Joe Mattock

Joe Mattock

Personal information
Full name	Joseph William Mattock [1]
Date of birth	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Harrogate Town
Number	3
Youth career
2004–2007	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Leicester City	66	(1)
2009–2012	West Bromwich Albion	29	(0)
2011	→ Sheffield United (loan)	13	(0)
2011–2012	→ Portsmouth (loan)	7	(0)
2012	→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	15	(1)
2012–2015	Sheffield Wednesday	58	(2)
2015–2022	Rotherham United	207	(4)
2022–	Harrogate Town	27	(0)
2023–2024	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	7	(0)
International career
2006–2007	England U17	1	(0)
2007–2009	England U19	13	(1)
2007–2009	England U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:24, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Joseph William Mattock (born 15 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.

Mattock is a graduate of the Leicester City youth academy, making his senior debut for the club in 2007. He made 73 appearances in total for Leicester before moving to West Bromwich Albion in 2009. Mattock subsequently had spells on loan with Sheffield United, Portsmouth and Brighton & Hove Albion. After leaving West Brom permanently in 2012, he signed for Sheffield Wednesday. Mattock spent three seasons with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to fellow South Yorkshire side Rotherham United. Whilst with Rotherham, Mattock was promoted on three occasions, as well as winning the EFL Trophy. After seven seasons with Rotherham, he signed for Harrogate Town in 2022. He also had a brief loan spell with Hartlepool United.

Mattock has also represented England youth teams at nearly every level.

Club career

Leicester City

Mattock was a regular for the Leicester under-18 side (playing alongside the likes of Ashley Chambers, Max Gradel, Andy King and Eric Odhiambo) as well as England U17s. He was part of the U18 squad that won the FA Premier Academy League by beating Sunderland U18s 4–3 on penalties in the 2006–07 season, and was voted Leicester's academy player of the season.

He made his senior debut for Leicester in a 2–1 home defeat to Norwich City on 14 April 2007, replacing Gareth McAuley in the 78th minute at left back. ^[2] He was given the number 30 shirt worn the year before by another promising youngster, James Wesolowski. Mattock went on to start three games against Birmingham City, Preston North End and Barnsley during the close of the 2006–07 season.

On 9 November 2007, during the 2007–08 season, Mattock signed a new three-year contract with Leicester. ^[3] The club rejected a bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Mattock on 14 January 2008 ^[4] (later revealed to be West Ham United). ^[5] Following Leicester's relegation in the 2007–08 season, Aston Villa became interested in Mattock and then-teammate Richard Stearman. ^[5] While Stearman left for Wolves in the July transfer window, Mattock remained at the club for another year. ^[6] He did, however, hand in a transfer request during pre-season, but was unable to secure a deal with any club. ^[7]

Mattock suffered ligament damage to his left ankle in a 1–0 League Cup win over Stockport County on 12 August 2008. Fortunately, there was no fracture, meaning he would be out for several weeks instead of months. ^[8] On 28 August, three days before the close of the transfer window, Leicester rejected seven-figure offers from two unnamed clubs for Mattock. ^[9] He scored his first and only goal for Leicester in a 2–0 win over Yeovil Town on 19 January 2009. ^[10] Leicester went on to regain promotion to the Championship by finishing the season as league champions. ^[11]

West Bromwich Albion

On 6 August, while away on international duty, Mattock was ecstatic when informed by his agent that West Bromwich Albion were interested in him. Eager to leave Leicester, he submitted his transfer request to chairman Milan Mandarić. The manner in which Mattock made the request infuriated manager Nigel Pearson. ^[7] He signed a three-year contract with West Brom four days later for a fee of £1 million, citing Richard Stearman as his motivation for leaving Leicester. ^[12] The comment angered many Leicester fans and he was booed upon his return to the Walkers Stadium in November. ^[13]

Mattock made his debut for Albion in the 2–0 League Cup win over Bury. ^[14]

In January 2011, he joined Sheffield United on loan until end of the 2010–11 Football League Championship season ^[15] making his first start for the Blades away at Coventry City a couple of days later. He went on to make 13 appearances for the Yorkshire club but was unable to help prevent them from being relegated at the end of the season. In November of the same year, Mattock joined Championship team Portsmouth on a loan deal lasting until 2 January 2012, alongside George Thorne. ^[16] He made his debut two days later, starting in the 1–1 draw against Leicester City. ^[17]

