Matthew joins Celtic straight out of the Lancaster FA Acadamy for whom he scored 16 goals (in the Hopwood Hall college team), though before that he was with the Bury youth team. He has played open age football for Prestwhich Hayes (Acadamy studies allowing) and Sunday League football for Prestwich Hayes under 18s. He is a rising star in football - a name to watch for the future. Unfortunately, he never got a break with the first team and was sent out on lone to Colne, before joining Rossendale. | Date | Opposition | Competition | Season | H/A | Score | Lineups | Goals | Assists | R | Y | Sub |
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| Sat 29 March 2003 | Ashton United | Presidents Cup | 2002/2003 | H | 4-2 | Unused | |||||
| Mon 16 September 2002 | Northwich Victoria | Cheshire Senior Cup | 2002/2003 | A | 2-1 | Unused |