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Matt Harrold 
Personal information Full name Matthew James Harrold Date of birth 25 July 1984 Place of birth Leyton, London, England Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Bristol Rovers Number 9 Youth career Southend United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2002 Grays Athletic 2 (0) 2002 Wingate & Finchley 20 (9) 2002–2003 Harlow Town ? (?) 2003–2005 Brentford 32 (2) 2004–2005 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 4 (1) 2005 → Grimsby Town (loan) 6 (2) 2005–2006 Yeovil Town 47 (9) 2006–2008 Southend United 52 (3) 2008–2010 Wycombe Wanderers 73 (17) 2010–2011 Shrewsbury Town 35 (8) 2011– Bristol Rovers 16 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:31, 29 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew James "Matt" Harrold (born 25 July 1984 in Leyton, Greater London) is an English footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers. Harrold has had numerous previous clubs including Wycombe Wanderers, Southend United, Grays Athletic, Harlow Town, Brentford, Yeovil Town, Shrewsbury Town as well as loan spells at Grimsby Town and Dagenham & Redbridge.
Life and career
He is a former pupil of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, he was initially a product of Southend United's youth set-up, although he departed for non-league Harlow Town. He moved his way back to the Shrimpers via Brentford and Yeovil Town after a long-running summer transfer saga which ended with him being signed an hour before the transfer deadline on 31 August 2006.
He scored his first goal for Southend against West Bromwich Albion on 16 September 2006.
Harrold joined Wycombe on 1 September 2008 on a free transfer on a two year contract after being released by Southend.[1] He went on to score his first hat trick for the club on 10 November in an FA Cup first round match against AFC Wimbledon, which Wycombe went on to win 4–1.[2] Harrold was released by Wycombe on 11 May 2010, after the clubs relegation to League Two.
In July 2010, Harrold was on trial at Swedish Superettan club Örgryte IS, before joining Shrewsbury Town.[3]
Harrold signed for Bristol Rovers in June 2011, for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut against AFC Wimbledon, in which they won 3–2. His first home goal won the game for Bristol Rovers against Northampton Town.[4]
References
- ^ "Wycombe pounce for Harrold". Sky Sports. 2008-09-01. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11716_4083496,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Harrold stars in Wycombe win". Sky Sports. 2008-11-10. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3079843,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2010/07/14/shrewsbury-town-sign-wycombes-matt-harrold/
- ^ "Bristol Rovers sign Shrewsbury Town's Matt Harrold". BBC Sport. 16 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13800919.stm. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
External links
Bristol Rovers F.C. – current squad 1 Bevan · 2 Smith · 3 Sawyer · 4 Woodards · 5 Bolger · 6 Stanley · 7 Campbell · 8 Gill · 9 Harrold · 10 McGleish · 11 Carayol · 14 L. Brown · 15 Anthony · 16 Anyinsah · 18 Richards · 19 Virgo · 21 W. Brown · 24 Clarke · 25 Cronin · 26 Zebroski · 28 Powell · 29 Jefferies · 31 Hunter · 33 Norburn · - Dorman · Manager: Buckle
Categories:- 1984 births
- People from Leyton
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- English footballers
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- Wingate & Finchley F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Conference National players
- The Football League players
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