Matthew Etherington
Etherington at the Boleyn Ground in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Etherington | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Truro, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Falmouth Town | |||
| Peterborough United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Peterborough United | 51 | (6) |
| 2000–2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 45 | (1) |
| 2001 | → Bradford City (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2003–2009 | West Ham United | 165 | (16) |
| 2009–2014 | Stoke City | 152 | (13) |
| Total | 426 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:35, 11 May 2014 (UTC). |
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Matthew Etherington (born 14 August 1981) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Truro, Cornwall, Etherington started his footballing career at Peterborough United and was a stand-out performer for the "Posh" which attracted the attention of Premier League clubs. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2000 along with Simon Davies. He struggled at Tottenham and left for West Ham United in 2003. At the East London club Etherington showed his true form and became a vital player for the "Hammers". However, he had personal problems related to an addiction to gambling and in 2009 was sold by manager Gianfranco Zola to fellow Premier League side Stoke City.
At Stoke, Etherington became a vital member of the side under manager Tony Pulis, winning the player of the year award for the 2009–10 season and also played in the 2011 FA Cup Final. Etherington remained a regular under Pulis in 2011–12 and 2012–13 before he was released by Mark Hughes at the end of the 2013–14 season.
Born in Truro, Cornwall, Etherington came through the youth ranks at Peterborough United after being spotted by Barry Fry playing for Falmouth Town under 14s. He made his debut in the Football League aged 15 years 262 days, in a 2–1 win at Brentford on 3 May 1997. He made a further two appearances in the following season but made his breakthrough into the first team in 1998–99 when he made 33 appearances in all competitions scoring three goals. He went on trial at Manchester United in July 1999, but at the end of December 1999, he joined Tottenham Hotspur in a deal that valued him at £500,000. He made a total of 58 appearances for Peterborough in all competitions, scoring six goals.
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