Matt Derbyshire
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Derbyshire playing for Olympiacos in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Anthony Derbyshire | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Great Harwood, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Matlock Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Darwen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Great Harwood Town | 31 | (21) |
| 2003–2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 63 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Wrexham (loan) | 16 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Olympiacos | 14 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Nottingham Forest | 44 | (8) |
| 2012 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Rotherham United | 69 | (17) |
| 2016–2020 | Omonia | 113 | (62) |
| 2020–2021 | Macarthur FC | 25 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | AEK Larnaca | 21 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | NorthEast United | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Bradford City | 20 | (1) |
| 2024– | Matlock Town | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | England U21 | 14 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 30 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Anthony Derbyshire (born 14 April 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Northern Premier League Division One East club Matlock Town.
He began his career with non-League side Great Harwood Town before earning himself a move to local Premier League team Blackburn Rovers in 2003. He played for Blackburn for five years, and had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, Wrexham and Olympiacos, before joining the latter club on a permanent basis in 2009. Whilst at Olympiacos, Derbyshire won the Super League Greece and Greek Cup. He returned to England in 2010 with Birmingham City, and continued with spells at Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Blackpool and Rotherham United. He spent four seasons in Cyprus with Omonia followed by one season with A-League club Macarthur FC before returning to Cyprus with AEK Larnaca. He joined NorthEast United in 2022. He spent two seasons with Bradford City before retiring from football in November 2024.
He won 14 caps for England at under-21 level.