Matt Palmer (footballer)

Matthew Thomas Palmer (born 27 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Swindon Town.

Matt Palmer
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995[2]
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 23
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– Swindon Town 3 (0)
2020 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Burton Albion

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

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

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 4th January 2021[15]

Career statistics
As of 3 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion 2012–13[7] League Two 2010000030
2013–14[8] League Two 40031203[lower-alpha 1]0481
2014–15[16] League Two 33410201[lower-alpha 2]0374
2015–16[17] League One 14010211[lower-alpha 2]0181
2016–17[18] Championship 3611020—391
2017–18[19] Championship 1110030—141
Total 136671111501598
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16[17] League One 141———141
Rotherham United 2017–18[19] League One 140——2[lower-alpha 3]0160
2018–19[20] Championship 1001020—130
Total 240102020290
Bradford City (loan) 2019–20[21] League Two 180000000180
Swindon Town 2019–20[21] League Two 1000000010
2020–21[22] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 4]121
Total 1000002131
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2020–21[22] League One 5000000050
Career total 1987811319122810
  1. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in League One play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Burton Albion

Rotherham United

Swindon Town

References
  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. "Burton Albion FC player profiles: Matthew Palmer". Burton Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  7. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. "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. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  17. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  18. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  19. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  20. "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  21. "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  22. "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  23. Anderson, John, ed. (2015). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2015–2016. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-4722-2416-3.
  24. Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  25. Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  26. "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  • Profile at the Rotherham United F.C. website
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