Mat Sadler
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathew John Sadler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2002 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2008 | Birmingham City | 51 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Watford | 30 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Stockport County (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 46 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Walsall | 46 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Crawley Town | 92 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Rotherham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015− | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2002 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:56, 1 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Mathew John "Mat" Sadler (born 26 February 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town.
He is a left back who also played in the Premier League and the Football League for Birmingham City, and in the Football League for Northampton Town, Watford, Stockport County, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall and Crawley Town.
Club career
Birmingham City
Born in Solihull, Sadler began his career as a junior with Birmingham City. He made his first team debut on 2 October 2002 in a League Cup second round tie away at Leyton Orient, starting in the 3–2 win at Brisbane Road.[2] A month later, he made his Premier League debut in a 3–1 home win over Bolton Wanderers, again as a starter.[3]
On 21 November 2003, having not played for Birmingham that season, Sadler went on a two-month loan to Northampton Town, playing eight games, seven of which in the Third Division.[4] In May 2004, signed a new contract to keep him at Birmingham.
On 7 February 2006, having not played for Birmingham since 28 December 2002 nor any team since 10 January 2004, Sadler made his return in a 2–1 home win over Reading in an FA Cup fourth round replay, coming on for Mathew Birley after 59 minutes.[5] This was his only appearance until 1 April when he was in the first team to play Chelsea at home, a goalless draw. He stayed in the starting line-up for the remaining games, as the season ended with relegation.
Watford
Sadler joined Watford on 24 January 2008 for an initial fee of £750,000, rising to £900,000 depending on appearances. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[6]
Sadler eventually fell from grace at Vicarage Road and made his final appearance for Watford in December 2008 in a 2–4 home defeat to Bristol City. He joined Stockport County on loan in January 2010 and remained at Edgeley Park until the end of the League One season. His debut for the club took place on 30 January against Southampton.[7]
Sadler joined League Two club Shrewsbury Town on 7 July 2010 on loan for six months. According to manager Graham Turner, the player seemed reluctant initially to play in the fourth tier of English football but was won over by the club's ambition.[8]
Later career
Sadler joined Walsall on 27 June 2011 after being released by Watford.
On 8 June 2012, Sadler joined newly promoted League One side Crawley Town on a free transfer.[9]
Sadler joined Rotherham United on a free transfer from Crawley Town on 17 June 2014.[10] He played only once, in the League Cup, before returning to Crawley in September on loan for two months.[11] When his loan expired, he returned to Rotherham, and made no further first-team appearances until joining Oldham Athletic on a month's loan in March 2015.[12]
Return to Shrewsbury
Following his release from Rotherham, Sadler signed for former loan club Shrewsbury Town in League One, on a two-year contract in May 2015.[13] A regular in the side in the early part of the season, Sadler scored his first goal for the club in a 2−1 defeat to Chesterfield,[14] but lost his place in the first-team after a run of poor personal form.[15] Having been recalled for an FA Cup first round victory at non-league Gainsborough Trinity, he was praised for his "first class attitude" and determination by manager Micky Mellon.[16]
International career
Sadler played nine times for England under-17, including at the 2002 European Under-17 championships,[17] appeared once for the under-18s, and played four times at under-19 level.[18]
Club statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2002–03[19] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06[22] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07[23] | Championship | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08[24] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | |||
| Northampton Town | 2003–04[20] | Division Three | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Watford | 2007–08[24] | Championship | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[25] | Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[7] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Stockport County (loan) | 2009–10[7] | League One | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2010–11[26] | League Two | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Walsall | 2011–12[27] | League One | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Crawley Town | 2012–13[28] | League One | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| 2013–14[29] | League One | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| Total | 92 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 2 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2014–15[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2014–15[30] | League One | 10 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2014–15[30] | League One | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2015–16[31] | League One | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Career total | 333 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 382 | 5 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in Football League play-offs
- ↑ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, two in Football League play-offs
References
- ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ↑ "Leyton Orient 2-3 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 2 October 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Blues bury Bolton". BBC Sport. 2 November 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Transfers - November 2003". BBC Sport. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Birmingham 2-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Sadler joins Watford". Birmingham City F.C. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Defender Joins". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
- ↑ "Crawley Town sign Mat Sadler and Nicky Adams". BBC Sport. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ "Rotherham sign Crawley Town defender Mat Sadler". BBC Sport. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Rotherham United allow Mat Sadler to extend Crawley Town stay". Crawley News. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ Chambers, Matthew (17 March 2015). "Loan arrivals can lift Latics". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sadlers Signs For Town". Shrewsweb. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury 1-2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Mat Sadler hurting at his loss of form". Shropshire Star. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Town boss hails Mat Sadler's attitude". Shropshire Star. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Under 17 European Championship: England 1–0 Yugoslavia". UEFA. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ↑ "Matthew Sadler". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Sadler in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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