Matthew Tweedley
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matthew Tweedley
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Matthew James Tweedley{{cite web |title=EFL Club List of Registered Players |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf |access-date=25 May 2023 |language=en |date=15 May 2021}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|4|16|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Matthew Tweedley - BWFC biography |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/teams/u18-team/midfielder/matthew-tweedley/ |website=bwfc.co.uk |access-date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}
| birth_place = Rochdale, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Nantwich Town
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2009–2022
| youthclubs1 = Bolton Wanderers
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = Bolton Wanderers
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = → Bamber Bridge (loan)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Lancaster City (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Nantwich Town
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 23.06, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
}}
Matthew James Tweedley (born 16 April 2004){{cite web |title=Matthew Tweedley - goal.com Player Profile |url=https://www.goal.com/en/player/matthew-tweedley/7iz1j4kab5lfi5ipkux9z8r56 |website=goal.com |access-date=2 December 2021 |language=en}} is an English footballer who plays for Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League.
Playing career
Tweedley came through the Bolton Wanderers Reserves Academy,{{cite web |title=Ex-Liverpool striker one of 10 new scholars added at Bolton Wanderers |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/18697320.ex-liverpool-striker-one-10-new-scholars-added-bolton-wanderers/ |website=theboltonnews.co.uk |access-date=2 December 2021 |language=en |date=4 September 2020}} which he joined at the age of five.[https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/young-whites-delighted-with-deals/ Bolton Wanderers: "Young Whites Delighted With Deals"]
Tweedley made his Bolton debut on 30 November 2021 in a 1–0 victory against Fleetwood Town in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 83rd minute as a substitute for Oladapo Afolayan.{{cite web |title=Bolton Wanderers players rated out of 10 in 1-0 win against Fleetwood Town |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19753335.bolton-wanderers-players-rated-10-1-0-win-fleetwood-town/ |website=theboltonnews.co.uk |access-date=2 December 2021 |language=en |date=1 December 2021}}
On 13 June 2022, Tweedley became one of the five Academy graduates that signed their first professional contracts with Bolton.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Five Join Pro Ranks |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/five-join-pro-ranks/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.bwfc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Iles |first=Marc |date=2022-06-13 |title=Five youngsters given their first professional contract at Bolton Wanderers |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/20206799.bolton-wanderers-hand-professional-contracts-five-young-players/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=The Bolton News |language=en-GB}} On December 26, 2022, it was announced that he signed on a short term loan for Bamber Bridge but did not end up making an appearance.[https://twitter.com/BamberBridgeFC/status/1607377079108276228 Midfielder Matty Tweedley makes the bench having signed on loan from Bolton Wanderers.] On 7 February 2023, he signed on an initial month-long loan for Lancaster City.{{cite web |title=B Team Loan Latest |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2023/february/b-team-loan-latest/ |publisher=Bolton Wanderers |access-date=7 February 2023}} It was later extended until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=B Team Duo Extend Loan Stays |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2023/march/b-team-duo-extend-loan-stays/ |publisher=Bolton Wanderers |access-date=10 March 2023}} On 25 May 2023, he signed a new one-year deal with the option for an extra year.{{cite web |title=B Team Announce Retained List |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2023/may/b-team-announce-retained-list/ |publisher=Bolton Wanderers FC |access-date=25 May 2023}} On 22 May 2024, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/retained-list-confirmed |title=RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED |date=22 May 2024 |publisher=bwfc.co.uk|access-date=22 May 2024}}
In August 2024, he signed a contract with Northern Premier League side Nantwich Town following a successful trial spell.https://www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk/dabbers-sign-midfielder-matthew-tweedley/, Dabbers sign midfielder Matthew Tweedley, Nantwich Town FC, 1 August 2024
Statistics
{{updated|match played 22 April 2023}}
| 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="4"|Bolton Wanderers
|2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=134542|season=2021|accessdate=2 December 2021}} |rowspan="3"|League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=134542|season=2022|accessdate=3 July 2022}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=134542|season=2023|accessdate=5 August 2023}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bamber Bridge (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lancaster City (loan)
|2022–23[https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/lancaster-city/appearances/matthew-tweedley/947542 Football Web Pages: "Lancaster City – Appearances – Matthew Tweedley"] |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
;Notes
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References
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Bamber Bridge F.C. players
Category:Lancaster City F.C. players
Category:Nantwich Town F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Rochdale
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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