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Matthew Thomas Warburton (born 24 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League side FC Halifax Town.

Matty Warburton

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Thomas Warburton[1]
Date of birth	(1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Manchester, England[2]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Halifax Town
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Maine Road
2013–2016	Curzon Ashton	98	(47)
2016–2017	Salford City	20	(2)
2017	Curzon Ashton	17	(13)
2017–2019	Stockport County	79	(34)
2019–2021	Northampton Town	22	(2)
2020–2021	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	16	(1)
2021–	FC Halifax Town	41	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

After playing for Maine Road, Curzon Ashton, Salford City and Stockport County,[3][2] in May 2019 it was announced that Warburton has signed a two-year contract with Northampton Town, starting in July 2019.[4] Before joining Northampton, Warburton worked as a PE teacher at Ashton-on-Mersey School in Sale, Greater Manchester.[5] On 3 August 2019, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat against Walsall.[6]

On 8 October 2020, Warburton signed for National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Northampton when his contract expired at the end of the season.[8]

On 1 August 2021, Warburton was announced to have signed for National League side F.C. Halifax Town on a free transfer.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in their 3–0 National League win over Stockport County.[10] He was awarded the National League Player of the Month award for December 2021 after three goals across the month.[11]

Career statistics

As of 15 May 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maine Road	2012–13[12]	NWCFL Premier Division	~	~	~	~	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	2	~	~
Curzon Ashton	2013–14[13]	NPL Division One North	40	27	5	3	—		6[lower-alpha 2]	2	51	32
	2014–15[14]	NPL Premier Division	21	8	2	1	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	24	9
	2015–16[15][16]	National League North	37	12	1	1	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	1	41	14
	Total		98	47	8	5	—		10	3	116	55
Salford City	2016–17[15][17]	National League North	20	2	2	0	—		4[lower-alpha 5]	4	26	6
Curzon Ashton	2016–17[15]	National League North	17	13	—		—		—		17	13
Stockport County	2017–18[15][18]	National League North	37	16	2	2	—		6[lower-alpha 4]	3	45	21
	2018–19[15][19]	National League North	42	18	4	3	—		8[lower-alpha 6]	6	54	27
	Total		79	34	6	5	—		14	9	99	48
Northampton Town	2019–20[20]	League Two	18	1	5	0	1	1	4[lower-alpha 7]	0	28	2
	2020–21[21]	League One	4	1	—		1	1	1[lower-alpha 7]	0	6	2
	Total		22	2	5	0	2	2	5	0	34	4
Yeovil Town (loan)	2020–21[21][15]	National League	16	1	3	1	—		—		19	2
FC Halifax Town	2021–22[15]	National League	41	13	4	1	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	0	48	14
Career total			293	112	28	12	2	2	38	18	361	144

Honours

Northampton Town

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2020[22]

Individual

• National League: December 2021[11]

References

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