Matt Partridge

Matt Partridge
Personal information
Full name Matthew Nicholas Partridge[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Thatcham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) 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, correct as of 21:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Matthew Nicholas Partridge (born 7 November 1993) is an English football defender who plays for National League South side Hungerford Town.

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in SL Premier Division South play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Matt Partridge". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ^ Williams, James (6 July 2012). "Reading's fixtures changed for Sky Sports". Newbury Today. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ^ "New Signing". Bognor Regis Town F.C. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Matthew Partridge". Bognor Regis Town F.C. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Contract Offers". Reading F.C. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Matt Partridge Joins on Loan from Reading FC". Basingstoke Town F.C. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Matt Partridge". Basingstoke Town F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Basingstoke Town aim to build on Boreham Wood success". Basingstoke Gazette. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Striker Ben Wright has returned to Skrill South club..." Football Conference. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Daggers Sign Reading Youngster". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge 6–6 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Matt Partridge: Defender departs Dagenham by mutual consent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  14. ^ Newport release 8
  15. ^ Birkbeck, Tom (5 July 2016). "Basingstoke Town sign midfielder Matt Partridge". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  16. ^ Robinson, Matt. "Central Defender Matt Partridge signs for the Crusaders". Hungerford Town F.C. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  17. ^ New Signing - Matthew Partridge, gosportboroughfc.co.uk, 22 May 2019
  18. ^ a b Gutteridge, Nick (8 April 2014). "Reading FC star spared jail over West Berkshire road rage attack". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  19. ^ a b c d e "M. Partridge - Soccerway". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  20. ^ "Games played by Matt Partridge in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  21. ^ "Games played by Matt Partridge in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  22. ^ a b c d "M. Partridge - Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  23. ^ "M. Partridge - Hungerford Town". Hungerford Town F.C. Retrieved 14 February 2018.