Matt Rhead

Matt Rhead
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Rhead[1]
Date of birth (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln City
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20??–2004 Norton United
2004–2007 Kidsgrove Athletic
2007–2009 Eastwood Town
2008 → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)
2009–2010 Nantwich Town
2009–2010 Congleton Town 20 (19)
2010–2011 Eastwood Town 37 (13)
2011–2012 Corby Town 22 (8)
2012–2015 Mansfield Town 120 (15)
2015– Lincoln City 50 (29)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:19, 14 February 2016 (UTC).


Matthew James "Matt" Rhead (born 31 May 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Lincoln City.

Playing career

Rhead was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played for nearby non-league side Norton United before joining Kidsgrove Athletic ahead of the 2004–2005 season.[2] He moved on to join Eastwood Town, making a goal scoring debut in the club's 2–3 home defeat to Matlock Town on 16 October 2007.[3] The fee was a record for the two clubs and Rhead would end the season as Eastwood's goalscore of the season having netted 17 goals from 26 starts.[4] At the end of September 2008, he rejoined Kidsgrove Athletic on a month's loan[5] but with the loan restricting him only to league games, he started only a single game before returning to Eastwood at the end of the loan period.[6] He departed Eastwood to join Nantwich Town for the start of the 2009–2010 season[7] before joining Congleton Town on an initial month's loan, making a goalscoring debut in the club's draw with Squires Gate on 12 December 2009;[8] after a month's loan he agreed terms to join the club on a permanent basis until the end of the 2009–10 season.[9] Having been invited for pre-season training with Eastwood Town[10] he rejoined the club he had first joined for £4000 from Kidsgrove back in October 2007.[11] He joined Corby Town from Eastwood Town in June 2011.[12][13]

Mansfield Town

He signed with Mansfield Town in January 2012, and scored two goals in 17 games in the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, he quit his job as a team leader at JCB to become a full-time professional footballer.[14] He then scored five goals in 37 games in the 2012–13 campaign as the "Stags" won promotion into the Football League as champions of the Conference Premier.

Lincoln City

On 14 May 2015 he signed a 2-year deal with Lincoln City and made his debut against Cheltenham Town and managed to score his first goals for the Imps by scoring 2 in a 3–1 victory over Braintree Town. On 18 August 2015 he scored 2 goals in a 5–3 win against Macclesfield. He managed to score the opening goal in a 1–1 draw with Grimsby in the Lincolnshire derby by scoring another penalty. He scored a hat trick in the FA Cup 1st round but ended up on the losing side as Lincoln lost 5–3 to Whitehawk on 8 November 2015. He started off his second season at Lincoln by scoring 2 goals in a 3-1 win over Woking.

Honours

Mansfield Town

References

  1. ↑ "English National Football Archive". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Transfer activity speeds up!". Gresley F.C. Official Website. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Red hot debut for Burns". Buxton Advertiser. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Badgers players honoured". Eastwood Advertiser. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Non-league: Rhead returns to boost Kidsgrove options". Stoke Sentinel. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Non-league football: Rhead returns to Eastwood". Stoke Sentinel. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Football: Nantwich No 2 wants to be top man". Stoke Sentinel. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Non-league football: Rhead looks to make Congleton impact". Stoke Sentinel. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Thompson fit to join Castle's title chase". Stoke Sentinel. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Football-Old-boy-Haddrell-returns-Congleton/story-12546276-detail/story.html". Stoke Sentinel. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015. External link in |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Simpson can play key role for Eastwood". Nottingham Post. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Matt Rhead". corbytownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Striker Matt Rhead makes Corby Town switch". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Full-time Matt Rhead will only get better at Mansfield Town". Nottingham Post. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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