Matt Done
{{short description|British footballer (born 1988)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Matt Dunn (disambiguation){{!}}Matthew Dunn (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matt Done
| image = Matt Done.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Done playing for Wrexham in 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|22|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/matt-done-42691/ |title=Matt Done |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=21 July 2018}}
| birth_place = Oswestry, England
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}{{Soccerbase}}
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs1 = Wrexham
| years1 = 2005–2008 | clubs1 = Wrexham | caps1 = 66 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = Hereford United | caps2 = 56 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = Rochdale | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2011–2013 | clubs4 = Barnsley | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = → Hibernian (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013–2015 | clubs6 = Rochdale | caps6 = 61 | goals6 = 10
| years7 = 2015–2017 | clubs7 = Sheffield United | caps7 = 77 | goals7 = 14
| years8 = 2017–2022 | clubs8 = Rochdale | caps8 = 168| goals8 = 12
| totalcaps = 512| totalgoals = 46
| manageryears1 = 2024
| managerclubs1 = Port Vale (joint-interim)
}}
Matthew Done (born 22 July 1988) is an English former professional footballer who is a Player Development Phase Coach at {{English football updater|PortVale}} club Port Vale. In a seventeen-year playing career, he scored 60 goals in 592 league and cup appearances, playing mostly as a winger or as a striker.
Done began his career at Wrexham, debuting at seventeen in August 2005. He established himself in the first team during the 2006–07 and 2006–07 seasons but left the club following their relegation out of the English Football League. He joined Hereford United for an undisclosed fee and played 64 games throughout two seasons. He spent the 2010–11 campaign with Rochdale, where his performances earned him a move to Championship club Barnsley in June 2011. He made 47 appearances in two seasons, spending the latter half of the 2012–13 season on loan at Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League. Released by Barnsley, he rejoined Rochdale in July 2013.
He helped Rochdale to secure promotion out of League Two at the end of the 2013–14 season. He earned a move to League One rivals Sheffield United in February 2015. In two-and-a-half seasons with the club, he made 87 appearances and helped United to win promotion as champions of League One at the end of the 2016–17 campaign. He then joined Rochdale for a third spell in August 2017, where he would remain for another five seasons, making a further 200 appearances before his retirement at the end of the 2021–22 season.
He coached in the academy at Port Vale before being appointed joint interim coach of the first team in February 2024.
Early life
Matthew Done was born in Oswestry on 22 July 1988. He attended the Marches School and Technology College.{{cite news|title=Former Oswestry town boy in sharp form for Blades|url=http://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/144697/former-oswestry-town-boy-in-sharp-form-for-blades.aspx|publisher=Border Countries Advertizer|date=25 February 2017|access-date=2 May 2017}}
Playing career
=Wrexham=
Done started his career at Wrexham through the Centre of Excellence in July 2004,{{cite news|title=Next Generation|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/next-generation-2926879|work=Daily Post|date=23 July 2004|access-date=1 May 2017}} and after progressing through the ranks at the club, he was called up to the first-team in the wake of the club's financial trouble.{{cite news|title=Wrexham put their faith in youth|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/4688889.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 July 2005|access-date=1 May 2017}} His debut came a month after his 17th birthday, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers at the Racecourse Ground.{{cite news|title=Wrexham 0 – 1 Doncaster Rovers|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4168888.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 August 2005|access-date=1 May 2017}} He made his full debut on the last day of the 2005–06 season against Darlington.{{cite news|title=Darlington 1 – 0 Wrexham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/4957522.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 May 2006|access-date=1 May 2017}} He made six appearances throughout the campaign and was offered a professional contract by manager Denis Smith.{{cite news|title=Contract delays frustrate Denis Smith|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/4770055.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2006|access-date=1 May 2017}}
Done broke into the first-team squad at the start of the 2006–07 season and scored his first goal for Wrexham in a 3–0 home win over Grimsby Town on 8 August.{{cite web|title=Wrexham 3 – 0 Grimsby Town|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/5248198.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 August 2006|access-date=14 September 2010}} He went on to score in a 4–1 win at Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup on 23 August.{{cite web|title=Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 4 Wrexham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/5266328.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 August 2006|access-date=14 September 2010}} He recovered from an ankle injury,{{cite news|title=Reserve comeback delights Juan Ugarte|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/6146828.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 November 2006|access-date=1 May 2017}} and finished the season with 38 appearances and two goals in all competitions.
