Matt Palmer (footballer)

Matthew Thomas Palmer (born 27 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Swindon Town.

Matt Palmer
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995[2]
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 8
Youth career
Derby County
000–2012 Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Burton Albion 136 (6)
2016 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2020 Rotherham United 24 (0)
2019–2020 → Bradford City (loan) 18 (0)
2020– Swindon Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:26, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Burton Albion

Palmer was born in Derby, Derbyshire.[5] He joined Burton Albion's youth academy after being released by Derby County.[6] He secured the award for most improved young player at the end of his first season as a scholar at the club.[6] He made his debut on 15 November 2012 as an 89th-minute substitute in the FA Cup, in a 2–0 away win over Altrincham.[7] He made his League Two debut on 5 April 2013, coming on 79 minutes into a 7–1 away defeat to Port Vale.[7] Palmer's first goal came on 10 November 2013 in a 2–0 home win over Hereford United in the first round of the FA Cup.[8] He came on as a 78th-minute substitute on 26 May in the 2014 League Two play-off Final, in which Burton were beaten 1–0 by Fleetwood Town at Wembley Stadium.[9]

Palmer joined League One club Oldham Athletic on 22 January 2016 on a one-month loan.[10]

Rotherham United

Palmer signed for League One club Rotherham United on 25 January 2018 on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[11]

He joined newly relegated League Two club Bradford City on 5 July 2019 on a season-long loan.[12]

Swindon Town

Palmer signed for club Swindon Town on 31 January 2020 on an 18-month deal after his contract was terminated at Rotherham United.[13]

Career statistics
As of 18 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion 2012–13[7] League Two 2010000030
2013–14[8] League Two 40031203[lower-alpha 1]0481
2014–15[14] League Two 33410201[lower-alpha 2]0374
2015–16[15] League One 14010211[lower-alpha 2]0181
2016–17[16] Championship 3611020—391
2017–18[17] Championship 1110030—141
Total 136671111501598
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16[15] League One 141———141
Rotherham United 2017–18[17] League One 140——2[lower-alpha 3]0160
2018–19[18] Championship 1001020—130
Total 240102020290
Bradford City (loan) 2019–20[19] League Two 180000000180
Career total 192781131702209
  1. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Burton Albion

Rotherham United

Swindon Town

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. "M. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. "Matthew Palmer". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. "Matt Palmer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. "Matty Palmer". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. "Burton Albion FC player profiles: Matthew Palmer". Burton Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  7. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. Maiden, Phil (26 May 2014). "Burton Albion 0–1 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. "Incoming: Palmer signs on loan". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. Davis, Paul (25 January 2018). "Rotherham United: Midfielder Matt Palmer joins Millers". The Star. Sheffield. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. "Palmer pens season-long loan switch". Bradford City A.F.C. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  13. "Swindon Town: Matt Palmer leaves Rotherham following recall from loan at Bradford". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  15. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  16. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  17. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  18. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  19. "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  20. Anderson, John, ed. (2015). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2015–2016. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-4722-2416-3.
  21. Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  22. Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  23. "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  • Profile at the Rotherham United F.C. website
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