Matthew Whichelow
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Whichelow (left) with Watford in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Robert Whichelow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wealdstone | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Watford | 21 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Exeter City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Boreham Wood | 76 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Oxford City (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2016– | Wealdstone | 12 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:22, 5 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Matthew Robert Whichelow (born 28 September 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League south club Wealdstone.
Career
Whichelow was born in Islington, London.[1] He made his Championship debut for Watford against Scunthorpe United on 23 October 2010 as a late substitute,[2] and again came on at half time in the match against Derby County on 30 October 2010, scoring his first professional goal within ten minutes.[3] Whichelow featured for Watford 17 more times during the 2010/11 season, which included 4 starts and 2 goals.
Having missed most of pre-season for Watford, Whichelow joined Exeter City on loan on 16 September 2011 for a month to gain match fitness. Whichelow came on for Watford in the second half against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup on 27 January to make only his second appearance for Watford all season. He was however loaned out again, this time to Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month youth loan deal on 31 January 2012.[4] He scored on his debut against Tranmere Rovers.[5]
Whichelow was then loaned to League Two club Accrington Stanley on a months loan in September 2012. His loan was extended into a second and third month, where he made a total of 4 appearances. He returned to parent club Watford on 20 December.
On 4 February 2013, Watford confirmed that Whichelow had been released by mutual consent.[6] He spent the last few months of the 2012-13 season training with Forest Green Rovers and in July 2013 spent time on trial with Braintree Town.[7] He joined Boreham Wood in August 2013.[8] He made his debut on 17 August 2013 in a 2–0 win against Tonbridge Angels. On 16 October 2015, Whichelow joined Chelmsford City on a three-month loan deal.[9] Whichelow scored twice on his debut for Chelmsford City in a 1–2 victory away at Basingstoke Town.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 September 2015.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2010–11[11] | Championship | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| 2011–12[12] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Exeter City (loan) | 2011–12[12] | League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2011–12[12] | League One | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2012–13[13] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Boreham Wood | 2013–14[14] | Conference South | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
| 2014–15[14] | Conference South | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16[14] | National League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 76 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 81 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 107 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in Conference South play-offs
Honours
Boreham Wood
- Conference South play-offs: 2014–15[14]
References
- 1 2 3 "Matt Whichelow". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Future's bright for young Watford ace Whichelow". London Evening Standard. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ "Derby v Watford". BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ "Matty's the man for Waddock". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Wycombe 2-1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/1302024-whichelow-departs-637385.aspx
- ↑ http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/headlines/10551926.Iron_and_Pompey_in_pre_season_stalemate/
- ↑ "Wood picks up Whichelow". Non League Daily. 9 August 2013.
- ↑ "Clarets Loan Whichelow". Chelmsford City F.C. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ "Debut Delight For Whichelow". Chelmsford City F.C. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Matty Whichelow in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "M. Whichelow". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
