Matt Palmer (footballer)

Matt Palmer
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995[2]
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[3]
Position Midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 18
Youth career
Derby County
–2012 Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Burton Albion 159 (6)
2016 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2020 Rotherham United 24 (0)
2019–2020 → Bradford City (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2021 Swindon Town 27 (1)
2020 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2021– Notts County 193 (5)
International career
2022 England C 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Matthew Thomas Palmer (born 27 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Notts County.

Career

Burton Albion

Palmer was born in Derby, Derbyshire.[5] He joined Burton Albion's youth academy after being released by Derby County.[6] He secured the award for most improved young player at the end of his first season as a scholar at the club.[6] He made his debut on 15 November 2012 as an 89th-minute substitute in the FA Cup, in a 2–0 away win over Altrincham.[7] He made his League Two debut on 5 April 2013, coming on 79 minutes into a 7–1 away defeat to Port Vale.[7] Palmer's first goal came on 10 November 2013 in a 2–0 home win over Hereford United in the first round of the FA Cup.[8] He came on as a 78th-minute substitute on 26 May in the 2014 League Two play-off final, in which Burton were beaten 1–0 by Fleetwood Town at Wembley Stadium.[9]

Palmer joined League One club Oldham Athletic on 22 January 2016 on a one-month loan.[10]

Rotherham United

Palmer signed for League One club Rotherham United on 25 January 2018 on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[11]

He joined newly relegated League Two club Bradford City on 5 July 2019 on a season-long loan.[12]

Swindon Town

Palmer signed for club Swindon Town on 31 January 2020 on an 18-month deal after his contract was terminated at Rotherham United.[13] He scored his first goal for Swindon in an EFL Trophy tie against Exeter City on 6 October 2020.[14]

Palmer signed for Wigan Athletic on loan until 4 January 2021[15]

On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Swindon at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[16]

Notts County

On 21 July 2021, Palmer joined Notts County F.C. signing a two-year-deal.

On 25 December 2022, Palmer extended his contract with Notts County F.C. until the end of the 2024-25 season.

He is currently the club's longest serving player.

Career statistics

As of 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion 2012–13[7] League Two 2010000030
2013–14[8] League Two 40031203[a]0481
2014–15[17] League Two 33410201[b]0374
2015–16[18] League One 14010211[b]0181
2016–17[19] Championship 3611020—391
2017–18[20] Championship 1110030—141
Total 136671111501598
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16[18] League One 141———141
Rotherham United 2017–18[20] League One 140——2[c]0160
2018–19[21] Championship 1001020—130
Total 240102020290
Bradford City (loan) 2019–20[22] League Two 180000000180
Swindon Town 2019–20[22] League Two 1000000010
2020–21[23] League One 24100002[d]1262
Total 251000021272
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2020–21[23] League One 100000000100
Notts County 2021–22 National League 43220—1[e]0462
2022–23 National League 46200—2[f]0482
2023–24 League Two 16000001[g]0170
2024–25[24] League Two 310200000330
Total 13644000401934
Career total 3631212113113145015
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League Play-Offs
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League Play-Offs
  7. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Burton Albion

Rotherham United

Swindon Town

Notts County

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "M. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Matthew Palmer". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Matt Palmer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Matty Palmer". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Burton Albion FC player profiles: Matthew Palmer". Burton Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. ↑ Maiden, Phil (26 May 2014). "Burton Albion 0–1 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Incoming: Palmer signs on loan". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Davis, Paul (25 January 2018). "Rotherham United: Midfielder Matt Palmer joins Millers". The Star. Sheffield. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Palmer pens season-long loan switch". Bradford City A.F.C. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Swindon Town: Matt Palmer leaves Rotherham following recall from loan at Bradford". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4-3 defeat by Exeter City". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "LATICS COMPLETE LOAN SIGNING OF MIDFIELDER MATTY PALMER". Wigan Athletic F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "2021 Retained and Released List".
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Matty Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Matt Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  24. ↑ "England - M. Palmer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  25. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2015). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2015–2016. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-4722-2416-3.
  26. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  27. ↑ Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  29. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  30. ↑ "Notts County 3–0 Salford City: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "Palmer wins Player of the Season".
  32. ↑ Scott, Tom (11 May 2023). "Vanarama National League Big Winners Announced". The National League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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