Matt Partridge
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matt Partridge
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Thatcham, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Hungerford Town
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012 | youthclubs1 = Reading
| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Reading | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = → Basingstoke Town (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = → Basingstoke Town (loan) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Dagenham & Redbridge | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = Basingstoke Town | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = Newport County | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = Basingstoke Town | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2017–2018 | clubs9 = Hungerford Town | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2018–2019 | clubs10= Salisbury | caps10= 29 | goals10= 5
| years11 = 2019 | clubs11= Gosport Borough | caps11= 1 | goals11= 0
| years12 = 2019–2020 | clubs12= Thatcham Town | caps12= 18 | goals12= 3
| years13 = 2020– | clubs13= Hungerford Town | caps13= 16 | goals13= 1
| club-update = 21:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
}}
Matthew Nicholas Partridge (born 7 November 1993) is an English football defender who plays for National League South side Hungerford Town.
Career
Partridge started his career in the youth system at Reading F.C. Progressing through the academy as under-18's captain, he went on to sign a professional one-year contract in July 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/team/player-profile/matt-partridge/46 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409014435/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/team/player-profile/matt-partridge/46 |archivedate=9 April 2014 |title=Matt Partridge |publisher=Reading F.C |accessdate=15 August 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2012/readings-fixtures-changed-for-sky-sports |last=Williams |first=James |date=6 July 2012 |title=Reading's fixtures changed for Sky Sports |newspaper=Newbury Today |accessdate=22 August 2014}} In October 2012, he joined the Isthmian League Premier Division side Bognor Regis Town on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web |url=http://www.therocks.co.uk/news63.htm |date=19 October 2012 |title=New Signing |publisher=Bognor Regis Town F.C |accessdate=22 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115084213/http://www.therocks.co.uk/news63.htm |archivedate=15 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }} In November, his loan was extended for a further month.{{cite web|url=http://www.therocks.co.uk/news52.htm|date=20 November 2012|title=Matthew Partridge|publisher=Bognor Regis Town F.C|accessdate=22 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513193043/http://www.therocks.co.uk/news52.htm|archivedate=13 May 2011|df=dmy-all}} Having returned to Reading F.C. after the Boxing Day fixture, he remained a regular for the under-21s during the 2012–13 campaign. In May 2013, he was offered a new one-year contract by Reading.{{cite web |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/contract-offers-240513-834531.aspx |title=Contract Offers |publisher=Reading F.C| date=24 May 2013|accessdate=22 August 2014}}
In September 2013, he joined Conference South side Basingstoke Town on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web |url=http://www.basingstoketown.net/first-team/matt-partridge-joins-on-loan-from-reading-fc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923015614/http://www.basingstoketown.net/first-team/matt-partridge-joins-on-loan-from-reading-fc/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=23 September 2013 |title=Matt Partridge Joins on Loan from Reading FC |publisher=Basingstoke Town F.C| date=20 September 2013|accessdate=22 August 2014}} He scored on his debut in a 3–2 away defeat to Bromley, scoring the opening goal. His second goal for the club came in a 3–1 defeat to Weston-super-Mare in the FA Cup. In October, his loan at the club was extended for a further month.{{cite web |url=http://www.basingstoketown.net/first-team/matt-partridge-joins-on-loan-from-reading-fc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923015614/http://www.basingstoketown.net/first-team/matt-partridge-joins-on-loan-from-reading-fc/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=23 September 2013 |title=Basingstoke Town aim to build on Boreham Wood success |publisher=Basingstoke Gazette| date=24 October 2013|accessdate=22 August 2014}} In November, he scored the second in a 2–0 victory over Dover Athletic in the league. At the end of the month, his loan expired, having made eight appearances and scoring three times.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=11410 |title=Striker Ben Wright has returned to Skrill South club.... |publisher=Football Conference| date=28 December 2013|accessdate=22 August 2014}} At the end of December, he re-joined Basingstoke on loan until the end of the season. His final goal for the club came in February 2014, in a 1–1 draw with Boreham Wood. He finished the season having made fifteen appearances, scoring four goals in all competitions.