In the 2007–08 season, Done remained a first-team regular. However, despite nursing injury concerns, he remained an unused substitute on several occasions this season. He was offered a new contract by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/done-tremarco-offered-new-wrexham-2832763|title=Done and Tremarco offered new Wrexham FC deals|last=Currie|first=Mark|date=7 May 2008|work=Daily Post|access-date=11 May 2008}} However, Done left the club after rejecting the offer, with manager Brian Little admitting that Football League clubs had approached him.{{cite news|title=Matt has Done us a favour says boss|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/matt-done-favour-says-boss-2830373|work=Daily Post|date=18 June 2008|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{cite news |title=Little still hopeful Matty Done will stay at Wrexham |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/little-still-hopeful-matty-done-2829673 |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=North Wales Live |date=11 June 2008 |language=en}}
=Hereford United=
On 17 June 2008, Done was signed by League One club Hereford United for an undisclosed fee, where manager Graham Turner had been an admirer for some time.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_3702999,00.html|title=Done deal for Hereford|date=17 June 2008 |publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=25 July 2008}} Done made his Hereford United debut on the opening game of the 2008–09 season in a 2–1 loss at Leyton Orient.{{cite news|last1=Prime|first1=Richard|title=Bulls go down in Leyton Orient|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/football/3583768.Bulls_go_down_in_Leyton/ |work=The Hereford Times|date=9 August 2008|access-date=1 May 2017}} He scored his first goal at Edgar Street in a 2–1 defeat by Swindon Town in the Football League Trophy on 8 October.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7646178.stm|title=Hereford United 1–2 Swindon Town|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 October 2008|access-date=14 September 2010}} After losing his first-team place on several occasions during the season,{{cite news|title=Bulls beaten at Boundary Park|last1=Prime|first1=Richard|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/football/3750174.Bulls_beaten_at_Boundary_Park/ |work=The Hereford Times|date=12 October 2008|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{cite news|title=Hereford United include Manchester United and Liverpool loanees at Cheltenham Town|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/football/4127137.Five_changes_for_Bulls/ |work=The Hereford Times|date=14 February 2009|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Reeves|first1=Michael|title=Hungry Bulls are chasing win run|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/4238512.Hungry_Bulls_are_chasing_win_run/ |work=The Hereford Times|date=27 March 2009|access-date=1 May 2017}} Done managed to regain his first-team place and went on to make 39 appearances and score once in all competitions as the club were relegated into League Two.
Done started the opening game of the 2009–10 season against Morecambe and set up one of the goals in a 2–2 draw.{{cite news|last1=Prime|first1=Richard|title=Pugh scores twice as Hereford United draw at Morecambe|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/football/4536626.Pugh_scores_twice_as_Hereford_United_draw_at_Morecambe/|work=The Hereford Times|date=8 August 2009|access-date=1 May 2017}} However, he struggled to win starts and spent much of the season on the substitute bench, whilst he also struggled with injury concerns.{{cite news|title=Hereford United make three changes for visit of Bury|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/football/4552488.Hereford_United_make_three_changes_for_visit_of_Bury/|work=The Hereford Times|date=16 August 2009|access-date=1 May 2017}} As a result, Done made 25 appearances in all competitions and was released by the club at the expiry of his contract.{{cite news|last1=Reece|first1=James|title=Bulls expect top-scorer to depart|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/8174137.Bulls_expect_top_scorer_to_depart/ |work=The Hereford Times|date=19 May 2010|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10835~2052327,00.html |title=Released List And Contract Offers |publisher=Hereford United F.C. |date=18 May 2010 |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521232711/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10835~2052327%2C00.html |archive-date=21 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}
=Rochdale=
On 31 July 2010, Done signed a six-month contract for League One newcomers Rochdale.{{cite news|title=Match Report: Rochdale AFC 1 – 1 Bradford City|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/45272/rochdale-1-1-bradford |publisher=Rochdale Online|date=31 July 2010|access-date=1 May 2017}} He made his Rochdale debut on 10 August, in the first round of the League Cup, in a 1–0 loss at Barnsley.{{cite news|title=Match Report: Barnsley 0 – 1 Rochdale|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/45626/barnsley-0-1-rochdale|publisher=Rochdale Online|date=10 August 2010|access-date=1 May 2017}} He scored his first goal for the club in the Football League Trophy, in a 2–1 defeat at Port Vale on 31 August.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8951104.stm|title=Port Vale 2–1 Rochdale|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 August 2010|access-date=14 September 2010}} It wasn't until on 27 November when he scored again, in a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic.