Matt Bryant (footballer)

Matt Bryant
Personal information
Full name Matthew Bryant
Date of birth (1970-09-21) September 21, 1970
Place of birth Bristol, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1996 Bristol City 203 (7)
1989-1990 Gloucester City[1] (loan) 7 (0)
1990 Walsall (loan) 13 (0)
1996–1999 Gillingham 103 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Matthew "Matt" Bryant (born 21 September 1970)[2] is an English-born former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League in the 1990s.[3]

Born in Bristol, he started his career with Bristol City in 1990-91, and after a short loan spell with Walsall went on to make over 200 appearances for Bristol City,[3] scoring 7 goals for them in all competitions.[4]

In August 1990, during his loan spell at Walsall, he had the misfortune of scoring an own goal which was the first ever league goal scored at the Bescot Stadium.[5]

Bryant moved to Gillingham for the 1996-97 season,[4] making over 100 appearances for them before retiring due to injury.[3]

References

  1. Clark, Timothy R.D.; Kujawa, Rob (2009). The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. Gloucester: Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4.
  2. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  3. 1 2 3 Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
  4. 1 2 Soccerbase stats
  5. Leigh Edwards. "Ultimate Saddlers A-Z 3: Matt Bryant". Walsall FC. Retrieved 14 August 2011.


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