On 31 January 2012, Mattock signed for Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion on a loan deal lasting until the end of the season. ^[18] On 17 March, he scored in a 3–1 away defeat to Blackpool. ^[19] In total, Mattock made 15 league appearances for the Seagulls during his loan spell. On 16 May 2012, Mattock was released by West Bromwich Albion after his contract was not renewed. ^[20]

Sheffield Wednesday

In June 2012, Mattock was expected to complete a permanent transfer to Brighton following his successful loan spell, but instead agreed a three-year contract at newly promoted Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. ^[21]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Mattock was one of eleven players released from their contracts by the club. ^[22]

Rotherham United

On 12 June 2015, Mattock signed for Championship club Rotherham United. ^[23] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat against Nottingham Forest on 15 August 2015 ^[24] and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Brentford on 17 October 2015. ^[25] On 24 May 2017, Mattock signed a two-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until June 2019. ^[26] Mattock played in the 2018 League One play-off final as the Millers defeated Shrewsbury Town at Wembley Stadium. ^[27] He started for Rotherham in the 2022 EFL Trophy final at Wembley as they won 4–2 after extra time against Sutton United. ^[28] Mattock was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season following a third promotion from League One with the club. ^{[29] [30]}

Harrogate Town

On 21 June 2022, Mattock signed for League Two Harrogate Town. ^[31]

On 23 October 2023, Mattock signed for National League club Hartlepool United on a short-term loan. ^[32] He made his Hartlepool debut the following day in a 2–1 defeat to FC Halifax Town. ^[33] This loan deal was later extended until 1 January 2024. ^[34] On 5 January 2024, it was announced that his loan spell with Hartlepool had ended. ^[35]

International career

After making his first team debut, Mattock was named in the England squad for the U17 Championships in Belgium. ^[36] On 3 October 2007, Mattock was called up to the England U19 squad for the 2008 European U19 Championship. ^[37] On 12 November, Mattock was called up to the England U21 squad alongside former clubmate Richard Stearman for the 2009 European U21 Championship qualifiers, making his debut in a 2–0 win over Bulgaria U21 on 16 November. In doing so he became the second youngest player to represent the England U21, behind Theo Walcott. ^[38] However, he did not make the final squad for the tournament and instead played at the U19 European Championships. He scored his first ever international goal in the group stage and helped England to the final where they lost out to the hosts, Ukraine.

Personal life

Mattock grew up in the Eyres Monsell area of Leicester. On 2 September 2009, he was charged with assaulting four people in the Churchgate area of Leicester. ^{[39] [40]} In July 2011, Mattock pleaded guilty to a charge of affray and on 23 October 2011 he was sentenced to ten months in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,500 costs. ^[41]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2023 ^[42]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Season	Club	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	2006–07 [43]	Championship	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2007–08 [44]	Championship	31	0	0	0	2	0	—		33	0
	2008–09 [45]	League One	31	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	36	1
	Total		66	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	73	1
West Bromwich Albion	2009–10 [46]	Championship	29	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	34	1
	2010–11 [47]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12 [48]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		29	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	36	1
Sheffield United (loan)	2010–11 [47]	Championship	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Portsmouth (loan)	2011–12 [48]	Championship	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Brighton (loan)	2011–12 [48]	Championship	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
Sheffield Wednesday	2012–13 [49]	Championship	7	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2013–14 [50]	Championship	23	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	26	3
	2014–15 [51]	Championship	27	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	30	0
	Total		57	2	5	1	4	0	0	0	66	3
Rotherham United	2015–16 [52]	Championship	35	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	36	1
	2016–17 [53]	Championship	36	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
	2017–18 [54]	League One	35	1	0	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	39	1
	2018–19 [55]	Championship	45	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	46	1
	2019–20 [56]	League One	24	1	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	25	1
	2020–21 [57]	Championship	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
	2021–22 [58]	League One	20	0	1	0	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	1	27	1
	Total		208	4	3	0	4	0	10	1	225	5
Harrogate Town	2022–23 [59]	League Two	24	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2023–24 [60]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	1	5	1
	Total		27	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	31	1
Hartlepool United (loan)	2023–24 [61]	National League	7	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	8	0
Career total			429	8	17	2	16	0	12	2	474	12

1. 1 appearance in EFL Trophy, 3 appearances in EFL League One play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Leicester City

• Football League One: 2008–09 ^[62]

Rotherham United

• EFL League One runner-up: 2019–20, ^[61] 2021–22; ^[61] play-offs: 2018 ^[27]
• EFL Trophy: 2021–22 ^[28]

England U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2009 ^[63]

Individual

• Leicester City Academy Player of the Year: 2006–07 ^{[ citation needed ]}

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External links

• Joe Mattock at Soccerbase