Matty Appleby
English footballer (born 1972)
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Matthew Wilfred Appleby (born 16 April 1972 in Middlesbrough) is an English former football midfielder who retired in 2008. He played in the Premier League with Barnsley[citation needed] and had a distinguished spell at Darlington,[citation needed] before dropping into non-League and eventually leaving football to become a deep-sea diver.[2]
Full name
Matthew Wilfred Appleby[1]
Date of birth
16 April 1972
Place of birth
Middlesbrough, England
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Wilfred Appleby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1990 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Newcastle United | 20 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Darlington (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Darlington | 79 | (7) |
| 1996–2002 | Barnsley | 139 | (7) |
| 2002 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Darlington | 36 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Whitby Town | 83 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:54, 30 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
