- Matthew Wolfenden
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For the actor, see Matthew Wolfenden (actor).
Matthew Wolfenden Personal information Full name Matthew Wolfenden[1] Date of birth 23 July 1987 Place of birth Oldham, England Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Attack Midfielder, Striker Club information Current club FC United of Manchester Number – Youth career –2003 Oldham Athletic Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–09 Oldham Athletic 39 (2) 2009–10 Wrexham 15 (1) 2010– FC United of Manchester[2] 39 (19) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:40, 25 April 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew 'Matty' Wolfenden (born 23 July 1987) is an English footballer currently playing for FC United of Manchester. Wolfenden started out at Oldham Athletic, his hometown club, before moving to Wales to play for Wrexham in the summer of 2009.
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Early life
As a child, Wolfenden attended his hometown school and one of the best school's in the area, the Blue Coat School in Oldham.
Career
Oldham Athletic
Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Wolfenden was a product of the Oldham Athletic youth system, having been with the club since the age of 9,[3] Wolfenden made his first team appearance as a late substitute during a 1–0 defeat to Swindon Town in the then Second Division on 15 November 2003,[4] making him the second youngest player to ever play for the Latics at the age of 16 years and 115 days.[citation needed] His first senior goal for the club came nearly four years later when he scored in the second leg of a play-off semi-final defeat to Blackpool on 19 May 2007.[5] He was released from Boundary Park on 20 July 2009.
Wrexham
Following his release, Wolfenden signed for Football Conference side Wrexham,[6] after impressing in pre-season friendlies against Preston North End and Carlton Town.[7] He made his debut for the club on 8 August 2009 in a 3–0 win over Eastbourne Borough on the opening day of the 2009–10 season.[8] He went on to make 15 league appearances before being released at the end of the season.
FC United of Manchester
On 31 October 2010 Wolfenden signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division outfit F.C. United of Manchester after being released from Wrexham earlier that year.[9] He made his debut for FC United in a 2–1 FA Trophy win over Colwyn Bay at Gigg Lane.[10]
Career statistics
- As of September 2011
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[11] Total App Goals App Goals ApphihefEW Goals App Goals App Goals Oldham Athletic 2003–04 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2004–05 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2005–06 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2006–07 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 2007–08 25 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 29 3 2008–09 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Total 39 2 5 0 1 0 2 2 47 4 Wrexham 2009–10 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 1 FC United of Manchester 2010–11 29 12 5 0 0 0 1 0 34 12 Total 121 15 10 0 1 0 5 2 162 17 References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "1st Team Statistics". FCUM in Russia. http://fcunited.ru/en/player_stats.php. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Matty Wolfenden happy to be at Wrexham FC". Liverpool Daily Post. 25 July 2006. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/wrexham-fc/2009/07/25/matty-wolfenden-happy-to-be-at-wrexham-fc-55578-24235657/. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Oldham 0-1 Swindon". BBC Sport. 15 October 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/3253037.stm. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "Blackpool 3-1 Oldham (agg 5-2)". BBC Sport. 19 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6649781.stm. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Sakho and Wolfenden check in at Wrexham FC". Evening Leader. 24 July 2009. http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/sport/76192/sakho-and-wolfenden-check-in-at-wrexham-fc.aspx. Retrieved 29 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Wrexham set to boost strike force". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/8166974.stm. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Wrexham 3-0 Eastbourne". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8183985.stm. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "FC United sign former Oldham Athletic forward". FC United of Manchetser. 31 October 2010. http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=3194. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "FC United 2-1 Colwyn Bay". FC United of Manchetser. 31 October 2010. http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/report.php?match_id=599. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Other includes Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Contenental Competitions and Regional Cups
External links
- Matthew Wolfenden career stats at Soccerbase
- Matthew Wolfenden bio at Oldham Athletic
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Oldham
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- F.C. United of Manchester players
- Northern Premier League players
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