Matt Palmer (footballer)

English footballer

Matt PalmerPersonal information

Full name|  Matthew Thomas Palmer[1]
Date of birth|  (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 28)[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 League Two club Notts County.

## Career[edit]

### Burton Albion[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

As of 28 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup | League Cup | Other  | Total

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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[edit]

Burton Albion

* Football League Two: 2014–15[24]
* Football League One runner-up: 2015–16[25]

Rotherham United

* EFL League One play-offs: 2018[26]

Swindon Town

* EFL League Two: 2019–20[27]

Notts County

* National League play-offs: 2023[28]

Individual

* Notts County Player of the Year: 2021–22[29]
* National League Team of the Year: 2022–23[30]

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Profile at the Rotherham United F.C. website

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Notts County F.C. - current squad

* 1 Slocombe
* 2 Brindley
* 4 Cameron
* 5 Rawlinson
* 6 O'Brien
* 7 Crowley
* 8 Austin
* 9 Langstaff
* 10 Jones
* 11 Nemane
* 14 Randall
* 15 Baldwin
* 16 Bostock
* 17 McGoldrick
* 18 Palmer
* 19 Scott
* 21 Adebayo-Rowling
* 22 Munakandafa
* 23 Chicksen
* 24 Bajrami
* 25 Mahovo
* 26 Stone
* 27 Morias
* 28 Macari
* 32 Gosling
* 33 Tipton
* 42 Cisse
* Head coach: Williams

Awards

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2022–23 National League Team of the Year

* GK: Ashmore
* DF: King
* DF: Tozer
* DF: Cameron
* DF: Chicksen
* MF: Lee
* MF: Palmer
* MF: Rodrigues
* FW: Langstaff
* FW: Mullin
* FW: Colclough
* Manager: Parkinson

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Notts County F.C. - Player of the Year

* 1965: G. Smith
* 1966: Bates
* 1967: Gibson
* 1968: K. Smith
* 1969: Masson
* 1970: Needham
* 1971: Stubbs
* 1972: Bradd
* 1973: Brown
* 1974: Masson
* 1975: Brindley
* 1976: O'Brien
* 1977: Mann
* 1978: Vinter
* 1979: McManus
* 1980: Hunt
* 1981: Masson
* 1982: McCulloch
* 1983: Avramović
* 1984: Chiedozie & Christie
* 1985: Richards
* 1986: Benjamin
* 1987: Yates
* 1988: Pike
* 1989: Withe
* 1990: Turner
* 1991: Short
* 1992: Cherry
* 1993: D. Smith
* 1994: Turner
* 1995: Murphy
* 1996: Murphy
* 1997: Redmile
* 1998: Jones
* 1999: Richardson & Ward
* 2000: Dyer
* 2001: Stallard
* 2002: Allsopp
* 2003: Stallard
* 2004: Richardson
* 2005: Richardson
* 2006: Pipe
* 2007: Edwards
* 2008: Pilkington
* 2009: Hamshaw
* 2010: Davies
* 2011: Bishop
* 2012: Judge
* 2013: Liddle
* 2014: Sheehan
* 2016: Stead
* 2017: Milsom
* 2018: Tootle
* 2019: No award
* 2020: Rawlinson
* 2021: Rodrigues
* 2022: Palmer
* 2023: Langstaff

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