Matt Rhead
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Rhead playing for Mansfield Town in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew James Rhead | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2008 | → Kidsgrove 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.