Blair with the parade that followed York City's victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Blair[1]
Date of birth
(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth
Warwick, England
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s)
Right back
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2007–2008
Racing Club Warwick
2008–2009
Stratford Town
40
(7)
2009
Bedworth United
9
(2)
2009–2010
Redditch United
15
(2)
2010
A.F.C. Telford United
7
(1)
2010–2011
Kidderminster Harriers
43
(11)
2011–2013
York City
85
(16)
2013–2015
Fleetwood Town
32
(3)
2014
→ Northampton Town (loan)
3
(1)
2014
→ Cambridge United (loan)
2
(0)
2015–2016
Mansfield Town
35
(2)
2016–2020
Doncaster Rovers
139
(8)
2020–2022
Cheltenham Town
50
(3)
International career
2011–2012
England C
2
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
Matthew James Blair (born 21 June 1989) is an English former professional footballer who last played as a right back for club Cheltenham Town.
Blair started his career with Racing Club Warwick and after one season with the club signed for Stratford Town in 2008. He left for Bedworth United a year later, before going on to have spells with Redditch United and A.F.C. Telford United in the Conference North. He joined Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference Premier in 2010 and after one season signed for York City. He scored in the 2012 FA Trophy Final and 2012 Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley Stadium, and his winning goal in the latter saw York promoted into League Two. After one season with York in League Two, Blair signed for divisional rivals Fleetwood Town in 2013 and was released in January 2015.
^"EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^"Matty Blair: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^"Matty Blair". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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