Matt Derbyshire information

Matt Derbyshire
	Derbyshire playing for Olympiacos in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Anthony Derbyshire
Date of birth	14 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Great Harwood, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Bradford City
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2002	Darwen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	Great Harwood Town
2003–2009	Blackburn Rovers
2004–2005	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
2005–2006	→ Wrexham (loan)
2009	→ Olympiacos (loan)
2009–2011	Olympiacos
2010–2011	→ Birmingham City (loan)
2011–2014	Nottingham Forest
2012	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
2013	→ Blackpool (loan)
2014–2016	Rotherham United
2016–2020	Omonia
2020–2021	Macarthur FC
2021–2022	AEK Larnaca
2022–2023	NorthEast United
2023–	Bradford City
International career
2007–2009	England U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:31, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Anthony Derbyshire (born 14 April 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Bradford City.

He played for Blackburn Rovers for five years, and had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, Wrexham and Olympiacos, before joining the latter club on a permanent basis in 2009. He played for Birmingham City on loan for the 2010–11 season, and continued with spells at Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Blackpool and Rotherham United. He spent four seasons in Cypriot football with Omonia followed by one season with A-League club Macarthur FC before returning to Cyprus with AEK Larnaca. He joined NorthEast United in 2022.

He won 14 caps for England at under-21 level.

^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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[1] "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

[Hugman_2008-09-2] Cite error: The named reference Hugman 2008-09 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Personal information
Derbyshire playing for Olympiacos in 2010
Full name	Matthew Anthony Derbyshire^[1]
Date of birth	(1986-04-14) 14 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Great Harwood, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Bradford City
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2002	Darwen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Great Harwood Town	31	(21)
2003–2009	Blackburn Rovers	63	(10)
2004–2005	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	12	(0)
2005–2006	→ Wrexham (loan)	16	(10)
2009	→ Olympiacos (loan)	7	(5)
2009–2011	Olympiacos	14	(6)
2010–2011	→ Birmingham City (loan)	13	(0)
2011–2014	Nottingham Forest	44	(8)
2012	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	18	(4)
2013	→ Blackpool (loan)	12	(0)
2014–2016	Rotherham United	69	(17)
2016–2020	Omonia	113	(62)
2020–2021	Macarthur FC	25	(14)
2021–2022	AEK Larnaca	21	(5)
2022–2023	NorthEast United	8	(1)
2023–	Bradford City	20	(1)
International career
2007–2009	England U21	14	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:31, 9 January 2024 (UTC)