994 19 Jul 1996
Barnsley 19 Jul 1996 18 Feb 2002
Oldham Athletic 15 Jan 2002 17 Feb 2002 L
Oldham Athletic 18 Feb 2002 11 Mar 2005
Darlington 05 Jul 2004 16 Jul 2004 T
Darlington 11 Mar 2005 30 Jun 2006

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1990-91 Newcastle United League Division Two 1
1991-92 Newcastle United FA Cup 2
1991-92 Newcastle United League Cup 2
1
1991-92 Newcastle United League Division Two 16
2
1993-94 Newcastle United Premier League 1
1997-98 Barnsley FA Cup 1
1
1997-98 Barnsley League Cup 1
1
1997-98 Barnsley Premier League 13
2
2
1999-00 Barnsley League Cup 1
2000-01 Barnsley FA Cup 1
2000-01 Barnsley League Cup 1
1
2000-01 Barnsley League Division 1 17
2
2
4
2001-02 Oldham Athletic League Division 2 16
1
2
4
1
2002-03 Oldham Athletic League Division 2 11
1
2
1
2004-05 Darlington League Two 10
2
2004-05 Oldham Athletic FA Cup 1
2004-05 Oldham Athletic LDV Vans Trophy 2
1
2004-05 Oldham Athletic League Cup 1
2004-05 Oldham Athletic League One 9
8
4
2005-06 Darlington FA Cup 1
1
2005-06 Darlington LDV Vans Trophy 1
2005-06 Darlington League Two 18
8
2
2


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
12 Aug 1997 Crystal Palace v Barnsley W 0-1 Premier League
27 Aug 1997 Barnsley v Bolton Wanderers W 2-1 Premier League
30 Aug 1997 Derby County v Barnsley L 1-0 Premier League
13 Sep 1997 Barnsley v Aston Villa L 0-3 Premier League
16 Sep 1997 Chesterfield v Barnsley W 1-2 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
20 Sep 1997 Everton v Barnsley L 4-2 Premier League
23 Sep 1997 Wimbledon v Barnsley L 4-1 Premier League
27 Sep 1997 Barnsley v Leicester City L 0-2 Premier League
30 Sep 1997 Barnsley v Chesterfield W 4-1
Agg: 6-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
22 Nov 1997 Liverpool v Barnsley W 0-1 Premier League
29 Nov 1997 Barnsley v Leeds United L 2-3 Premier League
08 Dec 1997 Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley L 2-1 Premier League
13 Dec 1997 Barnsley v Newcastle United D 2-2 Premier League
20 Dec 1997 Tottenham Hotspur v Barnsley L 3-0 Premier League
10 Jan 1998 West Ham United v Barnsley L 6-0 Premier League
14 Feb 1998 Manchester United v Barnsley D 1-1 FA Cup 5th round
25 Feb 1998 Barnsley v Manchester United W 3-2 FA Cup 5th round replay
28 Mar 1998 Barnsley v Liverpool L 2-3 Premier League
10 May 1998 Barnsley v Manchester United L 0-2 Premier League
12 Oct 1999 Bradford City v Barnsley W 2-3 League Cup 3rd round
12 Aug 2000 Barnsley v Norwich City W 1-0 League Division 1
19 Aug 2000 Watford v Barnsley L 1-0 League Division 1
28 Aug 2000 Birmingham City v Barnsley L 4-1 League Division 1
05 Sep 2000 Barnsley v Rotherham United W 3-2
Agg: 4-2
League Cup 1st round 2nd leg
10 Sep 2000 Fulham v Barnsley L 5-1 League Division 1
12 Sep 2000 Crystal Palace v Barnsley L 1-0 League Division 1
16 Sep 2000 Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers W 4-2 League Division 1
23 Sep 2000 Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley D 2-2 League Division 1
26 Sep 2000 Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley W 0-3
Agg: 0-7
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
06 Oct 2000 Huddersfield Town v Barnsley D 1-1 League Division 1
14 Oct 2000 Barnsley v Nottingham Forest L 3-4 League Division 1
17 Oct 2000 Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers D 1-1 League Division 1
21 Oct 2000 Gillingham v Barnsley D 0-0 League Division 1
24 Oct 2000 Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-2 League Division 1
27 Oct 2000 Preston North End v Barnsley W 1-2 League Division 1
16 Dec 2000 Stockport County v Barnsley L 2-0 League Division 1
23 Dec 2000 Norwich City v Barnsley D 0-0 League Division 1
26 Dec 2000 Barnsley v Burnley W 1-0 League Division 1
29 Dec 2000 Barnsley v Watford L 0-1 League Division 1
01 Jan 2001 West Bromwich Albion v Barnsley L 1-0 League Division 1
06 Jan 2001 Leeds United v Barnsley L 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
06 May 2001 Portsmouth v Barnsley L 3-0 League Division 1


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.