Matt Derbyshire

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Matthew Anthony Derbyshire (born 14 April 1986) is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Matlock Town. He began his career with non-League side Great Harwood Town before earning himself a move to local Premier League team Blackburn Rovers in 2003. He played for Blackburn for five years, and had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, Wrexham and Olympiacos, before joining the latter club on a permanent basis in 2009. Whilst at Olympiacos, Derbyshire won the Super League Greece and Greek Cup. He returned to England in 2010 with Birmingham City, and continued with spells at Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Blackpool and Rotherham United. He spent four seasons in Cyprus with Omonia followed by one season with A-League club Macarthur FC before returning to Cyprus with AEK Larnaca. He joined NorthEast United in 2022. He spent two seasons with Bradford City before retiring from football in November 2024. He won 14 caps for England at under-21 level.

Career

1. 1986
   Born
2. 2002
   Joined Great Harwood Town F.C.
3. 2003
   Joined Blackburn Rovers F.C.
4. 2004
   Joined Plymouth Argyle F.C.
5. 2005
   Joined Wrexham A.F.C.
6. 2007
   Joined England national under-21 association football team
7. 2009
   Joined Olympiacos F.C.
8. 2009
   Joined Olympiacos F.C.
9. 2010
   Joined Birmingham City F.C.
10. 2011
    Joined Nottingham Forest F.C.
11. 2012
    Joined Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
12. 2013
    Joined Blackpool F.C.
13. 2014
    Joined Rotherham United F.C.
14. 2016
    Joined AC Omonia
15. 2020
    Joined Macarthur FC
16. 2021
    Joined AEK Larnaca F.C.
17. 2022
    Joined NorthEast United FC
18. 2023
    Joined Bradford City A.F.C.
19. 2024
    Joined Matlock Town F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Great Harwood
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football