Matty Appleby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Wilfred Appleby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1990 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1994 | Newcastle United | 20 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Darlington (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Darlington | 79 | (7) |
| 1996–2002 | Barnsley | 161 | (7) |
| 2002 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Darlington | 36 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Whitby Town | 83 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:54, 30 July 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Matthew 'Matty' Wilfred Appleby (born April 16, 1972 in Middlesbrough) is a former English football midfielder who retired in 2008. He played in the Premiership with Barnsley and had a distinguished spell at Darlington, before dropping into non-League and eventually leaving football to become a deep-sea diver.[2]
Honours
As a player
- Second Division Title winner: 1992–93
- Nationwide Division Three Play-Off Final runner-up: 1995–96
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 24. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ↑ "Matty's glad he took the plunge". Dave Smith. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-15.