Matthew Thomas Warburton (born 24 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League side Solihull Moors.

Matty Warburton
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Warburton[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Manchester, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Solihull Moors
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Maine Road
2013–2016 Curzon Ashton 98 (47)
2016–2017 Salford City 20 (2)
2017 Curzon Ashton 17 (13)
2017–2019 Stockport County 79 (34)
2019–2021 Northampton Town 22 (2)
2020–2021Yeovil Town (loan) 17 (1)
2021–2023 FC Halifax Town 64 (15)
2023– Solihull Moors 34 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:59, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Career

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After playing for Maine Road, Curzon Ashton, Salford City and Stockport County,[3][2] in May 2019 it was announced that Warburton has signed a two-year contract with Northampton Town, starting in July 2019.[4] Before joining Northampton, Warburton worked as a PE teacher at Ashton-on-Mersey School in Sale, Greater Manchester.[5] On 3 August 2019, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat against Walsall.[6]

On 8 October 2020, Warburton signed for National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Northampton when his contract expired at the end of the season.[8]

On 1 August 2021, Warburton was announced to have signed for National League side F.C. Halifax Town on a free transfer.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in their 3–0 National League win over Stockport County.[10] He was awarded the National League Player of the Month award for December 2021 after three goals across the month.[11] On 21 May 2023, he featured as a substitute in the 2023 FA Trophy Final as Halifax defeated Gateshead to lift the trophy for a second time, proving to be his final appearance for the club.[12]

In May 2023, he agreed to join Solihull Moors on a two-year deal.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 January 2024
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
Maine Road 2012–13[14] NWCFL Premier Division ~ ~ ~ ~ 2[a] 2 ~ ~
Curzon Ashton 2013–14[15] NPL Division One North 40 27 5 3 6[b] 2 51 32
2014–15[16] NPL Premier Division 21 8 2 1 1[c] 0 24 9
2015–16[17][18] National League North 37 12 1 1 3[d] 1 41 14
Total 98 47 8 5 10 3 116 55
Salford City 2016–17[17][19] National League North 20 2 2 0 4[e] 4 26 6
Curzon Ashton 2016–17[17] National League North 17 13 17 13
Stockport County 2017–18[17][20] National League North 37 16 2 2 6[d] 3 45 21
2018–19[17][21] National League North 42 18 4 3 8[f] 6 54 27
Total 79 34 6 5 14 9 99 48
Northampton Town 2019–20[22] League Two 18 1 5 0 1 1 4[g] 0 28 2
2020–21[23] League One 4 1 1 1 1[g] 0 6 2
Total 22 2 5 0 2 2 5 0 34 4
Yeovil Town (loan) 2020–21[23][17] National League 17 1 3 1 20 2
FC Halifax Town 2021–22[17] National League 41 13 4 1 4[h] 0 49 14
2022–23[17] National League 23 2 1 0 4[d] 0 28 2
Total 64 15 5 1 0 0 8 0 77 16
Solihull Moors 2023–24[17] National League 19 5 1 0 0 0 20 5
Career total 336 119 30 12 2 2 43 18 411 151
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Vase
  2. ^ Five appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearances in Peter Swales Shield
  3. ^ Appearance in Manchester Premier Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy
  5. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and four goals in Manchester Premier Cup
  6. ^ Seven appearances and six goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  7. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  8. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy and one appearance in National League play-offs

Honours

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Northampton Town

FC Halifax Town

Solihull Moors

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2018 and 28/02/2018". The Football Association. p. 4. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Matty Warburton at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Matty Warburton signs". Stockport County F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Matty Warburton: Northampton sign Stockport forward". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Cobblers quick off the mark as they swoop to sign Stockport County goal star Matt Warburton". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall". 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Signing | Matt Warburton signs for the season". Yeovil Town F.C. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ "THE RETAINED LIST". www.ntfc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "WARBURTON JOINS TOWN". fchalifaxtown.com.
  10. ^ "Halifax Town 3–0 Stockport County". bbc.co.uk/sport.
  11. ^ a b "National League's December Monthly Award Winners Announced!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. ^ "FA Trophy final: FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead - Shaymen win competition for second time". BBC Sport. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Matty Warburton Arrives at Moors". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Maine Road". nwcfl.com. North West Counties Football League. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Matthew Warburton". Curzon Ashton F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Matthew Warburton". Curzon Ashton F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matty Warburton at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  18. ^ Note that Soccerway doesn't include the following cup matches:
    FA Cup QR2 "Salford City 2–1 Curzon Ashton". Salford City F.C. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    FA Trophy QR3 "Curzon knock Harrogate out of the FA Trophy in wet and windy conditions". YourTameside. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  19. ^ Note that Soccerway doesn't include the following cup matches:
    FA Cup QR2 "Bradford Park Avenue 0–1 Salford City". Salford City F.C. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    FA Cup QR3 "Stockport County 2–0 Salford City". Salford City F.C. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    FA Trophy QR3 "Harrogate Town 2–2 Salford City". Salford City F.C. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    FA Trophy QR3R "Salford City 0–3 Harrogate Town". Salford City F.C. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    Manchester Premier Cup R1 "Irlam 0–4 Salford City". Salford City F.C. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    Manchester Premier Cup QF "Hyde United 3–3 Salford City (1–3 on penalties)". Salford City F.C. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  20. ^ Note that Soccerway doesn't include the following cup matches:
    FA Cup QR2 "FA Cup Report & Pics: County 1–0 Curzon Ashton". Stockport County F.C. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    FA Cup QR3 "FA Cup Match Report & Pics: County 3–3 FC United of Manchester". Stockport County F.C. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    FA Trophy QR3 "County 2–2 Southport". Stockport County F.C. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    FA Trophy QR3R "Southport 0–3 County". Stockport County F.C. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  21. ^ Missing matches:
    FA Cup QR3 "County 3–0 Corby Town". Stockport County F.C. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    FA Trophy QR3 "County 3–0 Chorley". Stockport County F.C. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    Cheshire Senior Cup SF "Cheshire Senior Cup Report & Pics: Nantwich Town 3–0 County". Stockport County F.C. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Matty Warburton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Matty Warburton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  24. ^ Pilnick, Brent (29 June 2020). "Exeter City 0–4 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Jamie Cooke nets winner as FC Halifax seal Isuzu FA Trophy glory". The FA. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  26. ^ "FA Trophy final: Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors (5–4 on pens) - Lineups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.


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