{{cite news|title=Rochdale 1 – 1 Oldham Athletic|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9206609.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 November 2010|access-date=1 May 2017}} In December, he signed a contract to run until the end of the 2010–11 season.{{cite news|title=Trio signs Rochdale contract|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/9330860.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 December 2010|access-date=1 May 2017}} Done then scored two goals in two matches between 8 February and 12 February in wins over Bristol Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday.{{cite news|title=Match Report: Rochdale 3 – 1 Bristol Rovers|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/52625/rochdale-3-1-bristol-rovers|publisher=Rochdale Online|date=8 February 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{cite news|title=Match Report: Rochdale 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/52783/rochdale-2-1-sheffield-wednesday|publisher=Rochdale Online|date=12 February 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}} He went on to score goals against Carlisle United{{cite news|title=Rochdale 2 – 3 Carlisle United|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13102877.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 April 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}} and Bournemouth.{{cite news|title=Bournemouth 1 – 2 Rochdale|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13247234.stm|publisher=Rochdale Online|date=7 May 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}} By the end of the 2010–11 season, Done had made 35 appearances, scoring five times in all competitions. On 16 May 2011, it was announced Matt had signed a new contract until the end of the 2011–12 season.{{cite news|title=Rochdale's Matt Done and Matt Edwards sign new deals|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/9487966.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 May 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}}
=Barnsley=
Just a month after signing a new contract with Rochdale, Done signed a two–year contract with Championship club Barnsley on 21 June 2011, along with Scott Wiseman.{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleyfc.com/2011/06/hill-raids-rochdale-for-matt-done-and-scott-wiseman/ |title=Hill raids Rochdale for Matt Done and Scott Wiseman |publisher=Barnsley FC |date=21 June 2011 |access-date=21 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223021654/http://www.barnsleyfc.com/2011/06/hill-raids-rochdale-for-matt-done-and-scott-wiseman/ |archive-date=23 February 2012 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~2379919,00.html |title=Done deal for Barnsley |publisher=Barnsley FC |date=21 June 2011 |access-date=21 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626000945/http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10309~2379919%2C00.html |archive-date=26 June 2011 |url-status=dead }} Done made his Barnsley debut in the first round of the League Cup on 9 August, where he played 27 minutes in a 2–0 loss against Morecambe.{{cite news|title=Barnsley 0 – 2 Morecambe|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/14368439.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 August 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}} He scored his first goal for the club two weeks later, in a 2–1 win over Reading.{{cite news|title=Reading 1 – 2 Barnsley|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14514627.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}} However, he suffered injuries around September.{{cite news|title=Jay down the queue for Reds|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley-fc/jay-down-the-queue-for-reds-1-3769123|work=The Star|date=14 September 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{cite news|title=Reds hungry to rediscover form|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley-fc/reds-hungry-to-rediscover-form-1-3905634|work=The Star|date=26 October 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}} After returning to the first-team against Bristol City on 29 October,{{cite news|title=Barnsley 1 Bristol City 2: Match Report|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley-fc/barnsley-1-bristol-city-2-match-report-1-3922279|work=The Star|date=29 October 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}} he appeared in a handful of games and scored again on 26 December, in a 3–1 loss against Blackpool.{{cite news|title=Barnsley 1 – 3 Blackpool|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/16240508.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 December 2011|access-date=1 May 2017}} Done went on to score two more goals later in the season against Derby County{{cite news|title=Barnsley 3 – 2 Derby County|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16695889|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 January 2012|access-date=1 May 2017}} and Portsmouth.{{cite news|title=Barnsley 2 – 0 Portsmouth|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16994590|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 February 2012|access-date=1 May 2017}} Despite suffering from another injury,{{cite news|title=BARNSLEY: Keith Hill calls for a grand finale to Reds season|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/barnsley-keith-hill-calls-for-a-grand-finale-to-reds-season-1-449043|work=The Star|date=27 April 2012|access-date=1 May 2017}} Done played regularly during the 2011–12 season, making 33 appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.
