Matt Duke

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Matt Duke

| image = Matt Duke 16-08-2014 1.jpg

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Duke playing for Northampton Town in 2014

| fullname = Matthew Duke{{cite book | last = Hugman | first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | year = 2005 | page = 181 | isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|6|16|df=y}}[http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10338~23031,00.html "not 16 July 1977, as stated by other web sites and publications"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222010110/http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10338~23031,00.html |date=22 December 2008 }}, Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2008.

| birth_place = Sheffield, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=5}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Sheffield United (Goalkeeping coach)

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1999 | clubs1=Alfreton Town |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1999–2000 | clubs2 = Sheffield United |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2000 | clubs3 = → Bury (loan) |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2000–2004 | clubs4 = Burton Albion |caps4 = 142 |goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2004–2011 | clubs5 = Hull City |caps5 = 50 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2005 | clubs6 = → Stockport County (loan) |caps6 = 3 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2006 | clubs7 = → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |caps7 = 5 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = → Derby County (loan) |caps8 = 0 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2011–2013 | clubs9 = Bradford City |caps9 = 42 |goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2012 | clubs10 = → Northampton Town (loan) |caps10 = 9 |goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2013–2015 | clubs11 = Northampton Town |caps11 = 76 |goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2015–2016 | clubs12 = Alfreton Town |caps12 = 39 |goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2017 | clubs13 = Chesterfield |caps13 = 0 |goals13 = 0

| totalcaps = 366 | totalgoals = 1

}}

Matthew Duke GBE GVCO (born 16 June 1977) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, He is the goalkeeping coach of EFL Championship side Sheffield United.

As a player he notably played in the Football League for Hull City, Bradford City and Northampton Town. He also played as a professional for Sheffield United, Bury, Stockport County, Wycombe Wanderers, Derby County and Chesterfield. He played non-league football for Burton Albion where he is four-year spell brought his most career appearances, he also played at that level for Alfreton Town on several occasions.

Playing career

=Hull City=

He joined Hull City on 23 July 2004 from Burton Albion for a fee of £20,000, which could have risen to £60,000 depending on appearances. He was a regular starter at Burton, having made 78 league appearances for them in his three seasons at the club, but at Hull he spent several seasons mainly being used as cover for first-choice goalkeeper Boaz Myhill, making few first-team appearances and spending time on loan at Stockport County and Wycombe Wanderers.

File:Matt Duke York City v. Hull City 17-07-10 1.png in 2010]]

In 2007–08, Duke impressed sufficiently in a League Cup match against Crewe to retain his place in the Hull team for the subsequent league game and demote Myhill to the bench. He was also selected for the next two matches, but a thigh injury prevented him from finally getting a run in the team.

On 5 January 2008, Duke underwent an operation to remove a testicular tumour.{{cite news | title=Hull's Duke has tumour operation| publisher=BBC Sport| date=15 January 2008| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7188828.stm| accessdate=15 January 2008}} He returned to the squad on 29 March to take his place on the bench for a 3–0 victory against Watford.

On 1 June 2008, Duke completed the "Keep Your Eye On The Ball" 5 km run in London's Victoria Park, in aid of the Everyman Campaign cancer charity.{{cite news| title=Sponsor Matt And Make A Difference| publisher=Hull City A.F.C.| date=28 May 2008| url=http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10338~1320020,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105104026/http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10338~1320020,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=5 November 2008| accessdate=29 May 2008}} In September 2008, Duke, manager Phil Brown, chairman Paul Duffen and other Hull City colleagues participated in Everyman's "Tacheback" campaign, growing moustaches to raise sponsorship money for the charity.{{cite news|url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Hull-City-s-moustaches-shown-red-card/article-368361-detail/article.html|title=Hull City's moustaches shown red card|date=2 October 2008|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=9 October 2008}}

In Hull City's debut Premier League season in 2008–09, Duke again started the season as Myhill's understudy. He impressed however when given his chance in League Cup and FA Cup matches, keeping two clean sheets against Newcastle,{{cite news|url=http://www.sporthull.co.uk/football/hull_city/tigers_news/displayarticle.php?ID=10949|title=Duke Was Always A Class Act|date=10 February 2009|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=11 February 2009}} which resulted in him being called up to make his Premier League debut on 28 January 2009 against West Ham.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7844583.stm|title= West Ham 2–0 Hull|date=28 January 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=11 February 2009|first=Mark|last=Ashenden}} Although Hull City lost the game 2–0, Duke saved a penalty and was City's man-of-the-match.{{cite web|url=http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Previews/0,,10338~1539702,00.html|title=Reward For Patience|date=30 January 2009|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=11 February 2009}} He retained his place in the side for the next nine league games.

