Matt Rhead
Rhead playing for Mansfield Town in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew James Rhead[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 May 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
20??–2004 | Norton United | ||
2004–2007 | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
2007–2009 | Eastwood Town | ||
2008 | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | ||
2009–2010 | Nantwich Town | ||
2009–2010 | Congleton Town | ||
2010–2011 | Eastwood Town | ||
2011–2012 | Corby Town | 22 | (8) |
2012–2015 | Mansfield Town | 120 | (15) |
2015– | Lincoln City | 121 | (42) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 9 April 2018 (UTC) |
Matthew James Rhead (born 31 May 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Lincoln City.
Career
Early career
Rhead was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played for nearby non-league side Norton United before joining Kidsgrove Athletic ahead of the 2004–2005 season.[3] He moved on to join Eastwood Town, making a goal scoring debut in the club's 2–3 home defeat to Matlock Town on 16 October 2007.[4] The fee was a record for the two clubs and Rhead would end the season as Eastwood's top goalscorer of the season having netted 17 goals from 26 starts.[5] At the end of September 2008, he rejoined Kidsgrove Athletic on a month's loan[6] but with the loan restricting him only to league games, he started only a single game before returning to Eastwood at the end of the loan period.[7] He departed Eastwood to join Nantwich Town for the start of the 2009–2010 season[8] before joining Congleton Town on an initial month's loan, making a goalscoring debut in the club's draw with Squires Gate on 12 December 2009;[9] after a month's loan he agreed terms to join the club on a permanent basis until the end of the 2009–10 season.[10] Having been invited for pre-season training with Eastwood Town[11] he rejoined the club he had first joined for £4000 from Kidsgrove back in October 2007.[12] He joined Corby Town from Eastwood Town in June 2011.[13][14]
Mansfield Town
He signed with Mansfield Town in January 2012, and scored two goals in 17 games in the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, he quit his job as a team leader at JCB to become a full-time professional footballer.[15] He then scored five goals in 37 games in the 2012–13 campaign as the "Stags" won promotion into the Football League as champions of the Conference Premier.
Lincoln City
Rhead signed a two-year contract with Lincoln City on 14 May 2015.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 April 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Corby Town | 2011–12[17] | Conference North | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 13 | |
Mansfield Town | 2011–12[18] | Conference Premier | 15 | 2 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
2012–13[18] | Conference Premier | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
2013–14[18] | League Two | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
2014–15[18] | League Two | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
Total | 120 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 135 | 16 | ||
Lincoln City | 2015–16[18] | National League | 43 | 20 | 3 | 3 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 23 | |
2016–17[18] | National League | 43 | 15 | 9 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 56 | 15 | ||
2017–18[18] | League Two | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 42 | 8 | |
Total | 121 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 145 | 46 | ||
Career total | 263 | 65 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 310 | 75 |
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
- 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Lincoln City
References
- ↑ Matt Rhead at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ "Matthew Read". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Transfer activity speeds up!". Gresley F.C. Official Website. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Red hot debut for Burns". Buxton Advertiser. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Badgers players honoured". Eastwood Advertiser. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Non-league: Rhead returns to boost Kidsgrove options". Stoke Sentinel. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Non-league football: Rhead returns to Eastwood". Stoke Sentinel. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Football: Nantwich No 2 wants to be top man". Stoke Sentinel. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Non-league football: Rhead looks to make Congleton impact". Stoke Sentinel. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Thompson fit to join Castle's title chase". Stoke Sentinel. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Football-Old-boy-Haddrell-returns-Congleton/story-12546276-detail/story.html". Stoke Sentinel. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Simpson can play key role for Eastwood". Nottingham Post. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Matt Rhead". corbytownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Striker Matt Rhead makes Corby Town switch". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Full-time Matt Rhead will only get better at Mansfield Town". Nottingham Post. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Matt Rhead: Lincoln sign Mansfield Town striker". BBC Sport. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "M. Rhead". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
External links
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- Matt Rhead at Soccerbase