Done suffered a knee injury early in the 2012–13 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/injuries-mount-but-we-will-fight-hill-324981.aspx |title=Injuries Mount but We Will Fight – Hill |publisher=Barnsley F.C. |date=21 August 2012 |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501202201/http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/injuries-mount-but-we-will-fight-hill-324981.aspx |archive-date=1 May 2017 |url-status=live }} Barnsley then changed manager and new tactics meant that Done was surplus to requirements under new boss David Flitcroft.{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/matt-done-on-transfer-deadline-day-deals-1-2783569|title=Matt Done on transfer deadline day deals |date=10 February 2013 |access-date=10 February 2013 |work=sport.scotsman.com |publisher=Johnston Publishing}} Up until leaving the club in January, Done went on to make fourteen appearances in his second season for Barnsley.
On 31 January 2013, Done signed for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21287460 |title=Hibs sign winger Matt Done on loan from Barnsley |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2013 |access-date=1 February 2013 |first=Brian |last=McLaughlin}} Done scored his first goal for Pat Fenlon's "Hibees" on 3 March, in a 4–2 victory against Kilmarnock in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21563773 |title=Kilmarnock 2 – 4 Hibernian |last1=Miller|first1=Stevie|publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 March 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013}} This was to be his only goal in nine appearances at Easter Road. Barnsley confirmed that Done would leave Oakwell at the end of his contract.{{cite web |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/hibernian/224677-hibernian-loanee-matt-done-released-by-barnsley-at-the-end-of-the-season/ |title=Hibernian loanee Matt Done released by Barnsley at the end of the season |work=STV Sport |publisher=STV Group |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=9 May 2013}}
=Return to Rochdale=
File:Matt Done 30-11-2013 1.jpg in 2013]]
Done re-signed for Rochdale on a one-year contract on 8 July 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23234651|title=Rochdale re-sign winger Matt Done after Barnsley exit|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 July 2013|access-date=8 July 2013}} He made his second debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 3–0 win over Hartlepool United in the opening game of the 2013–14 season.{{cite news|title=Rochdale 3 – 0 Hartlepool United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23474947|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 August 2013|access-date=1 May 2017}} In a match against Wycombe Wanderers on 28 September, he set up two of Rochdale's three goals in a 3–2 win.{{cite news|title=Dale hold on against Chairboys|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/rochdale-vs-wycombe/288875|publisher=Sky Sports|date=28 September 2013|access-date=1 May 2017}} Despite suffering setbacks due to injuries and suspension,{{cite news|title=Match Report: Cheltenham Town 1 – 2 Rochdale|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/83183/cheltenham-town-1-2-rochdale|publisher=Rochdale Online|date=19 October 2013|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/report-bristolrvdale-21.04.14-2-1502147.aspx |title=Match Report: Bristol Rovers 1 – 2 Port Vale |publisher=Rochdale A.F.C. |date=21 April 2014 |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501162505/http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/report-bristolrvdale-21.04.14-2-1502147.aspx |archive-date=1 May 2017 |url-status=live }} Done played 38 times in Dale's promotion-winning season, and as a result he signed a new two-year contract on 27 May.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27595789|title=Matty Done signs two-year contract with promoted club|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 May 2014|access-date=30 May 2014}}
Done scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over Crewe Alexandra on 19 August 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28750210|title=Crewe Alexandra 2–5 Rochdale|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 August 2014|access-date=19 August 2014}} For his performance, Done was named Football League's Team of the Week.{{cite web|url=http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/teamweek-done-25.08.14-1876481.aspx |title=Doney in Team of the Week |publisher=Rochdale A.F.C. |date=25 August 2014 |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501163908/http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/teamweek-done-25.08.14-1876481.aspx |archive-date=1 May 2017 |url-status=live }} He impressed once again on 6 September when he scored a goal and provided two assists in a 4–0 win over Crawley Town.{{cite news|title=Match Report: Crawley Town 0 – 4 Rochdale|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/91183/crawley-town-0-4-rochdale|publisher=Rochdale Online|date=6 September 2014|access-date=1 May 2017}} Done went on to score regularly throughout 2014, including another hat–trick against Aldershot Town in the second round replay of FA Cup.{{cite news|title=Rochdale 4 – 1 Aldershot Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30390255|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 December 2014|access-date=1 May 2017}} In a 3–1 win over Doncaster Rovers on 22 November, he scored but was sent off in the second half for a foul on James Coppinger; the club launched an unsuccessful appeal against the suspension after the match.{{cite news|title=Rochdale 1 – 3 Doncaster Rovers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30065176|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 November 2014|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/red-card-appeal-2102559.aspx |title=Done Red Card Appeal Unsuccessful |publisher=Rochdale A.F.C. |date=26 November 2014 |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501163919/http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/red-card-appeal-2102559.aspx |archive-date=1 May 2017 |url-status=live }} Done made 30 appearances and scored 10 times in all competitions in the first half of the 2014–15 campaign.
