Matthew Whichelow

Matthew Whichelow

Whichelow (left) talking to Lloyd Doyley
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Robert Whichelow[1]
Date of birth28 September 1991
Place of birthIslington, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Boreham Wood
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013Watford21(3)
2011Exeter City (loan)2(0)
2012Wycombe Wanderers (loan)4(1)
2012Accrington Stanley (loan)4(0)
2013–Boreham Wood30(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:45, 25 June 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Matthew Robert Whichelow (born 28 September 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Boreham Wood.

Career

Whichelow made his Championship debut for Watford against Scunthorpe United on 23 October 2010 as a late substitute,[2] and again came on at half time in the match against Derby County on 30 October 2010, scoring his first professional goal within ten minutes.[3] Whichelow featured for Watford 17 more times during the 2010/11 season, which included 4 starts and 2 goals.

Having missed most of pre-season for Watford, Whichelow joined Exeter City on loan on 16 September 2011 for a month to gain match fitness. Whichelow came on for Watford in the second half against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup on 27 January to make only his second appearance for Watford all season. He was however loaned out again, this time to Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month youth loan deal on 31 January 2012.[4] He scored on his debut against Tranmere Rovers.[5]

Whichelow was then loaned to League Two club Accrington Stanley on a months loan in September 2012. His loan was extended into a second and third month, where he made a total of 4 appearances. He returned to parent club Watford on 20 December.

On 4 February 2013, Watford confirmed that Whichelow had been released by mutual consent.[6] He spent the last few months of the 2012-13 season training with Forest Green Rovers and in July 2013 spent time on trial with Braintree Town.[7] He joined Boreham Wood in August 2013.[8] He made his debut on 17 August 2013 in a 2–0 win against Tonbridge Angels.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 April 2014.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2010–11[9] Championship 193200000213
2011–12[10] Championship 2010000030
Total 213300000243
Exeter City (loan) 2011–12[10] League One 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2011–12[10] League One 4100000041
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2012–13[11] League Two 4000000040
Boreham Wood 2013–14[12] Conference South 3041000314
Career total 618400010668

References

  1. "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. "Future’s bright for young Watford ace Whichelow". London Evening Standard. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. "Derby v Watford". BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  4. "Matty's the man for Waddock". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  5. "Wycombe 2-1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/1302024-whichelow-departs-637385.aspx
  7. http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/headlines/10551926.Iron_and_Pompey_in_pre_season_stalemate/
  8. "Wood picks up Whichelow". Non League Daily. 9 August 2013.
  9. "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  11. "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  12. "M. Whichelow". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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