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Player Profile
Matt Groves
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Matt Groves
Position: Forward
Born: 17th April 1980, Poole
Previous club(s): Portsmouth
Magpies debut:

0-0 vs Fleet Town (a)
Southern League Cup,
1st Round, 2nd Leg
24th November 1998

Matt started his career as a Y.T.S trainee with Portsmouth, during which time he suffered a broken leg.

After making a full recovery, this talented striker was released during his first season as a full time professional due to the club's administrative problems.

Matt joined the Magpies during the 1998/99 season and made a number of appearances in the first team, mainly as substitute, before establishing himself in the first team on a regular basis over the next eight seasons.

Matt has now made over 400 appearances for the first team and is a player who always gives 100 per cent, often making life difficult for the opposing defence.

Matt left for Lewes in September 2007, and after winning the league, he then had a spell with Eastleigh before returning to the Magpies in the summer of 2009.

 

  LEAGUE CUP TOTAL
  APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS
2009-10 23 (13) 12 5 1 28 (13) 13
2007-08 0 (6) 1 - - 0 (6) 1
2006-07 34 (6) 9 6 (1) - 40 (7) 9
2005-06 40 (2) 14 8 5 48 (2) 19
2004-05 42 23 5 1 47 24
2003-04 33 (2) 12 8 5 41 (2) 17
2002-03 37 (4) 19 7 (1) 8 44 (5) 27
2001-02 28 (13) 15 9 (4) 2 37 (17) 17
2000-01 30 (8) 7 5 (7) 9 35 (15) 16
1999-00 9 (15) 5 4 (1) 1 13 (16) 6
1998-99 7 (7) 1 2 (3) - 9 (10) 1
TOTAL 283 (76) 118 59 (17) 32 433 150
 

 

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