Following his move to Sheffield United, Done said that he loved playing every minute for Rochdale and he was emotional at the prospect of leaving Spotland.{{cite web|url=http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/done-ive-loved-every-minute-at-this-football-club-2246249.aspx |title=Done: I've Loved Every Minute at This Football Club |publisher=Rochdale AFC |date=3 February 2015 |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501164758/http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/done-ive-loved-every-minute-at-this-football-club-2246249.aspx |archive-date=1 May 2017 |url-status=live }} Manager Keith Hill admitted his departure benefited the club, saying it was "great business".{{cite news|last1=Partington|first1=Richard|title=Keith Hill: Selling Matt Done wasn't just good business it was GREAT business for Rochdale|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/keith-hill-selling-matt-done-8592784|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=6 February 2015|access-date=1 May 2017}}
=Sheffield United=
On 2 February 2015, Matt Done signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news|title=Transfer Deadline Day: Sheffield United sign Rochdale's Matt Done|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31104946|access-date=3 February 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 February 2015}} It was later reported that manager Nigel Clough had authorised a fee in the region of £500,000.{{cite news |title=Sheffield United: Matt wants to get the job Done |url=https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/sheffield-united-matt-wants-to-get-the-job-done-71573 |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Worksop Guardian |date=25 February 2016 |language=en}} Done scored on his Blades debut eight days later in a 4–1 victory over Colchester United at Bramall Lane.{{cite news|title=Match Verdict: Sheffield United 4 Colchester United 1 – Baxter hits double as Blades show they have fight|url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport/sheffield-united/match-verdict-sheffield-united-4-colchester-united-1-baxter-hits-double-as-blades-show-they-have-fight-1-7099948|access-date=12 February 2015|work=Sheffield Telegraph|date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213012638/http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport/sheffield-united/match-verdict-sheffield-united-4-colchester-united-1-baxter-hits-double-as-blades-show-they-have-fight-1-7099948|archive-date=13 February 2015|url-status=dead}} On 14 February, in his second match for United, Done scored a brace away at Bristol City in a 3–1 victory against the league leaders.{{cite news|title=FULL-TIME: Bristol City 1, Sheffield United 3|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/TIME-Bristol-City-1-Sheffield-United-3/story-26026641-detail/story.html|access-date=15 February 2015|work=Bristol Post|date=14 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215182703/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/TIME-Bristol-City-1-Sheffield-United-3/story-26026641-detail/story.html|archive-date=15 February 2015}} He then went on a scoring spree when he scored against Notts County,{{cite news|title=Notts County 1 – 2 Sheffield United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30608779|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 February 2015|access-date=1 May 2017}} Peterborough United,{{cite news|title=Sheffield United 1 – 2 Peterborough United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31597794|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 March 2015|access-date=1 May 2017}} Fleetwood Town{{cite news|title=Sheffield United 1 – 2 Fleetwood Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31670297|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 March 2015|access-date=1 May 2017}} and Doncaster Rovers.{{cite news|title=Sheffield United 3 – 2 Doncaster Rovers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32126405|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 April 2015|access-date=1 May 2017}} In his first half-season at Sheffield United, Done made fourteen appearances and scored seven times in all competitions.
