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Matt Palmer
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 18
Youth career
Derby County
000–2012 Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Burton Albion 136 (6)
2016 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2020 Rotherham United 24 (0)
2019–2020 → Bradford City (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2021 Swindon Town 25 (1)
2020 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2021– Notts County 105 (4)
International career
2022– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Matthew Thomas Palmer (born 27 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Notts County.

Career

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Burton Albion

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Palmer was born in Derby, Derbyshire.[5] He joined Burton Albion's youth academy after being released by Derby County.[6] He secured the award for most improved young player at the end of his first season as a scholar at the club.[6] He made his debut on 15 November 2012 as an 89th-minute substitute in the FA Cup, in a 2–0 away win over Altrincham.[7] He made his League Two debut on 5 April 2013, coming on 79 minutes into a 7–1 away defeat to Port Vale.[7] Palmer's first goal came on 10 November 2013 in a 2–0 home win over Hereford United in the first round of the FA Cup.[8] He came on as a 78th-minute substitute on 26 May in the 2014 League Two play-off final, in which Burton were beaten 1–0 by Fleetwood Town at Wembley Stadium.[9]

Palmer joined League One club Oldham Athletic on 22 January 2016 on a one-month loan.[10]

Rotherham United

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Palmer signed for League One club Rotherham United on 25 January 2018 on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[11]

He joined newly relegated League Two club Bradford City on 5 July 2019 on a season-long loan.[12]

Swindon Town

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Palmer signed for club Swindon Town on 31 January 2020 on an 18-month deal after his contract was terminated at Rotherham United.[13] He scored his first goal for Swindon in an EFL Trophy tie against Exeter City on 6 October 2020.[14]

Palmer signed for Wigan Athletic on loan until 4 January 2021[15]

On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Swindon at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[16]

Notts County

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On 21 July 2021, Palmer signed a two-year contract with Notts County F.C.

On 25 December 2022, Palmer extended his contract with Notts County F.C. until the end of the 2024-25 season

Career statistics

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As of 28 October 2023
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
Burton Albion 2012–13[7] League Two 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2013–14[8] League Two 40 0 3 1 2 0 3[a] 0 48 1
2014–15[17] League Two 33 4 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 37 4
2015–16[18] League One 14 0 1 0 2 1 1[b] 0 18 1
2016–17[19] Championship 36 1 1 0 2 0 — 39 1
2017–18[20] Championship 11 1 0 0 3 0 — 14 1
Total 136 6 7 1 11 1 5 0 159 8
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16[18] League One 14 1 — — — 14 1
Rotherham United 2017–18[20] League One 14 0 — — 2[c] 0 16 0
2018–19[21] Championship 10 0 1 0 2 0 — 13 0
Total 24 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 29 0
Bradford City (loan) 2019–20[22] League Two 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Swindon Town 2019–20[22] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[23] League One 24 1 0 0 0 0 2[d] 1 26 2
Total 25 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 27 2
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2020–21[23] League One 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Notts County 2021–22 National League 43 2 2 0 — 1[e] 0 46 2
2022–23 National League 46 2 0 0 — 2[f] 0 48 2
2023–24 League Two 16 0 0 0 0 0 1[g] 0 17 0
Total 105 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 111 4
Career total 332 12 10 1 13 1 13 1 368 15
  1. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in National League Play-Offs
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in National League Play-Offs
  7. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Burton Albion

Rotherham United

Swindon Town

Notts County

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ "M. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Matthew Palmer". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Matt Palmer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Matty Palmer". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Burton Albion FC player profiles: Matthew Palmer". Burton Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. ^ Maiden, Phil (26 May 2014). "Burton Albion 0–1 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Incoming: Palmer signs on loan". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ^ Davis, Paul (25 January 2018). "Rotherham United: Midfielder Matt Palmer joins Millers". The Star. Sheffield. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Palmer pens season-long loan switch". Bradford City A.F.C. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Swindon Town: Matt Palmer leaves Rotherham following recall from loan at Bradford". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. ^ "A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4-3 defeat by Exeter City". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. ^ "LATICS COMPLETE LOAN SIGNING OF MIDFIELDER MATTY PALMER". Wigan Athletic F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  16. ^ "2021 Retained and Released List".
  17. ^ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  24. ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2015). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2015–2016. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-4722-2416-3.
  25. ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  26. ^ Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  27. ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  28. ^ Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Palmer wins Player of the Season".
  30. ^ Scott, Tom (11 May 2023). "Vanarama National League Big Winners Announced". The National League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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