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Revision as of 15:24, 30 January 2012

Matt Tubbs
Personal information
Full name Matthew Stephen Tubbs[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bournemouth
Number 9
Youth career
Bolton Wanderers
Bournemouth
Dorchester Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Dorchester Town 11 (2)
2003–2010 Salisbury City 245 (107)
2008 → Bournemouth (loan) 8 (1)
2010– Crawley Town 64 (49)
International career‡
2007 England C 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Matthew Stephen "Matt" Tubbs (born 15 July 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a striker.

Club career

Salisbury City

Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire,[1] Tubbs signed for Salisbury City from Dorchester Town and scored on his debut in a 5–1 win against Fleet Town. He has helped 'The Whites' rise through the leagues, becoming a regular goalscorer within the side. In the 2005–06 season he was one of the players who helped Salisbury pick up promotion and as a reward was picked out in the Southern Premier League's Team of the Year.[2]

The following season, he was again a major part of City's success in the Conference South, scoring many important goals for the side. He scored an equaliser against Nottingham Forest in the second round of the FA Cup to take the tie to a replay, in front of the BBC cameras.[3] He got sent off for the fourth time of the season against his former club, Dorchester Town. This resulted in a six game ban for the striker.[4] In the Conference South Play-Off Final, he scored the winner in the 81st minute to send his side to the Conference National.[5] This was the 30th goal of the season for the striker,[6] and he was rewarded with an England National Game XI call up that summer.[7]

He scored on his international debut, before picking up an injury which left him out of the remainder of the Four Nations Tournament.[8] During the same summer, he was linked with a £100,000[citation needed] move to Leicester City. However, he committed his long-term future to Salisbury by signing a full-time contract with the club.[9] In the season to follow, he scored his 100th goal for the club in a 3–3 draw against Histon, with a last minute equaliser,[10] and finished as the club's leading goalscorer.

On 20 November 2008, Tubbs returned to former side Bournemouth on loan until the new year, in a move to reduce playing costs at Salisbury.[11] During his time back at Dean Court, Tubbs made just eight league appearances and scored on one occasion. After his return from loan, he struggled for form, scoring only three goals in the 2008–09 season.

He remained with the club, despite much speculation surrounding his future. In the 2009–10 season, he scored many goals to help the club climb out of the relegation zone after a points deduction for going into administration. 2010 saw the club demoted two leagues for 'breaking rules'. On 10 February 2010 it was announced that Tubbs had committed to a further two years to the Whites.[12]

Crawley Town

On 1 July 2010, Tubbs signed a two-year deal with Conference National club Crawley Town for a club record fee, officially undisclosed but believed to be in the region of £70,000. In Crawley Town's FA Cup tie against Swindon Town on 27 November 2010, Tubbs scored Crawley's equaliser in the 1–1 draw.[13][14] In January 2011, Tubbs scored the only goal in Crawley's 1-0 win over Torquay United in the fourth round of the FA Cup, which meant Crawley would face Manchester United in the fifth round. Tubbs played in the 1–0 loss to Manchester United in the fifth round tie on 19 February 2011. He was named in the Conference Team of the Year for the 2010–11 season after Crawley won the title and so promotion to League Two.[15]

International career

Tubbs has earned one cap for England C in which he scored his only England goal to date.

Honours

Salisbury City

Conference South Play-Off Winners: 2006–07

Southern Football League Champions: 2005–06

Wiltshire Premier Shield Winners: 2007–08, 2008–09

Crawley Town

Conference National Champions: 2010–11

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dorchester Town 2003–04 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Salisbury City 2003–04[16] 42 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 21
2004–05[17] 32 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 8
2005–06[18] 27 16 0 0 0 0 4 2 31 18
2006–07[19] 30 17 4 2 0 0 7 6 41 25
2007–08[20] 42 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 16
2008–09[21] 32 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 3
2009–10[22] 40 26 4 4 0 0 7 4 51 34
Total 245 107 11 6 0 0 19 12 275 125
Bournemouth (loan) 2008–09[21] 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Crawley Town 2010–11[23] 41 37 6 3 0 0 1 0 48 40
Career totals 305 147 18 9 0 0 20 12 343 168

Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference, Southern Football League and Isthmian League.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and play-offs.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 414. ISBN 9781845964740.
  2. ^ "City Quartet Named In Pick of League Side". Salisbury Journal. 28 June 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  3. ^ "This One's For Bes..." Salisbury Journal. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Six Game Ban for City Striker". Salisbury Journal. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Salisbury City 1 Braintree Town 0 (Play-off Final)". Salisbury Journal. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  6. ^ "30 up for star striker Tubbs...and the most important yet". Salisbury Journal. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  7. ^ "England call-up for Tubbs". Salisbury Journal. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Tubbs injury rules him out of England tournament". Salisbury Journal. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Tubbs signing heralds brave new era for City". Salisbury Journal. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  10. ^ "Tubbs joins the ton-up club". Salisbury Journal. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  11. ^ "Tubbs completes Cherries switch". BBC Sport. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  12. ^ "Matt Tubbs signs fresh Salisbury City deal". BBC Sport. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  13. ^ "Evans lands his Number 9". Crawley Town F.C. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  14. ^ "Crawley Town sign Matt Tubbs from Salisbury City". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  15. ^ "Blue SQ Bet Premier 'Team of the Year'". Blue Square Bet Premier. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  16. ^ "Player Details: Season 2003–2004". SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  17. ^ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Player Details: Season 2004–2005". SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
    "Season 2004/2005:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  18. ^ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Player Details: Season 2005–2006". SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
    "Season 2005/2006:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  19. ^ "Season 2006/2007:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  20. ^ "Season 2007/2008:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  21. ^ a b "Season 2008/2009:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  22. ^ "Season 2009/2010:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  23. ^ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Season 2010/2011:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
    "Dartford 1-0 Crawley Town - Jet setting Champion's wonder strike dumps favourites out of FA Trophy". Kentishfootball.co.uk. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2011-02-18.

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