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
16 Jan 2002 Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town W 2-0 League Division 2
19 Jan 2002 Oldham Athletic v Wrexham W 3-1 League Division 2
22 Jan 2002 Port Vale v Oldham Athletic L 3-2 League Division 2
26 Jan 2002 Oldham Athletic v AFC Bournemouth D 3-3 League Division 2
02 Feb 2002 Notts County v Oldham Athletic W 0-2 League Division 2
09 Feb 2002 Oldham Athletic v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-0 League Division 2
16 Feb 2002 Bristol City v Oldham Athletic L 3-0 League Division 2
19 Feb 2002 Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers D 1-1 League Division 2
23 Feb 2002 Peterborough United v Oldham Athletic D 2-2 League Division 2
26 Feb 2002 Oldham Athletic v Brentford W 3-2 League Division 2
02 Mar 2002 Oldham Athletic v Colchester United W 4-1 League Division 2
05 Mar 2002 Bury v Oldham Athletic D 1-1 League Division 2
09 Mar 2002 Wigan Athletic v Oldham Athletic L 1-0 League Division 2
16 Mar 2002 Oldham Athletic v Cardiff City L 1-7 League Division 2
23 Mar 2002 Reading v Oldham Athletic D 2-2 League Division 2
01 Apr 2002 Huddersfield Town v Oldham Athletic D 0-0 League Division 2
20 Apr 2002 Oldham Athletic v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 League Division 2
10 Aug 2002 Oldham Athletic v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Division 2
13 Aug 2002 Peterborough United v Oldham Athletic W 0-1 League Division 2
17 Aug 2002 Brentford v Oldham Athletic D 0-0 League Division 2
24 Aug 2002 Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers W 2-0 League Division 2
26 Aug 2002 Blackpool v Oldham Athletic D 0-0 League Division 2
31 Aug 2002 Oldham Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers L 0-2 League Division 2
07 Sep 2002 Notts County v Oldham Athletic W 1-3 League Division 2
14 Sep 2002 Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town W 6-1 League Division 2
17 Sep 2002 Oldham Athletic v Bristol City W 1-0 League Division 2
15 Feb 2003 Stockport County v Oldham Athletic W 1-2 League Division 2
22 Feb 2003 Oldham Athletic v Notts County D 1-1 League Division 2
08 Mar 2003 Oldham Athletic v Colchester United W 2-0 League Division 2
07 Aug 2004 Luton Town v Oldham Athletic L 2-1 League One
10 Aug 2004 Oldham Athletic v Wrexham L 2-3 League One
14 Aug 2004 Oldham Athletic v Walsall W 5-3 League One
21 Aug 2004 Hull City v Oldham Athletic L 2-0 League One
18 Sep 2004 Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic D 1-1 League One
22 Sep 2004 Oldham Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-6 League Cup 2nd round
25 Sep 2004 Oldham Athletic v Colchester United D 1-1 League One
02 Oct 2004 Brentford v Oldham Athletic L 2-0 League One
19 Oct 2004 Oldham Athletic v Bristol City D 0-0 League One
23 Oct 2004 Oldham Athletic v AFC Bournemouth L 1-2 League One
30 Oct 2004 Stockport County v Oldham Athletic W 1-2 League One
02 Nov 2004 Oldham Athletic v Accrington Stanley W 3-2 LDV Vans Trophy 2nd round - northern section
06 Nov 2004 Torquay United v Oldham Athletic L 2-0 League One
14 Nov 2004 Thurrock v Oldham Athletic W 0-1 FA Cup 1st round
28 Dec 2004 Oldham Athletic v Peterborough United W 2-1 League One
03 Jan 2005 Colchester United v Oldham Athletic D 0-0 League One
22 Jan 2005 Peterborough United v Oldham Athletic W 1-2 League One
08 Feb 2005 Blackpool v Oldham Athletic L 2-0 League One
26 Feb 2005 Huddersfield Town v Oldham Athletic L 2-1 League One
05 Mar 2005 Oldham Athletic v Port Vale W 3-0 League One
08 Mar 2005 Wrexham v Oldham Athletic L 1-0 LDV Vans Trophy Final - northern section (2nd leg)


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