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Matt Somner

{{Short description|Footballer (born 1982)}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Matt Somner

| image = Matt Somner.png

| upright = 1.1

| caption = Somner playing for Walton Casuals in 2015

| fullname = Matthew James Somner{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 | year = 2008 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8 | page = 388 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|12|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Isleworth, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Brentford

| position = Defender, midfielder

| years1 = 2000–2005 |clubs1 = Brentford |caps1 = 84 |goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2004–2005 |clubs2 = → Cambridge United (loan) |caps2 = 8 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005 |clubs3 = Cambridge United |caps3 = 16 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005 |clubs4 = Bristol Rovers |caps4 = 1 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005–2006 |clubs5 = Aldershot Town |caps5 = 31 |goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2006–2008 |clubs6 = Notts County |caps6 = 54 |goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2008–2011 |clubs7 = Mansfield Town |caps7 = 64 |goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2010–2011 |clubs8 = → Altrincham (loan) |caps8 = 9 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2011 |clubs9 = Forest Green Rovers |caps9 = 16 |goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2011–2012 |clubs10 = Lewes |caps10 = 45 |goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2012–2014 |clubs11 = Kingstonian |caps11 = |goals11 =

| years12 = 2015–2016 |clubs12 = Walton Casuals |caps12 = 2 |goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2016 |clubs13 = Walton & Hersham |caps13 = |goals13 =

| nationalyears1 = 2003

| nationalteam1 = Wales U21

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Matthew James Somner (born 8 December 1982) is a footballer who played for Walton & Hersham. A utility player, Somner can play in numerous position across both defence and midfield. Born in England, he made two appearances for the Wales U21 national team.

Career

Born in Isleworth, London, Somner began his career with local club Brentford, situated just 2 km from his native Isleworth.{{Soccerbase}} His professional debut came on 1 May 2001, in a 6–0 defeat to Swansea City. During his time at Griffin Park, he was called into the Wales-U21 squad to play Italy-U21s in 2003.{{Cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/matt-somner-14578/ |title=Matt Somner |website=11v11.com |access-date=26 July 2019}} The game finished disastrously for Wales as they lost 8–1.

Somner spent four seasons at Brentford, where he played in 93 games, before his contract was cancelled my mutual consent on 31 January 2005.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/4223407.stm|title=Brentford cancel Somner contract |date=31 January 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2010}} He joined League Two side Cambridge United two days later, having had a loan spell at the club in December 2004.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/4229621.stm|title=Somner completes Cambridge move |date=2 February 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2010}} He was offered a new contract at the end of the season, though turned it down and instead joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/4749755.stm|title=Pirates recruit non-contract pair |date=5 August 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2010}} He made only one appearance before signing for Conference National side Aldershot Town on 19 August 2005.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/4165006.stm|title=Somner completes Aldershot move |date=19 August 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2010}}

His contract not renewed at Aldershot, Somner joined Notts County in 2006, playing in 62 games over two seasons.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/5086348.stm|title=Magpies snap up four new players |date=16 June 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2010}}

Somner was released by Notts County in 2008, and signed for Mansfield Town on 1 August 2008.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7537865.stm|title=Mansfield sign former Notts trio |date=1 August 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2010}} He joined Altrincham on loan in November 2010.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/altrincham/9093927.stm|title=Altrincham sign Matt Somner on loan from Mansfield Town|date=1 August 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2010}}

On 31 January 2011, Somner signed for Forest Green Rovers after being released by Mansfield.{{cite web|url=http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/news/showItem.asp?id=1218|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724172129/http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/news/showItem.asp?id=1218|archivedate=24 July 2011|title=Forest Green Rovers sign midfielder|date=31 January 2011|publisher=Forest Green Rovers Football Club|accessdate=31 January 2011}} He made his debut for Forest Green on 5 February 2011 in a home win against Hayes & Yeading United.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9379743.stm|title=Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Hayes & Yeading United|date=5 February 2011|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=5 February 2011}} Somner revealed on his Twitter page ahead of Rovers final game of the season that he would not be offered a new contract by the club. He would go on to score for Forest Green in their last game of the season against Tamworth.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9465795.stm |title=Tamworth 2–1 Forest Green Rovers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 April 2011 |accessdate=30 April 2011}}{{Cite web |url=http://sportglos.co.uk/?p=2758 |title=Tamworth 2–1 Forest Green |date=30 April 2011 |publisher=Sport Glos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119103633/http://sportglos.co.uk/?p=2758 |archive-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=1 May 2011}}

