Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew James Somner [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 December 1982||
Place of birth | Isleworth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Brentford | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Brentford | 84 | (1) |
2004–2005 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2005 | Cambridge United | 16 | (0) |
2005 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Aldershot Town | 31 | (3) |
2006–2008 | Notts County | 54 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Mansfield Town | 64 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → Altrincham (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2011 | Forest Green Rovers | 16 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Lewes | 45 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Kingstonian | ||
2015–2016 | Walton Casuals | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Walton & Hersham | ||
International career | |||
2003 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matthew James Somner (born 8 December 1982) is a footballer who played for Walton & Hersham. A utility player, Somner can play in numerous position across both defence and midfield. Born in England, he made two appearances for the Wales U21 national team.
Born in Isleworth, London, [1] Somner began his career with local club Brentford, situated just 2 km from his native Isleworth. [2] His professional debut came on 1 May 2001, in a 6–0 defeat to Swansea City. During his time at Griffin Park, he was called into the Wales-U21 squad to play Italy-U21s in 2003. [3] The game finished disastrously for Wales as they lost 8–1. [3]
Somner spent four seasons at Brentford, where he played in 93 games, [2] before his contract was cancelled my mutual consent on 31 January 2005. [4] He joined League Two side Cambridge United two days later, having had a loan spell at the club in December 2004. [5] He was offered a new contract at the end of the season, though turned it down and instead joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms. [6] He made only one appearance before signing for Conference National side Aldershot Town on 19 August 2005. [7]
His contract not renewed at Aldershot, Somner joined Notts County in 2006, playing in 62 games over two seasons. [8]
Somner was released by Notts County in 2008, and signed for Mansfield Town on 1 August 2008. [9] He joined Altrincham on loan in November 2010. [10]
On 31 January 2011, Somner signed for Forest Green Rovers after being released by Mansfield. [11] He made his debut for Forest Green on 5 February 2011 in a home win against Hayes & Yeading United. [12] Somner revealed on his Twitter page ahead of Rovers final game of the season that he would not be offered a new contract by the club. He would go on to score for Forest Green in their last game of the season against Tamworth. [13] [14]
Somner signed for Lewes in July 2011. [15] He then joined Kingstonian in the summer of 2012. [16] After a lengthy spell at Kingsmeadow, which included taking the captain's armband, he dropped to the Isthmian Division One South for the 2014–15 season, joining Walton Casuals. [17] Managing just two appearances for the Stags, he left at the end of August and took a short break from football. However, he returned to the league in late February, joining rivals Walton & Hersham. [18]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 2000–01 [19] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2002–03 [20] | 40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
2003–04 [21] | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
2004–05 [22] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 84 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 2 | ||
Cambridge United | 2004–05 [22] | League Two | 24 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 24 | 0 | |||
Bristol Rovers | 2005–06 [23] | League Two | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | |||
Aldershot Town | 2005–06 [23] | Conference Premier | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ― | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
Notts County | 2006–07 [24] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 1 |
2007–08 [25] | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 54 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
Mansfield Town | 2008–09 [26] | Conference Premier | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2009–10 [27] | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
Total | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | |||
Altrincham (loan) | 2010–11 [28] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Forest Green Rovers | 2010–11 [28] | Conference Premier | 16 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | 16 | 1 | |||
Lewes | 2011–12 [29] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 40 | 1 | |
Kingstonian | 2013–14 [30] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Career total | 329 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 359 | 10 |
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