Matt McClure (footballer)

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Matt McClure
Personal information
Full name Matthew Glen McClure [1]
Date of birth (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Chippenham Town
Number 9
Youth career
Crystal Palace
2008–2010 Wycombe Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2015 Wycombe Wanderers 110 (24)
2009 → Burnham (loan) 1 (3)
2010 → Wealdstone (loan) 8 (4)
2011 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 1 (1)
2015–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge 20 (4)
2016–2019 Aldershot Town 103 (19)
2019–2020 Maidstone United 15 (8)
2020–2023 Gloucester City 71 (34)
2023– Chippenham Town 29 (10)
International career
Northern Ireland U19
2012 Northern Ireland U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Matthew Glen McClure (born 17 November 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League South club Chippenham Town. Born in England, he has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 and under-19 level.

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Club career

McClure started his career in the Wycombe Wanderers youth team and had spells at Burnham and Wealdstone on work experience deals during the 2009–10 season. He made his Wycombe first team debut as a late substitute against Shrewsbury Town on 25 September 2010. [3] On 12 August 2011 McClure joined Hayes & Yeading on a month's loan. [4] He scored nine minutes into his debut against Alfreton Town, but later suffered a dislocated ankle, leaving him out of action for several months. [5] After returning from injury, McClure scored his first professional goal for Wycombe in a 4–1 defeat to Scunthorpe United on 3 March 2012. [6]

On 20 November 2012, McClure scored two goals as Wycombe beat Rotherham United 3–2 at the New York Stadium. [7] The following week he scored 2 more goals in a 3–0 home win against Burton Albion. [8]

On 15 December 2012, McClure scored Wycombe's second goal in a 2–0 win over Accrington Stanley. Later in the match he was sent off for a second bookable offence. [9]

On 3 March 2015, McClure came on as a substitute in the 68th minute in place of Sam Saunders in an eventual 2–1 away win at Tranmere Rovers, but was given a straight red card 70 seconds after coming on for elbowing Adam Dugdale. [10] Later that year he was released by Wycombe.

On 16 July 2015, McClure signed for fellow League 2 side Dagenham & Redbridge.

In April 2019, he was released by Aldershot Town. [11]

After a spell at Maidstone United McClure moved to Gloucester City in January 2020. Matt made his debut for City in a 2–1 loss away to Guiseley on 18 January 2020. During the remainder of the 2019–20 season, he made six more appearances, scoring two goals.

In January 2023, McClure joined Chippenham Town. [12]

International career

McClure made his debut for the Northern Ireland under-19 team against Switzerland in April 2009. [13] He received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland under-21 squad on 3 May 2012, for the European U21 Championship qualifier against Macedonia, [14] and made his debut on 10 May 2012 as an 86th-minute substitute. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wycombe Wanderers 2009–10 [16] League One 0000000000
2010–11 [17] League Two 8010002 [a] 0110
2011–12 [18] League One121000000121
2012–13 [19] League Two271100001 [a] 02811
2013–14 [20] League Two36730002 [a] 2419
2014–15 [21] League Two27520102 [b] 0325
Total1102460107212426
Burnham (loan) 2009–10 [22] SL Division One Midlands10———10
Wealdstone (loan) 2009–10 [23] IL Premier Division84———84
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2011–12 [18] Conference Premier 11———11
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16 [24] League Two20410102 [a] 1245
Aldershot Town 2016–17 [25] National League 39910—4 [c] 14410
2017–18 [26] National League35510—1 [d] 0375
2018–19 [27] National League26430—1 [e] 0242
Total1001850—6111119
Maidstone United 2019–20 [28] [29] National League South 15841—3 [e] 12210
Gloucester City 2019–20 [28] National League North 72———72
2020–21 [28] National League North141210—2 [e] 11713
2021–22 [28] National League North19610—1 [e] 0216
Total402020—314521
Career total295791812021633688
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in League Two play-offs, one in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in the National League play-offs
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Matt McClure". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wycombe 2–2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "McClure joines Hayes on loan". Wycombe Wanderers F. C. official website. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Striker undergoes surgery". Wycombe Wanderers F. C. official website. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Scunthorpe vs Wycombe". Wycombe Wanderers F. C. official website. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Rotherham 2–3 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Wycombe 3-0 Burton". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Accrington vs Wycombe". BBC Sport. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
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  11. ↑ Aldershot Town chairman Shahid Azeem issues apology after relegation, thenonleaguefootballpaper.com, 24 April 2019
  12. ↑ "Bluebirds sign Matt McClure". chippenhamtown.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Call Up For McClure". Wycombe Wanderers. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  14. ↑ "McClure Earns U21 Call-Up". Wycombe Wanderers. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "U21s beaten by late penalty". Irish FA. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Matt McClure in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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  25. ↑ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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