Matt Rush

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Matt Rush
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Rush [1]
Date of birth (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Brentwood, England [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Youth career
Wickford Town
2013–2014 Billericay Town
2014–2019 Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Southend United 23 (1)
2019 → Great Wakering Rovers (loan) 8 (2)
2019 → Harlow Town (loan) 13 (11)
2021 → Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2 (1)
2022 → Chelmsford City (loan) 16 (3)
2022–2023 Braintree Town 38 (6)
2023 Aveley 13 (3)
2023–2024 Maidstone United 33 (15)
2024 Sutton United 7 (0)
2024 → Maidstone United (loan) 6 (3)
2024– Boreham Wood 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Matthew Thomas Rush (born 11 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Boreham Wood.

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Career

Rush began his career at local club Wickford Town, before moving to Billericay Town in the summer of 2013. In December 2014, Southend United signed Rush to the youth system at the club. [3] During the second half of the 2018–19 season, Rush signed for Great Wakering Rovers on loan. [4] In August 2019, Rush signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Harlow Town on loan, scoring eleven goals in 13 games in all competitions during three months at the club. [5]

On 2 November 2019, Rush made his debut for Southend in a 1–0 loss against Sunderland. [6]

On 6 January 2021, Rush joined National League South side Tonbridge Angels on a four-week loan deal. [7]

On 11 February 2022, following nine National League appearances for Southend, Rush joined fellow Essex club Chelmsford City on loan. [8] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Rush was released by Southend. [9]

On 25 June 2022, Rush agreed to join fellow Essex-based side, Braintree Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign following his release from Southend. [10]

On 1 July 2023, Rush signed for newly-promoted National League South club, Aveley. [11]

On 3 November 2023, Rush joined Maidstone United, signing a deal until the end of the campaign. [12]

On 21 June 2024, Rush signed for recently relegated National League side Sutton United. [13] In November 2024, he returned to Maidstone United on loan. [14]

On 31 December 2024, Rush was recalled from his loan spell with Maidstone United, joining Boreham Wood for an undisclosed fee. [15]

Personal life

Rush attended The Bromfords School in Wickford alongside former Southend teammate Charlie Kelman. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southend United 2018–19 [17] League One 0000000000
2019–20 [17] League One70—001 [a] 080
2020–21 [17] League Two 7110003 [a] 0111
2021–22 [17] National League 9020—1 [b] 0120
Total231300050311
Great Wakering Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [18] Isthmian League North Division82———82
Harlow Town (loan) 2019–20 [19] Isthmian League South Central Division8520—361313
Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2020–21 [17] National League South 21———21
Chelmsford City (loan) 2021–22 [17] National League South163———163
Braintree Town 2022–23 [17] [20] National League South38231—3 [b] 3446
Aveley 2023–24 [17] [21] National League South13264—00196
Maidstone United 2023–24 [17] National League South3114——4 [c] 13515
Sutton United 2024–25 [17] National League7021—0091
Maidstone United (loan) 2024–25 [17] National League South6300—0063
Career total152331660015417041
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two apperances and one goal in National League South play-offs

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References

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  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Matt Rush signs for Southend United Football Club". Billericay Town F.C. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Matt Rush". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Matt Rush". Harlow Town F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sunderland vs. Southend United 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Shrimper joins Angels on 4 week loan". Tonbridge Angels F.C. 6 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Rush joins on loan from Southend". Chelmsford City F.C. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Southend United reveal release and retain list". Basildon Echo. 18 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Tomlinson, Henry (27 June 2022). "Former Southend striker has new home in Braintree Town". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Matt Rush Joins Aveley". Aveley F.C. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "What a Rush!". Maidstone United F.C. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Matt Rush joins U's". www.suttonunited.net. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Rush Hour 2". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Official: Matt Rush joins Boreham Wood". www.suttonunited.net. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Kelman returns to The Bromfords School". Southend United F.C. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "M. Rush". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Great Wakering Rovers – Appearances – Matthew Rush – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "Matt Rush - Harlow Town Football Club Mens First Team". Harlow Town F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  20. ↑ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Heybridge Swifts 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
    For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay – Braintree Town 2 - 1 Heybridge Swifts". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Hornchurch 3 - 0 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  21. ↑ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: Lakey, Chris (16 September 2023). "King's Lynn Town 0 Aveley 0 in FA Cup". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
    For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: Lakey, Chris (18 September 2023). "King's Lynn Town boss under pressure after FA Cup exit". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Aveley 2 - 2 Hornchurch". Football Web Pages. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay – Hornchurch 1 - 2 Aveley". Football Web Pages. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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