Matthew Urwin

Matthew Urwin
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-28) 28 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Blackpool, England[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chorley
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2012 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2012 → Taunton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2015 Bradford City 0 (0)
2015–2016 AFC Fylde 13 (0)
2016–2019 Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2017 → Telford United (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Chorley (loan) 44 (0)
2018–2019 → Chorley (loan) 22 (0)
2019– Chorley 165 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Matthew Urwin (born 28 November 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chorley.

Playing career

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Blackburn Rovers

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Born in Blackpool, Urwin began his career with Blackburn Rovers, featuring in both legs of the club's 4–1 aggregate loss to Chelsea in the 2011–12 FA Youth Cup final. In late 2012, he was sent on a month-long youth loan to Taunton Town.[2][3] At the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, Urwin was one of a number of young players offered a new deal, which he confirmed on Twitter that he had signed.[4] The following season he was loaned to Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic, where he impressed, making seventeen appearances.[5][6][7] Urwin was released at the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, following the expiration of his contract.[8]

Bradford City

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Following his release by Blackburn, Urwin went on to join Bradford City; initially signing on non-contract terms in August 2014, he extended his deal until the end of the season the following month.[9][10] During his time with the club, he was on the bench for Bradford's famous win against Premier League side Chelsea in the FA Cup,[11] but would remain the back-up goalkeeper to both Jordan Pickford and Ben Williams. He was named as a substitute in Bradford City's 2–0 EFL Cup loss to MK Dons, with a number of sources, including the BBC,[12] reporting that he replaced Mason Bennett in the second half. However, it was actually Mark Yeates who replaced Bennett.[13]

Fleetwood Town

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Having been released by Bradford City at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season, Urwin joined National League North side AFC Fylde, where he spent one season before moving to League One side Fleetwood Town.[14] He featured briefly for the club's development squad, even captaining the side,[15] before being loaned to National League North side Telford United in early 2017.[16][17] However, less than a month after joining, he suffered an injury to his hip, and returned to Fleetwood Town.[18][19]

Chorley

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Unable to break into the Fleetwood Town first team, making nine appearances on the bench towards the end of the 2016–17 season, Urwin was loaned to National League North side Chorley in August 2017.[20] Following Chorley's 4–3 win against Boston United in the fourth qualifying round of the 2017–18 FA Cup, the club were drawn against Fleetwood Town in the first round proper. Urwin, alongside fellow loanee Nick Haughton, were unable to play against their parent club, with Chorley issuing a mock-plea for players to join the club at short notice to replace the pair.[21]

Having been named Chorley's young player of the year, he returned to Fleetwood Town, where he was tipped to potentially challenge for the first-choice goalkeeper role.[22] However, he returned to Chorley on another year-long loan in August 2018.[23] In Chorley's FA Cup first round game against Doncaster Rovers, Urwin helped his side to an unexpected 2–2 draw, forcing a replay, and earned praise from Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann, who stated "I thought the keeper was outstanding for Chorley. I'm going to find out what his contract details are because he was outstanding."[24]

In January 2019, having impressed while on loan, Urwin joined Chorley on a permanent basis, having mutually agreed to the termination of his contract with Fleetwood Town.[25] Having established himself as Chorley's first-choice goalkeeper, Urwin was involved in the club's 2020–21 FA Cup run, where he helped his side to famous wins over League One sides Wigan Athletic and Peterborough United, before taking advantage of Championship side Derby County's COVID-19-hit squad to win 2–0 in the third round.[11][26] However, he could not help his side past Premier League opposition Wolverhampton Wanderers, who ran out 1–0 victors courtesy of a goal from Vitinha in the fourth round tie.[27] Urwin signed a contract extension with the club in May 2021.[28]

Coaching career

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While playing, Urwin took up a position in Blackpool's academy as a goalkeeping coach.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 7 June 2019[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 2013–14 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 16 0 0 0 – 1[a] 0 17 0
Bradford City 2014–15 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AFC Fylde 2015–16 National League North 13 0 2 0 – 3[a] 0 18 0
Fleetwood Town 2016–17 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chorley (loan) 2017–18 National League North 44 0 2 0 – 1[a] 0 47 0
2018–19 22 0 3 0 – 0 0 25 0
Total 66 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 72 0
Chorley 2018–19 National League North 16 0 0 0 – 0 0 16 0
Career total 111 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 123 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b Matthew Urwin at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Urwin joins the Peacocks". rovers.co.uk. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Matt Urwin". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Blackburn Rovers confirm released list". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Blackburn goalkeeper Urwin joins Stalybridge". tntsports.co.uk. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Triple tonic for AFC Telford's Liam Watson - analysis and pictures". shropshirestar.com. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Player Profile - Matthew Urwin". mail.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Blackburn Rovers announce retained list". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Bradford City sign Ben Williams, Mo Shariff and Matt Urwin". bbc.co.uk. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Urwin extends his stay". bradfordcityafc.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  11. ^ a b c Parker, Simon (13 January 2021). "Former Bantams keeper Urwin relishing Chorley's FA Cup run". thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  12. ^ Osborne, Chris (23 September 2014). "Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 Bradford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. ^ @officialbantams (23 September 2014). "#bcafc City make a double sub as Oli McBurnie and Mason Bennett come off to be replaced by Aaron Mclean and Mark Yeates" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Matt Urwin: Fleetwood Town sign AFC Fylde goalkeeper". bbc.co.uk. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Development Squad progress to last four of Lancashire FA Cup". fleetwoodtownfc.com. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  16. ^ "AFC Telford sign Fleetwood Town goalkeeper Matt Urwin on loan". shropshirestar.com. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Matt Urwin looking to make his mark at AFC Telford". shropshirestar.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  18. ^ "AFC Telford goalkeeper Matt Urwin poised for scan on hip injury". shropshirestar.com. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Telford lose Matt Urwin following loan recall by Fleetwood". shropshirestar.com. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Matt Urwin joins Chorley on season-long loan". fleetwoodtownfc.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Non-league Chorley make light-hearted Twitter plea for FA Cup players". bbc.co.uk. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Big chance for second keeper at Fleetwood Town". blackpoolgazette.co.uk. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Matt Urwin joins Chorley on season-long loan". fleetwoodtownfc.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Grant McCann praises duo after being taken to FA Cup replay by Chorley". doncasterfreepress.co.uk. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Matt Urwin joins Chorley on permanent contract". fleetwoodtownfc.com. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  26. ^ "Heaven and Adele: Chorley up for a third FA Cup upset and another singalong". bicesteradvertiser.net. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  27. ^ Salmon, Craig (6 March 2021). "Big Interview: Craig Salmon talks to Chorley goalkeeper Matty Urwin about the FA Cup, the future of this season and those penalty saves". lep.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  28. ^ "Former Rovers among players to commit to Chorley for next season". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  29. ^ Matthew Urwin at Soccerway
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