- Matt Fish (footballer)
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Matt Fish Personal information Full name Matthew Fish[1] Date of birth 5 January 1989 Place of birth Croydon, England Playing position Right Back Club information Current club Gillingham Number 16 Youth career 2005–2006 Crystal Palace Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2007 Crystal Palace 0 (0) 2007 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 0 (0) 2007–2011 Dover Athletic 135 (3) 2011– Gillingham 10 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew "Matt" Fish (born 5 January 1989 in Croydon, Greater London, England) is an English footballer playing as a right back for Gillingham in Football League Two.
Career
Fish progressed through the Crystal Palace youth ranks but was released in the summer of 2007 after a short loan spell at AFC Wimbledon.[2] He made the switch to Isthmian League Division One side Dover Athletic in 2007 after a successful trial.[3] He enjoyed a successful spell at Dover winning two promotions in four seasons,[4] and in the summer of 2011 made the move up to the Football League with Gillingham on a free transfer, linking up with former Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler.[5] He made his professional debut on 9 August 2011, in the Football League Cup 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Falmer Stadium, coming on as a second-half substitute for Barry Fuller.[6]
References
- ^ "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "...but there's good news as Fish stays on". 2010-05-18. http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/s-good-news-Fish-stays/story-11982645-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ "Matt Fish signs on". 2007-07-23. http://doverathletic.com/index.php?p=news&id=828. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ "Matt Fish profile". 2011-08-22. http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10416~55977,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "Gillingham sign Chris Whelpdale, Danny Kedwell, Andy Frampton, Lewis Montrose, Matt Fish and Ross Flitney". 2011-08-22. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/sport/2011/july/1/gills.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "Brighton 1-0 Gillingham". BBC News. 2011-08-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14368545.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
External links
Gillingham F.C. – current squad 1 Flitney · 2 Fuller · 3 Frampton · 4 Lee · 5 King · 6 Richards · 7 Whelpdale · 8 J. Payne · 9 Kedwell · 10 Weston · 11 Oli · 12 Martin · 14 Rooney · 15 Lawrence · 16 Fish · 17 Spiller · 18 Jackman · 19 Montrose · 20 Davies · 21 Rance · 22 Essam · 23 S. Payne · 24 Evans · 25 Brown · 26 Hawkes · 27 Brunt · 28 Gazzaniga · 29 Nouble · 30 Birchall · 33 Kuffour · — Miller · Manager: Hessenthaler
Categories:- 1989 births
- People from Croydon
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Dover Athletic F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- The Football League players
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