Matt Worthington

Matt Worthington

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Luke Worthington [1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Torquay United
Number	18
Youth career
2006–2008	Portsmouth
2008–2011	Southampton
2011–2016	AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	AFC Bournemouth	1	(0)
2016	→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)	4	(0)
2017–2018	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	15	(0)
2018–2019	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	9	(1)
2019–2025	Yeovil Town	204	(11)
2025	Oldham Athletic	9	(0)
2025–	Torquay United	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:38, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

Matthew Luke Worthington (born 18 December 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Torquay United.

Career

AFC Bournemouth

Worthington made his Premier League debut for AFC Bournemouth on the final day of the 2016–17 season where he came on as a 74th minute substitute in a 1–1 away at Leicester City. ^[3]

Yeovil Town loan

On 31 August 2017, Worthington signed for League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018. ^[4]

Forest Green loan

On 31 August 2018, Worthington signed for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan until January 2019. ^[5]

Yeovil Town

On 18 January 2019, Worthington re-signed permanently for League Two club Yeovil Town on a free transfer from AFC Bournemouth, signing a contract until June 2021. ^[6] Worthington signed a new one-year deal in June 2022. ^[7]

Oldham Athletic

On 24 January 2025, Worthington signed permanently for National League club Oldham Athletic on a free transfer. ^[8]

Torquay United

On 17 July 2025, Worthington joined National League South side Torquay United on a three-year deal. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Bournemouth	2015–16 [10]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17 [11]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18 [12]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19 [13]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	AFC Bournemouth Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Eastbourne Borough (loan)	2015–16 [14]	National League South	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2017–18 [12]	League Two	15	0	2	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	19	0
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2018–19 [13]	League Two	9	1	2	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	14	1
Yeovil Town	2018–19 [13]	League Two	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2019–20 [15]	National League	31	3	2	0	—		4 [b]	0	37	3
	2020–21 [16]	National League	26	0	1	0	—		0	0	27	0
	2021–22 [17] [18]	National League	31	0	5	1	—		5 [c]	0	41	1
	2022–23 [19]	National League	37	4	2	0	—		2 [d]	1	41	5
	2023–24 [14]	National League South	43	4	4	0	—		1 [e]	0	48	4
	2024–25 [14]	National League	21	0	0	0	—		1 [e]	0	22	0
	Yeovil Town Total		219	11	16	1	0	0	15	1	250	13
Oldham Athletic	2024–25 [14]	National League	9	0	—		—		1 [f]	0	10	0
Torquay United	2025–26 [14]	National League South	7	0	1	0	—		0	0	8	0
Career total			249	12	19	1	0	0	19	1	287	14

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League play-offs
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
4. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
5. Appearance in FA Trophy
6. Appearance in National League Cup

Honours

Yeovil Town

• National League South: 2023–24 ^[20]

Individual

• National League South Team of the Season: 2023–24 ^[21]

References

1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
2. "Matt Worthington". 11v11. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
3. "Leicester City 1-1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
4. "Matt Worthington: Yeovil Town sign Bournemouth midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
5. "Forest Green Rovers: Ben Morris and Matt Worthington join on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
6. "Bournemouth: Midfielder Matt Worthington makes free-transfer move to Yeovil". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
7. "CONTRACT : Matt Worthington extends his stay". www.ytfc.net. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
8. "Worthington Signs For Latics". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
9. "Matt Worthington Signs For TUFC". torquayunited.com. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
10. "Games played by Matt Worthington in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
11. "Games played by Matt Worthington in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
12. "Games played by Matt Worthington in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
13. "Games played by Matt Worthington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
14. Matt Worthington at Soccerway . Retrieved 31 August 2017.
15. "Games played by Matt Worthington in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
16. "Games played by Matt Worthington in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
17. "Games played by Matt Worthington in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
18. "Match report: Yeovil Town 4 Bridgwater United 1". Gloverscast. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
19. "Games played by Matt Worthington in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
20. "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
21. "Vanarama National League South - Team of the Season". Chippenham Town FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

External links

• Matt Worthington at Soccerbase