Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew James Blair[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 June 1989||
Place of birth | Warwick, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Racing Club Warwick | ||
2008–2009 | Stratford Town | 40 | (7) |
2009 | Bedworth United | 9 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Redditch United | 15 | (2) |
2010 | A.F.C. Telford United | 7 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Kidderminster Harriers | 43 | (11) |
2011–2013 | York City | 85 | (16) |
2013–2015 | Fleetwood Town | 32 | (3) |
2014 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2014 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Mansfield Town | 35 | (2) |
2016–2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 139 | (8) |
2020–2022 | Cheltenham Town | 50 | (3) |
International career | |||
2011–2012 | England C | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 12 September 2021 (UTC) |
Matthew James Blair (born 21 June 1989) is an English former professional footballer who last played as a right back for club Cheltenham Town.
Blair started his career with Racing Club Warwick and after one season with the club signed for Stratford Town in 2008. He left for Bedworth United a year later, before going on to have spells with Redditch United and A.F.C. Telford United in the Conference North. He joined Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference Premier in 2010 and after one season signed for York City. He scored in the 2012 FA Trophy Final and 2012 Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley Stadium, and his winning goal in the latter saw York promoted into League Two. After one season with York in League Two, Blair signed for divisional rivals Fleetwood Town in 2013 and was released in January 2015.