Matthew Thomas Palmer (born 27 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Notts County.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Thomas Palmer[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 27)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[4] | ||
Club 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 | 59 | (3) |
National team | |||
2022– | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 29 October 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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]
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]
On 21 July 2021, Palmer signed a two year contract with Notts County F.C.
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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
2014–15[17] | League Two | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
2015–16[18] | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 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 |
Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||
Notts County F.C. | 2021–22 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 227 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 257 | 11 |
Burton Albion
Rotherham United
Swindon Town
Notts County F.C. – current squad | |
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