Matthew Tipton

Matthew John Tipton (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh football manager and former professional player who is the manager of NIFL Premiership team Portadown.

Matthew Tipton
Personal information
Full name Matthew John Tipton
Date of birth (1980-06-29) 29 June 1980
Place of birth Bangor, Wales
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Oldham Athletic 112 (15)
2002–2005 Macclesfield Town 131 (40)
2005 Mansfield Town 4 (0)
2005–2007 Bury 24 (3)
2006–2007 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 33 (5)
2007–2009 Hyde United 48 (21)
2008–2009 Droylsden 18 (1)
2009–2010 Macclesfield Town 24 (5)
2010 Dundalk 14 (7)
2011–2012 Portadown 51 (30)
2012–2014 Linfield 41 (16)
2014–2016 Ballymena United 55 (21)
2016–2018 Warrenpoint Town 2 (0)
Total 556 (164)
National team
Wales U21
Teams managed
2016–2018 Warrenpoint Town
2018– Portadown
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Tipton started his career at Oldham Athletic moving up through the Youth ranks and making his debut aged just 17. In 2002, he moved on to League Two side Macclesfield Town, where he enjoyed his most prolific spell.

This was followed by a brief, unhappy spell with Mansfield Town,[1][2] before moving back to the North-West of England with Bury.

After his time at Bury came to an end he dropped out of the Football League and joined Conference North side Hyde United. A season later moved to local rivals Droylsden. He scored the only goal of the game in Droylsden's 1–0 giant-killing victory over league side Darlington. On 18 July 2009 he returned to Macclesfield Town as trialist and played in the 3–0 pre-season defeat to Middlesbrough. He signed a one-year deal with Macclesfield on 24 July 2009.[3]

He left the club, along with 10 other players at the end of the 2009–10 season.[4]

He signed for Dundalk of The League of Ireland on 29 July 2010. It was the first time in his career that he had played outside of Britain. He signed for the 2010 campaign,[5] and made his league debut in the defeat at Sligo Rovers.[6] On 13 September 2010 Tipton scored a hat trick helping Dundalk win 5–1 against league toppers Shamrock Rovers .

In December 2010 he signed for Portadown on an 18-month deal with the option for another 12 months.[7] He was the club's leading scorer for the 2011–12 season with 27 goals.

He signed for Linfield in May 2012 on a two-year contract,[8] and in 2014 joined Ballymena United. He scored 19 goals for the Sky Blues in his debut season. On 24 March 2016, Tipton, having had trouble recovering from a knee injury, left Ballymena. Upon leaving the club, he stated that he was keen to explore alternative options in football.

International career

Tipton is a former Wales under-21 international player.[1]

Management career

Tipton went into management in 2016, taking the reins from long-serving Warrenpoint Town manager Barry Gray, who had managed the club from the Mid-Ulster Football League into the NIFL Premiership, but had been relegated to the NIFL Championship by the time he stood down. In his first season, Tipton's side claimed the Championship and the Mid-Ulster Cup.

Tipton resigned the Warrenpoint manager's post on 28 February 2018, and later that day was announced as the new manager of Portadown on a two and a half year contract.[9]

Honours

As a player

Manchester Premier Cup :1 2008-09

County Antrim Shield :1 2013-14

County Antrim Shield :1 2015-16

As a manager

NIFL Championship :1 2016-17

Mid-Ulster Cup :1 2016-17

References
  1. Mansfield win the race for Tipton BBC Sport, 27 June 2005
  2. Tipton leaves Mansfield for Bury BBC Sport, 26 August 2005
  3. Tippy signs one year deal Mansfield Town FC Archived 26 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Macclesfield release Jon Brain but make Rooney offer". BBC Sport. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  5. "Dundalk announce double swoop". Dundalk FC. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  6. "Sligo Rovers 1–0 Dundalk". Dundalk FC. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  7. "Portadown sign Monaghan United defender Brian Gartland". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. "Portadown striker Matthew Tipton joins Linfield". BBC Sport. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  9. "Matthew Tipton appointed as Portadown manager after quitting Warrenpoint role". BBC Sport. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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