Matthew Tweedley

Matthew Tweedley

Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Tweedley [1]
Date of birth	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth	Rochdale, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Warrington Town
Youth career
2009–2022	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bamber Bridge (loan)	0	(0)
2023	→ Lancaster City (loan)	15	(0)
2024–2025	Nantwich Town	38	(0)
2025–	Warrington Town	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:36, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Matthew James Tweedley (born 16 April 2004) ^[3] is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town.

Playing career

Tweedley came through the Bolton Wanderers Reserves Academy, ^[4] which he joined at the age of five. ^[5]

Tweedley made his Bolton debut on 30 November 2021 in a 1–0 victory against Fleetwood Town in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 83rd minute as a substitute for Oladapo Afolayan. ^[6]

On 13 June 2022, Tweedley became one of the five Academy graduates that signed their first professional contracts with Bolton. ^{[7] [8]} On December 26, 2022, it was announced that he signed on a short term loan for Bamber Bridge but did not end up making an appearance. ^[9] On 7 February 2023, he signed on an initial month-long loan for Lancaster City. ^[10] It was later extended until the end of the season. ^[11] On 25 May 2023, he signed a new one-year deal with the option for an extra year. ^[12] On 22 May 2024, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June. ^[13]

In August 2024, he signed a contract with Northern Premier League side Nantwich Town following a successful trial spell. ^[14]

In July 2025, he joined Warrington Town. ^[15]

Statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

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
Bolton Wanderers	2021–22 [16]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2022–23 [17]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [18]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Bamber Bridge (loan)	2022–23	Northern Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Lancaster City (loan)	2022–23 [19]	Northern Premier League	15	0	0	0	—		0	0	15	0
Nantwich Town	2024–25 [20]	Northern Premier League Division One West	38	0	1	0	—		3 [b]	0	42	0
Career total			53	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	58	0

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

References

1. "EFL Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
2. "Matthew Tweedley - BWFC biography". bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
3. "Matthew Tweedley - goal.com Player Profile". goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
4. "Ex-Liverpool striker one of 10 new scholars added at Bolton Wanderers". theboltonnews.co.uk. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
5. Bolton Wanderers: "Young Whites Delighted With Deals"
6. "Bolton Wanderers players rated out of 10 in 1-0 win against Fleetwood Town". theboltonnews.co.uk. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
7. "Five Join Pro Ranks". www.bwfc.co.uk. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
8. Iles, Marc (13 June 2022). "Five youngsters given their first professional contract at Bolton Wanderers". The Bolton News. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
9. Midfielder Matty Tweedley makes the bench having signed on loan from Bolton Wanderers.
10. "B Team Loan Latest". Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
11. "B Team Duo Extend Loan Stays". Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
12. "B Team Announce Retained List". Bolton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
13. "RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". bwfc.co.uk. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
14. https://www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk/dabbers-sign-midfielder-matthew-tweedley/, Dabbers sign midfielder Matthew Tweedley, Nantwich Town FC, 1 August 2024
15. "Warrington Town triple signing confirmed". warringtontownfc.co.uk. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
16. "Games played by Matthew Tweedley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
17. "Games played by Matthew Tweedley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
18. "Games played by Matthew Tweedley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
19. Football Web Pages: "Lancaster City – Appearances – Matthew Tweedley"
20. "Nantwich Town – Appearances – Matthew Tweedley – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2025.