Matt Palmer (footballer)

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Matt Palmer
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Palmer [1]
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder [4]
Team information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 18
Youth career
Derby County
000–2012 Burton Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2020–2021 Swindon Town 25 (1)
2020 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2021– Notts County 105 (4)
International career
2022– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

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

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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] He scored his first goal for Swindon in an EFL Trophy tie against Exeter City on 6 October 2020. [14]

Palmer signed for Wigan Athletic on loan until 4 January 2021 [15]

On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Swindon at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [16]

Notts County

On 21 July 2021, Palmer signed a two year contract with Notts County F.C.

On 25 December 2022, Palmer extended his contract with Notts County F.C. until the end of the 2024-25 season

Career statistics

As of 28 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion 2012–13 [7] League Two 2010000030
2013–14 [8] League Two40031203 [lower-alpha 1] 0481
2014–15 [17] League Two33410201 [lower-alpha 2] 0374
2015–16 [18] League One 14010211 [lower-alpha 2] 0181
2016–17 [19] Championship 3611020—391
2017–18 [20] Championship1110030—141
Total136671111501598
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16 [18] League One141———141
Rotherham United 2017–18 [20] League One140——2 [lower-alpha 3] 0160
2018–19 [21] Championship1001020—130
Total240102020290
Bradford City (loan) 2019–20 [22] League Two180000000180
Swindon Town 2019–20 [22] League Two1000000010
2020–21 [23] League One24100002 [lower-alpha 4] 1262
Total251000021272
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2020–21 [23] League One100000000100
Notts County 2021–22 National League43220—1 [lower-alpha 5] 0462
2022–23 National League46200—2 [lower-alpha 6] 0482
2023–24 League Two16000001 [lower-alpha 7] 0170
Total10542000401114
Career total3321210113113136815
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League Play-Offs
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League Play-Offs
  7. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Burton Albion

Rotherham United

Swindon Town

Notts County

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "M. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Matthew Palmer". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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  5. ↑ "Matty Palmer". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Burton Albion FC player profiles: Matthew Palmer". Burton Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. 1 2 "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.
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  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. ↑ "A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4-3 defeat by Exeter City". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "LATICS COMPLETE LOAN SIGNING OF MIDFIELDER MATTY PALMER". Wigan Athletic F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "2021 Retained and Released List".
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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  21. ↑ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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