Matthew Whichelow

Matthew Whichelow
	Whichelow (left) in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Robert Whichelow
Date of birth	28 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Islington, England
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Welwyn Garden City
Youth career
0000–2010	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	Watford
2011	→ Exeter City (loan)
2012	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
2012	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)
2013–2016	Boreham Wood
2015–2016	→ Chelmsford City (loan)
2016	→ Oxford City (loan)
2016–2018	Wealdstone
2018–2019	Hampton & Richmond Borough
2020	Kings Langley
2023–2024	Kings Langley
2024–	Welwyn Garden City
International career‡
2019–2021	Montserrat
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 8 March 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:36, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Last updated September 18, 2024

Matthew Robert Whichelow (born 28 September 1991) is an English-born Montserratian semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Welwyn Garden City FC

Career

Club career

Whichelow was born in Islington, London.^[1] He made his Championship debut for Watford against Scunthorpe United on 23 October 2010 as a late substitute,^[2] and again came on at half time in the match against Derby County on 30 October 2010, scoring his first professional goal within ten minutes.^[3] Whichelow featured for Watford 17 more times during the 2010–11 season, which included 4 starts and 2 goals.

Having missed most of pre-season for Watford, Whichelow joined Exeter City on loan on 16 September 2011 for a month to gain match fitness. Whichelow came on for Watford in the second half against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup on 27 January to make only his second appearance for Watford all season. He was however loaned out again, this time to Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month youth loan deal on 31 January 2012.^[4] He scored on his debut against Tranmere Rovers.^[5]

Whichelow was then loaned to League Two club Accrington Stanley on a month's loan in September 2012. His loan was extended into a second and third month, where he made a total of 4 appearances. He returned to parent club Watford on 20 December.

On 4 February 2013, Watford confirmed that Whichelow had been released by mutual consent.^[6] He spent the last few months of the 2012–13 season training with Forest Green Rovers and in July 2013 spent time on trial with Braintree Town.^[7] He joined Boreham Wood in August 2013.^[8] He made his debut on 17 August 2013 in a 2–0 win against Tonbridge Angels. On 16 October 2015, Whichelow joined Chelmsford City on a three-month loan deal.^[9] Whichelow scored twice on his debut for Chelmsford City in a 1–2 victory away at Basingstoke Town.^[10]

On 7 March 2020, he signed for Kings Langley.^[11], making one appearance before re-joining in the 2023-24 season after a period away from playing.

Whichelow joined Welwyn Garden City for the 2024-25 season.^[12]

International career

Whichelow was called up by Montserrat in October 2019,^[13] making his debut against the Dominican Republic.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 March 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2010–11 ^[14]	Championship	19	3	2	0	0	0	—		21	3
	2011–12 ^[15]	Championship	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		21	3	3	0	0	0	—		24	3
Exeter City (loan)	2011–12 ^[15]	League One	2	0	—		—		1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	3	0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2011–12 ^[15]	League One	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2012–13 ^[16]	League Two	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Boreham Wood	2013–14 ^[17]	Conference South	30	4	1	0	—		0	0	31	4
	2014–15 ^[17]	Conference South	37	8	1	0	—		3^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	41	8
	2015–16 ^[17]	National League	9	1	0	0	—		0	0	9	1
	Total		76	13	2	0	—		3	0	81	13
Chelmsford City (loan)	2015–16 ^[17]	National League South	12	4	0	0	—		1^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	13	4
Oxford City (loan)	2015–16 ^[17]	National League South	16	4	0	0	—		0	0	16	4
Wealdstone	2016–17 ^[17]	National League South	32	3	1	1	—		2^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	35	4
	2017–18 ^[17]	National League South	27	7	0	0	—		4	1	31	8
	Total		59	10	1	1	0	0	6	1	66	12
Hampton & Richmond Borough	2018–19 ^[17]	National League South	19	3	0	0	—		0	0	19	3
Kings Langley	2019–20 ^[11]	SFL Premier Division Central	1	1	0	0	—		0	0	1	1
Career total			214	39	6	1	0	0	11	1	231	41

International

As of match played 28 March 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Montserrat	2019	3
Montserrat	2021	2
Total		5

↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
↑ Appearances in Conference South play-offs
1 2 Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Boreham Wood

Conference South play-offs: 2014–15 ^[17]

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References

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↑ "Future's bright for young Watford ace Whichelow". London Evening Standard . 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
↑ "Derby v Watford". BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
↑ "Matty's the man for Waddock". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
↑ "Wycombe 2-1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
↑ "OFFICIAL: Whichelow Departs". Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ "Iron and Pompey in pre-season stalemate".
↑ "Wood picks up Whichelow". Non League Daily. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ "Clarets Loan Whichelow". Chelmsford City F.C. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
↑ "Debut Delight For Whichelow". Chelmsford City F.C. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
1 2 https://www.betvictorsouthern.co.uk/Player-Display/87713/2019/2020 ^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Welwyn Garden City make transfer statement by landing former Watford man". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 26 July 2024.
↑ "Las novedades de Santa Lucía y Montserrat para enfrentar a la Selecta". 10 October 2019.
↑ "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
1 2 3 "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
↑ "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthew Whichelow at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

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[16] Appearance in Football League Trophy

[19] Appearances in Conference South play-offs

[FAT-20] 1 2 Appearances in the FA Trophy

[Matt_Whichelow-1] 1 2 3 "Matthew Whichelow". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[2] "Future's bright for young Watford ace Whichelow". London Evening Standard . 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.

[3] "Derby v Watford". BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.

[4] "Matty's the man for Waddock". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

[5] "Wycombe 2-1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[6] "OFFICIAL: Whichelow Departs". Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[7] "Iron and Pompey in pre-season stalemate".

[8] "Wood picks up Whichelow". Non League Daily. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[9] "Clarets Loan Whichelow". Chelmsford City F.C. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

[10] "Debut Delight For Whichelow". Chelmsford City F.C. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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[12] "Welwyn Garden City make transfer statement by landing former Watford man". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 26 July 2024.

[13] "Las novedades de Santa Lucía y Montserrat para enfrentar a la Selecta". 10 October 2019.

[Games_played_by_Matty_Whichelow_in_2010/2011-14] "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

[Games_played_by_Matty_Whichelow_in_2011/2012-15] 1 2 3 "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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Personal information
Whichelow (left) in 2012
Full name	Matthew Robert Whichelow^[1]
Date of birth	(1991-09-28) 28 September 1991 (age 32)^[1]
Place of birth	Islington, England
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Welwyn Garden City
Youth career
0000–2010	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Watford	21	(3)
2011	→ Exeter City (loan)	2	(0)
2012	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	4	(1)
2012	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	4	(0)
2013–2016	Boreham Wood	76	(13)
2015–2016	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	12	(4)
2016	→ Oxford City (loan)	16	(4)
2016–2018	Wealdstone	59	(10)
2018–2019	Hampton & Richmond Borough	19	(3)
2020	Kings Langley	1	(1)
2023–2024	Kings Langley	5	(0)
2024–	Welwyn Garden City	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2021	Montserrat	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 8 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:36, 29 March 2021 (UTC)