Matt Partridge
English footballer
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Matthew Nicholas Partridge (born 7 November 1993) is an English football defender who plays for National League South side Hungerford Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Nicholas Partridge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Thatcham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hungerford Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | ||
| 2013 | → Basingstoke Town (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Basingstoke Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 26 | (1) |
| 2015 | Basingstoke Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Newport County | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Basingstoke Town | 30 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Hungerford Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Salisbury | 29 | (5) |
| 2019 | Gosport Borough | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Thatcham Town | 18 | (3) |
| 2020– | Hungerford Town | 16 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Partridge started his career in the youth system at Reading F.C. Progressing through the academy as under-18's captain, he went on to sign a professional one-year contract in July 2012.[2][3] In October 2012, he joined the Isthmian League Premier Division side Bognor Regis Town on a one-month loan deal.[4] In November, his loan was extended for a further month.[5] Having returned to Reading F.C. after the Boxing Day fixture, he remained a regular for the under-21s during the 2012–13 campaign.[2] In May 2013, he was offered a new one-year contract by Reading.[6]
In September 2013, he joined Conference South side Basingstoke Town on a one-month loan deal.[7] He scored on his debut in a 3–2 away defeat to Bromley, scoring the opening goal.[2] His second goal for the club came in a 3–1 defeat to Weston-super-Mare in the FA Cup.[8] In October, his loan at the club was extended for a further month.[9] In November, he scored the second in a 2–0 victory over Dover Athletic in the league.[8] At the end of the month, his loan expired, having made eight appearances and scoring three times.[10] At the end of December, he re-joined Basingstoke on loan until the end of the season.[10] His final goal for the club came in February 2014, in a 1–1 draw with Boreham Wood.[8] He finished the season having made fifteen appearances, scoring four goals in all competitions.[8]
In July 2014, having been released by Reading F.C., he signed for Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year deal.[11] He made his professional debut in August 2014, starting in the Football League Cup tie against Brentford. The match ended in a 6–6 draw, equaling the record for the most goals scored in a League Cup game, with Brentford eventually advancing on penalties.[12]
In August 2015, after starting his second season with the club as a regular and just two months after signing a new deal, Partridge was released by Dagenham by mutual consent.[13] Four days later, he re-joined National League South side Basingstoke Town, only to sign for League Two club Newport County shortly after. He made his debut for Newport on 5 September 2015. He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.[14] In the summer of 2017, he returned to Basingstoke Town for a third spell, making a total of thirty-eight appearances and scoring six goals upon his return.[15] In July 2017, he signed for National League South side Hungerford Town on a free transfer.[16]
On 22 May 2019, Partridge joined Gosport Borough.[17]
Personal life
He was raised in Thatcham, Berkshire and attended the Kennet School in the town.[18] In April 2014, he was given a twelve-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after being found guilty of assaulting a motorcyclist in Woolhampton in August 2013.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 2012–13[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Basingstoke Town (loan) | 2013–14[8] | Conference South | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2014–15[20] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2015–16[21] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Basingstoke Town | 2015–16[19] | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Newport County | 2015–16[19] | League Two | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Basingstoke Town | 2016–17[22] | SL Premier Division | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Hungerford Town | 2017–18[19][23] | National League South | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Salisbury | 2018–19[22] | SL Premier Division South | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Gosport Borough | 2019–20[22] | SL Premier Division South | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Thatcham Town | 2019–20[22] | SL Division One South | 18 | 3 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 115 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 134 | 14 | |||
