Matt Rhead

Matt Rhead
Rhead playing for Mansfield Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Rhead
Date of birth (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)

[[deep lying centre forward

(association football)|Forward]]
Team information
Current team
Kidsgrove Athletic (joint player-manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20??–2004 Norton United
2004–2007 Kidsgrove Athletic
2007–2009 Eastwood Town 37 (13)
2008Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)
2009–2010 Nantwich Town 17 (7)
2009–2010 Congleton Town
2010–2011 Eastwood Town 37 (13)
2011–2012 Corby Town 22 (8)
2012–2015 Mansfield Town 120 (15)
2015–2019 Lincoln City 161 (43)
2019 Billericay Town 11 (2)
2020–2021 Boreham Wood 32 (1)
2021–2024 Alfreton Town 80 (25)
2024– Kidsgrove Athletic 20 (6)
Managerial career
2025– Kidsgrove Athletic (joint player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Matthew James Rhead (born 31 May 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Division One West club Kidsgrove Athletic where he holds the role of joint player-manager.

He notably spent two successful professional spells with both Mansfield Town and Lincoln City where he won promotion to the Football League with both and saw further success with The Imps that yielded an EFL Trophy triumph and later the EFL League Two title. Prior to his time at Mansfield he had come up through Non-League football and had played for Norton United, Kidsgrove Athletic, Eastwood Town, Nantwich Town, Congleton Town and Corby Town. Following his release from Lincoln he has returned to playing at a semi-professional level and has turned out for both Billericay Town and Boreham Wood.