Done injured his collarbone in the club's pre-season tour, and manager Nigel Adkins confirmed on Twitter that it was a broken collarbone, which would see him sidelined for the start of the new season.{{cite news |title=Matt's Done his shoulder |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/matt-s-done-his-shoulder_sto4838497/story.shtml |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Eurosport UK |date=29 July 2015 |language=en}}{{cite web|title=Sheffield United striker Matt Done set to miss start of season|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-striker-matt-done-set-to-miss-start-of-season-1-7382289|work=The Star|date=29 July 2015|access-date=2 May 2017}} After returning to the training in late-September,{{cite web|url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-paul-coutts-2716044.aspx |title=Coutts earns Gaffers praise |publisher=Sheffield United F.C. |date=28 September 2015 |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502185730/http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-paul-coutts-2716044.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2017 |url-status=live }} Done scored on his first appearance of the 2015–16 season, in a 2–1 loss against Port Vale on 3 October.{{cite news|title=Port Vale 2 – 1 Sheffield United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34366309|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 October 2015|access-date=2 May 2017}} He scored again two weeks later in a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic.{{cite news|title=Oldham Athletic 1 – 1 Sheffield United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34493422|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 October 2015|access-date=2 May 2017}} In the club's second meeting against Oldham Athletic on 5 December, in the second round of FA Cup, Done scored again, in a 1–0 win.{{cite news|title=Sheffield United 1 – 0 Oldham Athletic|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34950937|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 December 2015|access-date=2 May 2017}} After recovering from a hamstring injury he sustained against Bradford City on 28 December,{{cite web|url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-nigel-adkins-matt-done-2887424.aspx |title=Gaffer hopes for Done boost |publisher=Sheffield United F.C. |date=28 December 2015 |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502190827/http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-nigel-adkins-matt-done-2887424.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2017 |url-status=live }} Done scored twice on his return on 12 January, in a 3–3 draw with Wigan Athletic.{{cite news|title=Wigan Athletic 3–3 Sheffield United: Blades battle back for point|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/wigan-vs-sheff-utd/340358|publisher=Sky Sports|date=12 January 2016|access-date=2 May 2017}} He scored his fifth goal of the campaign on 5 March, in a 2–2 draw with Fleetwood Town.{{cite news|title=Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sheffield United Adams earns Blades point|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/fleetwood-vs-sheff-utd/340495|publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 March 2016|access-date=2 May 2017}} Since returning to the first-team in early-October, Done made 35 appearances and scored seven times in all competitions.{{cite news|title=Sheffield United: 'You'd better believe in Billy'|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-you-d-better-believe-in-billy-1-7580570|work=The Star|date=20 November 2015|access-date=2 May 2017}}
Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Done switched number shirts from 14 to 11 following the departure of Jose Baxter, who was released at the end of the 2015–16 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/sheffield-united-squad-numbers-3226944.aspx |title=Sheffield United Squad Numbers |publisher=Sheffield United F.C. |date=5 August 2016 |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502194239/http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/sheffield-united-squad-numbers-3226944.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2017 |url-status=live }} Under the new management of Chris Wilder, Done began to play as a striker.{{cite news|title=VIDEO: Sheffield United's Matt Done is set for change of role after impressing Blades coaching staff|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/video-sheffield-united-s-matt-done-is-set-for-change-of-role-after-impressing-blades-coaching-staff-1-8094920|work=The Star|date=30 August 2016|access-date=2 May 2017}} Done went on to score two goals in two matches between 10 September and 17 September against Wimbledon{{cite news|title=AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Sheff Utd: Blades continue revival|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/afc-wdon-vs-sheff-utd/358734|publisher=Sky Sports|date=10 September 2016|access-date=2 May 2017}} and Peterborough United.{{cite news|title=Sheffield United 1–0 Peterborough: A united front helping Blades come to the four|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-1-0-peterborough-a-united-front-helping-blades-come-to-the-four-1-8133164|work=The Star|date=18 September 2016|access-date=2 May 2017}} As a result, it was reported by The Star that Done was among only a few players expected to be offered a new contract by Wilder.{{cite news|title=Sheffield United: Chris Wilder reveals a new approach to contracts at Bramall Lane|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-chris-wilder-reveals-a-new-approach-to-contracts-at-bramall-lane-1-8257358|work=The Star|date=25 November 2016|access-date=2 May 2017}} However, as the season progressed, Done's first-team opportunities soon became limited, due to his lack of his goal-scoring form, as well as Wilder's preference of striker Billy Sharp.