Mat Sadler

This article is about the footballer. For the chess player, see Matthew Sadler.

Mat Sadler
Sadler playing for Shrewsbury Town in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mathew John Sadler[1]
Date of birth (1985-02-26) 26 February 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Walsall (head coach)
Youth career
0000–2002 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Birmingham City 51 (0)
2003–2004 → Northampton Town (loan) 7 (0)
2008–2011 Watford 30 (0)
2010 → Stockport County (loan) 20 (0)
2010–2011 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 46 (0)
2011–2012 Walsall 46 (1)
2012–2014 Crawley Town 92 (2)
2014–2015 Rotherham United 0 (0)
2014 → Crawley Town (loan) 10 (0)
2015 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2019 Shrewsbury Town 129 (5)
2019–2022 Walsall 53 (3)
Total 492 (11)
International career
2001–2002 England U17 9 (0)
2003 England U18 1 (0)
2003 England U19 4 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Walsall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mathew John Sadler (born 26 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer who is currently head coach of Walsall.

He played as a left-footed defender, capable of playing either at full-back or as a centre-back.[4]

Sadler played in the Premier League and the Football League for Birmingham City. He spent most of his career in the Football League, for Northampton Town, Watford, Stockport County, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall, Crawley Town, Rotherham United and Oldham Athletic.

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 74. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Mat Sadler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shrewsbury Town defender Mat Sadler backed by Paul Hurst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).