Somner signed for Lewes in July 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/uncategorized/summer-moves-part-five-4811/ |title=Summer Moves (Part Five)..... |date=10 July 2011 |website=Pitchero Non-League |publisher=Lewes FC |language=en-GB |access-date=26 July 2019}} He then joined Kingstonian in the summer of 2012.{{cite web| url=http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/sport/10341565.Kingstonian_skipper_rues_a_season_of_under_performance_in_the_chase_for_the_Ryman_Premier_League_play_offs/ |title=Kingstonian skipper rues a season of under-performance in the chase for the Ryman Premier League play-offs |publisher=Surrey Comet |date=9 April 2013}} After a lengthy spell at Kingsmeadow, which included taking the captain's armband, he dropped to the Isthmian Division One South for the 2014–15 season, joining Walton Casuals.{{Cite web|url=http://www.waltoncasuals.com/news/matt-somner-joins-the-stags/|title=Matt Somner joins the Stags – Walton Casuals FC|website=Walton Casuals FC|language=en-GB|accessdate=9 March 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309222757/http://www.waltoncasuals.com/news/matt-somner-joins-the-stags/|archivedate=9 March 2016}} Managing just two appearances for the Stags, he left at the end of August and took a short break from football. However, he returned to the league in late February, joining rivals Walton & Hersham.{{Cite web|url=http://www.isthmian.co.uk/saturdays-transfer-list-29209|title=Saturday's Transfer List – The Ryman Isthmian Football League|website=www.isthmian.co.uk|accessdate=9 March 2016}}

Career statistics

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="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="5" |Brentford

|2000–01{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2000|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

| rowspan="3" |Second Division

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

2002–03{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2002|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

|40

|1

|3

|1

|1

|0

|1Appearances in Football League Trophy

|0

|45

|2

2003–04{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2003|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

|39

|0

|2

|0

|1

|0

|1

|0

|43

|0

2004–05{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2004|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

|League One

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!84

!1

!5

!1

!2

!0

!2

!0

!93

!2

Cambridge United

|2004–05

|League Two

|24

|0

| colspan="2" |―

| colspan="2" |―

| colspan="2" |―

|24

|0

Bristol Rovers

|2005–06{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2005|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

|League Two

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |―

| colspan="2" |―

| colspan="2" |―

|1

|0

Aldershot Town

|2005–06

|Conference Premier

|31

|3

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |―

|1

|0

|34

|3

rowspan="3" |Notts County

|2006–07{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2006|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

| rowspan="2" |League Two

|38

|1

|1

|0

|3

|0

|1

|0

|43

|1

2007–08{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2007|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

|16

|0

|2

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|19

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!54

!1

!3

!0

!3

!0

!2

!0

!62

!1

rowspan="3" |Mansfield Town

|2008–09{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2008|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

| rowspan="2" |Conference Premier

|35

|1

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |―

|0

|0

|36

|1

2009–10{{Soccerbase season|id=24569|season=2009|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

|29

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |―

|0

|0

|29

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!64

!1

!1

!0

! colspan="2" |―

!0

!0

!65

!1

Altrincham (loan)

|2010–11{{Soccerway|id=60227|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

|Conference Premier

|9

|0

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |―

|1

|0

|11

|0

Forest Green Rovers

|2010–11

|Conference Premier

|16

|1

| colspan="2" |―

| colspan="2" |―

| colspan="2" |―

|16

|1

Lewes

|2011–12{{Cite web|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=1109645&LeagueCode=ISTH2011|title=mitoo – 2011–12|access-date=26 July 2019}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|35

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |―

|5Appearances in Isthmian League Cup

|1

|40

|1

Kingstonian

|2013–14{{Cite web|url=https://www.kingstonian.com/player/matt-somner/15830/appearances/2013-2014|title=Matt Somner Appearances|website=Kingstonian FC|language=en|access-date=26 July 2019}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|11

|0

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |―

|1

|0

|13

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!329

!7

!13

!2

!5

!0

!12

!1

!359

!10

References

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External links

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Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hounslow

Category:People from Isleworth

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Welsh men's footballers

Category:Wales men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Men's association football utility players

Category:Brentford F.C. players

Category:Cambridge United F.C. players

Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players

Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players

Category:Notts County F.C. players

Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players

Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players

Category:Lewes F.C. players

Category:Kingstonian F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:National League (English football) players

Category:Walton Casuals F.C. players

Category:Walton & Hersham F.C. players

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:21st-century English sportsmen