Harrold playing for Bristol Rovers in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew James Harrold | ||
Date of birth | 25 July 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Leyton, London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Crawley Town | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Southend United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
2001 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2001 | → Wingate & Finchley (loan) | 20 | (9) |
2002–2003 | Harlow Town | 18 | (5) |
2003–2005 | Brentford | 32 | (2) |
2004–2005 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2005 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Yeovil Town | 47 | (9) |
2006–2008 | Southend United | 52 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | 73 | (17) |
2010–2011 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | (8) |
2011–2014 | Bristol Rovers | 76 | (24) |
2014– | Crawley Town | 68 | (9) |
2015 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2017 | Crawley Town (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:37, 6 May 2017 (UTC). |
Matthew James "Matt" Harrold (born 25 July 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Crawley Town. Harrold has had numerous previous clubs including Wycombe Wanderers, Southend United, Grays Athletic, Harlow Town, Brentford, Yeovil Town, Shrewsbury Town as well as loan spells at Grimsby Town, Dagenham & Redbridge and Cambridge United
He is a former pupil of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, he was initially a product of Southend United's youth set-up, although he departed for non-league football and played at Grays Athletic, Wingate & Finchley and Harlow Town.
Brentford signed Harrold from Harlow Town in July 2003. He showed early promise in the 2003–04 season when he scored a hat-trick against non-league Gainsborough Trinity in the FA Cup. Later that season he also scored crucial goals in the league against Colchester United and future club Wycombe Wanderers to help Brentford to safety.