{{cite news|title=Sheffield United: 'Don't write me off' warns Matt Done|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-don-t-write-me-off-warns-matt-done-1-8310012|work=The Star|date=30 December 2016|access-date=2 May 2017}}{{cite news|title=Sheffield United: 'Matt Done always puts the team first' says boss|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-matt-done-always-puts-the-team-first-says-boss-1-8329151|work=The Star|date=12 January 2017|access-date=2 May 2017}} As a result, Done was placed on the substitute bench for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=SIX talking points from Sheffield United's 1–1 draw with Charlton Athletic at The Valley|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/six-talking-points-from-sheffield-united-s-1-1-draw-with-charlton-athletic-at-the-valley-1-8260923|work=The Star|date=25 November 2016|access-date=2 May 2017}} On 14 April, he scored his third goal of the season, in a 3–0 win over Port Vale.{{cite news|last1=Shield |first1=James|title=Match Report: Port Vale 0, Sheffield United 3|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/match-report-port-vale-0-sheffield-united-3-1-8494299|work=The Star|date=14 April 2017|access-date=2 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502202650/http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/match-report-port-vale-0-sheffield-united-3-1-8494299|archive-date=2 May 2017|url-status=dead}} Done made 35 appearances and scored three goals in the 2016–17 season as Sheffield United were promoted to Championship after six seasons in League One.{{cite news |last1=O'Rourke |first1=Pete |title=Sheffield United's Matty Done set for Rochdale move |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/08/03/sheffield-uniteds-matty-done-set-for-rochdale-move/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=HITC |date=3 August 2017}}
=Third spell at Rochdale=
After agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract with Sheffield United at the end of the 2016–2017 season,{{cite news |title=Matty Done Excited To Be Back |url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2017/august/done_quotes/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=rochdaleafc.co.uk |date=3 August 2017 |language=en-gb}} Done rejoined Rochdale on a two-year deal on 3 August 2017,{{Cite news|url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2017/august/mattdone_returns/|title=Matt Done Returns To Rochdale|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en-gb}} announcing that he was "excited to be back". He made 57 appearances throughout the 2017–18 campaign, scoring eight goals.
He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season, having scored two goals in 43 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48204076|title=Aaron Wilbraham: Rochdale offer forward, 39, new deal|date=8 May 2019|access-date=9 May 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}} In June 2019, he signed a new two-year contract with the club, with manager Brian Barry-Murphy stated that the player still retained hunger and ambition.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48764341|title=Matty Done: Rochdale's long-serving midfielder signs new two-year contract|date=25 June 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite news |title=He Retains A Great Hunger & An Ambition – BBM on Matty Done |url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2019/june/bbm-on-doney/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=rochdaleafc.co.uk |date=25 June 2019 |language=en-gb}} He played 31 games in the 2019–20 campaign, scoring one goal. He played 41 games in the 2020–21 season, scoring three goals, as Rochdale were relegated into League Two. On 21 June 2021, Done signed a new one-year contract with the club.{{cite news |title=Matty Done Signs New Contract |url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2021/june/mattydonenewcontract/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=rochdaleafc.co.uk |date=21 June 2021 |language=en-gb}} The 2021–22 season would be his last as a professional, and he scored one goal in 28 matches to leave himself in the top ten of the club's all-time appearances list.{{cite web |title=Matt Done – Forward – first-team – Rochdale AFC |url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/teams/former-players/matt-done/ |website=rochdaleafc.co.uk |access-date=12 November 2022}}
Coaching career
=Port Vale=
Done was employed as a Player Development Phase Coach at Port Vale.{{cite news|title=Player Development Phase Coach Matt Done
|url=https://www.port-vale.co.uk/teams/staff/management/academy-management-/matt-done/|access-date=4 November 2022 |publisher=Port Vale |date=4 November 2022}} He was put in interim charge of the first-team, along with fellow academy coaches Will Ryder and Danny Lloyd, on 6 February 2024, following the sacking of Andy Crosby.{{cite news |title=Academy Trio to take charge on an interim basis |url=https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2024/february/academy-trio-to-take-charge-on-an-interim-basis/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |work = Port Vale F.C. |date=6 February 2024 |language=en-gb}} They took charge of two games before Darren Moore was appointed as the new manager on 13 February.{{cite news |title=Moore named new Vale boss on contract until 2029 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68282297 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=13 February 2024}}
Career statistics
=Playing statistics=
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Honours
References
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