Matthew Kay (born 12 October 1989) is an English

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who plays for

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as a

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Career

Blackpool

Born in

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, Lancashire, Kay made his debut for

against Scunthorpe United on 13 November 2005, in front of the

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cameras, setting a new club record as the youngest player, at 16 years 32 days, ever to play for Blackpool in a league match.

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previously held the Blackpool record for a league match after his debut in 1989, at the age of 16 years 170 days. At the time, Kay was still a pupil at Collegiate High School in Blackpool. Kay signed professional terms with Blackpool in June 2006 after leaving school the previous month. On 7 May 2008 Blackpool activated an option to extend his contract with the club by one year. On 9 June 2009, Blackpool confirmed that Kay had not been offered a new deal and that he was being released.

Fleetwood Town (loan)

After becoming a regular in the Blackpool reserve team, on 17 October 2008 Kay signed for

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club

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

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until 22 November. He made his debut for Fleetwood on 18 October in a 2–1 home defeat at

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against Stalybridge Celtic. On 25 October 2008 he played in Fleetwood's FA Cup fourth qualifying round 4–3 win over

Nantwich Town Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed ''The Dabbers'', a reference to the town's tanning industry. They currently compete in and pla ...

, which saw the club reach the

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, in which they played

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of the

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Premier Division with Kay helping Fleetwood to win the replay at

2–0 on 18 November and so reach the second round. The loan was extended on 21 November, keeping Kay at Highbury until 26 December. He returned to Blackpool on 30 December.

Burscough

On 18 August 2009, Kay joined

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side

Burscough Burscough () is a town and civil parish in West Lancashire in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It is located to the north of Ormskirk and northwest of Skelmersdale. The parish also includes the hamlet of Tarlscough and the Martin ...

AFC Fylde

On 28 November 2009, Kay moved to

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wesh ...

who were newly promoted into the

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. He scored his first goal for the club on his full debut in a NPL Presidents Cup win over Warrington Town.

Bamber Bridge

He joined

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in September 2012. where he became club captain over a number of successful league campaigns. He left the club in the summer of 2016 after being told by the manager his future did not lie with the club. However, in June 2017 he rejoined Bamber Bridge.

Later career

Following his departure from Bamber Bridge, he signed for Blackpool Wren Rovers before transferring to Squires Gate.

References

External links

Matty Kay profile
at blackpoolfc.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Matty 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Blackpool English footballers Association football midfielders Blackpool F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Burscough F.C. players AFC Fylde players English Football League players Northern Premier League players People educated at Collegiate High School, Blackpool Bamber Bridge F.C. players