In July 2014, having been released by Reading F.C., he signed for Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year deal.{{cite web |url=http://www.daggers.co.uk/news/article/matt-partridge-signs-on-one-year-deal-1726601.aspx |title=Daggers Sign Reading Youngster |publisher=Dagenham & Redbridge F.C|date= 8 July 2014 |accessdate=22 August 2014}} He made his professional debut in August 2014, starting in the Football League Cup tie against Brentford. The match ended in a 6–6 draw, equaling the record for the most goals scored in a League Cup game, with Brentford eventually advancing on penalties.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28652337 |title=Dagenham & Redbridge 6–6 Brentford |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=15 August 2014}}
In August 2015, after starting his second season with the club as a regular and just two months after signing a new deal, Partridge was released by Dagenham by mutual consent.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34052176 |title=Matt Partridge: Defender departs Dagenham by mutual consent |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=29 August 2015}} Four days later, he re-joined National League South side Basingstoke Town, only to sign for League Two club Newport County shortly after. He made his debut for Newport on 5 September 2015. He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.[http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/football/newportcounty/14482407.Newport_County_release_8_players/ Newport release 8] In the summer of 2017, he returned to Basingstoke Town for a third spell, making a total of thirty-eight appearances and scoring six goals upon his return.{{cite news |url=http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/sport/14598379.Basingstoke_Town_sign_a_familiar_face/|last=Birkbeck |first=Tom |date=5 July 2016 |title=Basingstoke Town sign midfielder Matt Partridge |newspaper=Basingstoke Gazette |accessdate=14 February 2018}} In July 2017, he signed for National League South side Hungerford Town on a free transfer.{{cite news |url=http://www.hungerfordtown.com/news/matt-partridge-signs-1888953.html|last=Robinson |first=Matt |title=Central Defender Matt Partridge signs for the Crusaders |publisher=Hungerford Town F.C. |accessdate=14 February 2018}}
On 22 May 2019, Partridge joined Gosport Borough.[http://www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk/news/new-signing-matthew-partridge-2428669.html New Signing - Matthew Partridge], gosportboroughfc.co.uk, 22 May 2019
Personal life
He was raised in Thatcham, Berkshire and attended the Kennet School in the town. In April 2014, he was given a twelve-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after being found guilty of assaulting a motorcyclist in Woolhampton in August 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/04/08/99240-reading-fc-star-spared-jail-over-west-berkshire-road-rage-attack/ |last=Gutteridge |first=Nick |date=8 April 2014 |title=Reading FC star spared jail over West Berkshire road rage attack |newspaper=Reading Chronicle |accessdate=15 August 2014}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 9 April 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
! rowspan=2|Season ! colspan=3|League ! colspan=2|FA Cup ! colspan=2|League Cup ! colspan=2|Other ! colspan=3|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Reading
| title = M. Partridge - Soccerway | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/matthew-partridge/315259/ | publisher = Soccerbase | accessdate = 13 July 2016}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| Basingstoke Town (loan)
| title = Matt Partridge | url = http://www.basingstoketown.net/player-profiles/matt-partridge | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140819091010/http://www.basingstoketown.net/player-profiles/matt-partridge | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 19 August 2014 | publisher = Basingstoke Town F.C. | accessdate = 17 August 2014}} |14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Dagenham & Redbridge
| 2014–15{{Soccerbase season|65491|2014|name=Matt Partridge|access-date=17 August 2014}} |24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1Appearance in Football League Trophy | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2015–16{{Soccerbase season|65491|2015|name=Matt Partridge|access-date=9 August 2015}}
|League Two |2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Basingstoke Town
| 2015–16 |2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Newport County
| 2015–16 |League Two |20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Basingstoke Town
| title = M. Partridge - Aylesbury United | url = http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/matt-partridge#playingcareer | publisher = Aylesbury United F.C. | accessdate = 14 February 2018}} |SL Premier Division |30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 3Appearances in FA Trophy | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Hungerford Town
| title = M. Partridge - Hungerford Town | url = http://www.hungerfordtown.com/teams/11575/player/matthew-partridge-1880570 | publisher = Hungerford Town F.C. | accessdate = 14 February 2018}} |National League South |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Salisbury
| 2018–19 |SL Premier Division South |29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 3Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in SL Premier Division South play-offs | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Gosport Borough
| 2019–20 |SL Premier Division South |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| Thatcham Town
| 2019–20 |SL Division One South |18 | 3 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| colspan=3|Career total
!115 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 134||14 |
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References
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External links
- [http://www.daggers.co.uk/team/player-profile/matt-partridge/21 Matt Partridge profile] at Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
Category:Basingstoke Town F.C. players
Category:Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:Hungerford Town F.C. players
Category:Salisbury F.C. players
Category:Gosport Borough F.C. players
Category:Thatcham Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Isthmian League players
Category:Southern Football League players