Matt McClure (footballer)

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Matt McClure
Personal information
Full name Matthew Glen McClure[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Gloucester City
Number 10
Youth career
Crystal Palace
2008–2010 Wycombe Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Wycombe Wanderers 110 (24)
2009 → Burnham (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → Wealdstone (loan) 8 (4)
2011 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 1 (1)
2015–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge 20 (4)
2016–2019 Aldershot Town 100 (18)
2019–2020 Maidstone United 15 (8)
2020– Gloucester City 14 (10)
National team
Northern Ireland U19
2012 Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:21, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Matthew Glen McClure (born 17 November 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Gloucester City. He has also represented Northern Ireland at under-21 and under-19 level.

Club career[]

McClure started his career in the Wycombe Wanderers youth team and had spells at Burnham and Wealdstone on work experience deals during the 2009–10 season. He made his Wycombe first team debut as a late substitute against Shrewsbury Town on 25 September 2010.[3] On 12 August 2011 McClure joined Hayes & Yeading on a month's loan.[4] He scored nine minutes into his debut against Alfreton Town, but later suffered a dislocated ankle, leaving him out of action for several months.[5] After returning from injury, McClure scored his first professional goal for Wycombe in a 4–1 defeat to Scunthorpe United on 3 March 2012.[6]

On 20 November 2012, McClure scored two goals as Wycombe beat Rotherham United 3–2 at the New York Stadium.[7] The following week he scored 2 more goals in a 3–0 home win against Burton Albion.[8]

On 15 December 2012, McClure scored Wycombe's second goal in a 2–0 win over Accrington Stanley. Later in the match he was sent off for a second bookable offence.[9]

On 3 March 2015, McClure came on as a substitute in the 68th minute in place of Sam Saunders in an eventual 2–1 away win at Tranmere Rovers, but was given a straight red card 70 seconds after coming on for elbowing Adam Dugdale.[10] Later that year he was released by Wycombe.

On 16 July 2015 McClure signed for fellow League 2 side Dagenham & Redbridge.

In April 2019, he was released by Aldershot Town.[11]

A spell at Maidstone United was followed by a move to Gloucester City AFC in January 2020. Matt made his debut for City in a 2-1 loss away to Guiseley on the 18/01/2020. During the remainder of the 2019/20 season, McClure made 6 more appearances, scoring 2 goals.

International career[]

McClure made his debut for the Northern Ireland under-19 team against Switzerland in April 2009.[12] He received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland under-21 squad on 3 May 2012, for the European U21 Championship qualifier against Macedonia,[13] and made his debut on 10 May 2012 as an 86th-minute substitute.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 4 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wycombe Wanderers 2009–10[15] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[16] League Two 8 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 11 0
2011–12[17] League One 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
2012–13[18] League Two 27 11 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 28 11
2013–14[19] League Two 36 7 3 0 0 0 2[a] 2 41 9
2014–15[20] League Two 27 5 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 32 5
Total 110 24 6 0 1 0 7 2 124 26
Burnham (loan) 2009–10[21] SL Division One Midlands 1 0 — — — 1 0
Wealdstone (loan) 2009–10[22] IL Premier Division 8 4 — — — 8 4
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2011–12[17] Conference Premier 1 1 — — — 1 1
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16[23] League Two 20 4 1 0 1 0 2[a] 1 24 5
Aldershot Town 2016–17[24] National League 39 9 1 0 — 4[c] 1 44 10
2017–18[25] National League 35 5 1 0 — 1[d] 0 37 5
2018–19[26] National League 26 4 3 0 — 1[e] 0 24 2
Total 100 18 5 0 — 6 1 111 19
Maidstone United 2019–20[27][28] National League South 15 8 4 1 — 3[e] 1 22 10
Gloucester City 2019–20[27] National League North 5 1 — — — 5 1
Career total 260 60 16 1 2 0 18 5 296 66
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in League Two play-offs, one in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the National League play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Matt McClure". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Wycombe 2–2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  4. ^ "McClure joines Hayes on loan". Wycombe Wanderers F. C. official website. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Striker undergoes surgery". Wycombe Wanderers F. C. official website. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Scunthorpe vs Wycombe". Wycombe Wanderers F. C. official website. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Rotherham 2–3 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Wycombe 3-0 Burton". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Accrington vs Wycombe". BBC Sport. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Tranmere 1-2 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  11. ^ Aldershot Town chairman Shahid Azeem issues apology after relegation, thenonleaguefootballpaper.com, 24 April 2019
  12. ^ "Call Up For McClure". Wycombe Wanderers. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  13. ^ "McClure Earns U21 Call-Up". Wycombe Wanderers. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  14. ^ "U21s beaten by late penalty". Irish FA. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Matt McClure in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  19. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  20. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure - Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  22. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure - Wealdstone". Wealdstone F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  23. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  25. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  26. ^ "Games played by Matt McClure in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  27. ^ a b "M. McClure: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  28. ^ Tucker, Craig. "Maidstone United match reports". Maidstone United. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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