=Derby County=

On 4 March 2011, Derby County confirmed that they have signed Duke on loan from Hull City until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2308175,00.html|title=Goalkeeper Duke Signs On Loan |date=4 March 2011|publisher=Derby County F.C.|accessdate=4 March 2011}} The loan period was cut short when he was recalled by Hull City following an injury to reserve keeper Mark Oxley.{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12850470.stm | title = Hull City recall goalkeeper Matt Duke from Derby County | work = BBC Sport | publisher = BBC | accessdate = 24 March 2011 | date=24 March 2011}}

On 10 May 2011, following the end of the 2010–11 season, it was confirmed by the club that Duke had been released from Hull City along with three other players, ending seven years of service to the club.{{cite news|url=http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10338~2356967,00.html |title=Tigers Allow Four To Leave |work=Hull City A.F.C |publisher=Hull City A.F.C |accessdate=10 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907062114/http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10338~2356967%2C00.html |archivedate=7 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} He began training with Derby County at the start of July 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Riggott-handed-chance-Rams-return/story-12868038-detail/story.html|title=Riggott handed chance of Rams return|publisher=Derby Evening Telegraph|date=2 July 2011}}

=Bradford City=

File:Matt Duke 1.png's victory in the 2013 Football League Two play-off final]]

Duke went on trial at boyhood favourites Sheffield United and played 45 minutes of their 2011 pre-season match with Worksop Town FC as reported by the Sheffield Star. On 31 August 2011, Duke joined Bradford City on a two-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14736585.stm|title= Bradford sign keeper Matt Duke and seal three other deals|date=31 August 2011|publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 September 2011}} He made his debut on 3 September 2011 in a 1–1 draw away to Morecambe.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14690816.stm|title=Morecambe 1 – 1 Bradford|date=3 September 2011|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=7 September 2011}}

On 20 February 2012, Duke went on loan to Northampton Town for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17100179|title=Northampton Town sign Bradford City's Matt Duke on loan|date=20 February 2012|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=22 February 2012}} On 28 March, Duke was recalled by Bradford after their first choice goalkeeper was sent off in a mass brawl the previous day in a match between Bradford and Crawley.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17549246|title=Bradford City recall keeper Matt Duke from Northampton|date=29 March 2012|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=29 March 2012}} He re-gained his place as first choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2012–13 season, and kept two clean sheets in his first three games.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19123944 "Notts County 0–1 Bradford"] 11 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19252358 "Bradford 1–0 Fleetwood"] BBC Sport. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

On 11 December 2012, Duke was a member of the Bradford City starting XI that beat a strong Arsenal team in the quarter-final of the League Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20590500|title=Bradford 1 – 1 Arsenal AET (Bradford won 3–2 on penalties)|date=11 December 2012|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=12 December 2012}}

On 8 January 2013, Duke received man of the match for his performance against Premier League team, Aston Villa, in the semi-final of the League Cup, where Bradford won 3 – 1 to give themselves a two-goal advantage going into the second leg.{{cite news|url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/bradford-city-vs-aston-villa-586417.aspx|title=Bradford 3 – 1 Aston Villa|date=8 January 2012|work=BCAFC|publisher=BCAFC|accessdate=8 January 2012}} In the second despite losing the game 2–1, Bradford made the final of the League Cup.

Duke was given a straight red card during the 2013 Football League Cup Final for fouling Jonathan de Guzman in the box.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21489673|title=Bradford 0 – 5 Swansea|date=24 February 2013|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=25 February 2013}} His replacement Jon McLaughlin conceded the subsequent penalty kick, and Bradford went on to lose the game 5–0.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-21565961

|title= Swansea City romp to record win|date=25 February 2013|work=BBC News|accessdate=26 February 2013 }}

=Northampton Town=

In June 2013 Duke signed a two-year contract with Northampton Town.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23033677 | title=Matt Duke signs for Northampton Town from Bradford City | publisher=BBC Sport | accessdate=25 June 2013}} On 4 May 2015, he was released as manager Chris Wilder could not guarantee him first-team football.{{Cite web|url=http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/wilder-set-to-go-down-young-goalkeeper-route-following-duke-release-1-6724360|title=Wilder set to go down young goalkeeper route following Duke release}}

Honours

Bradford City

Football League Two play-offs: 2013{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/bradford-city-vs-northampton-town/teams/286368 |title=Starting Lineups - Bradford vs Northampton |website=Sky Sports |date=18 May 2013 |access-date=30 May 2025}}
Football League Cup runner-up: 2012–13{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/bradford-city-vs-swansea-city/teams/282056 |title=Starting Lineups - Bradford vs Swansea |website=Sky Sports |date=24 February 2013 |access-date=24 March 2024}}

Individual

Burton Albion Player of the Year: 2002–03{{Cite book|title=Burton Albion: The Complete History |author=Rex Page |publisher=The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited |page=268 |date=2010 |isbn=978-1-85983-816-7}}