Matthew Robert 'Matty' Plummer (18 January 1989) is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 professional footballer, who plays as a defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 for Bradford Park Avenue, having previously played for Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

, Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

 and North Ferriby United

North Ferriby United A.F.C.

North Ferriby United Association Football Club is an English football club based in North Ferriby, near Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. They were formed in 1934. They reached the Northern Premier League Premier Division for the first time in 2005...

, Westella & Willerby, FC Halifax Town and Bridlington Town.

Career

Plummer was released by Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

 in the summer of 2009 after beginning his career with the Tigers as a trainee in 1998 and, along with Will Atkinson

Will Atkinson

William Henry "Will" Atkinson is an English football midfielder who plays for League Two club Plymouth Argyle on loan from Hull City....

, James Bennett

James Bennett (footballer)

James Richard Bennett is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender. He is currently with Bridlington Town, having previously played for Hull City and Darlington.-Career:...

 and Nicky Featherstone

Nicky Featherstone

Nicky Lee Featherstone is an English professional footballer who plays for Football League Two side Hereford United as a midfield. He is also capable of playing as a winger. He has previously played for Hull City and Grimsby Town....

, penned a two-and-a-half-year professional deal with the club in December 2006. Although the centre-back never played for Hull's senior team, he was a regular in their reserve team last season, and was also an unused substitute in the Tigers’ senior games in the tie against Watford

Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

 in the League Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

 in 2006 and Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

 in the FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

 in 2007. Plummer made his debut for Darlington on 8 August 2009 against Aldershot

Aldershot F.C.

Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...

 coming on as a substitute. The same thing happened again against Leeds United

Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...

 in the League Cup. Plummer made his first full appearance for Darlington on 18 August 2009 against Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

. Plummer is also a winner of the 'crossbar challenge' conducted by the football show Soccer AM. Plummer left Darlington in December 2009, having played eight league games, when manager Steve Staunton

Steve Staunton

Stephen "Steve" Staunton is an Irish association football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington...

 released him from his contract along with two other first team players, David Knight

David Knight (footballer)

David Sean Knight is an English footballer who plays for Histon as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Born in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, Knight began his career with the Middlesbrough youth system at the age of 11 after he was spotted by a scout playing for his local team Hetton Juniors...

 and James Bennett

James Bennett (footballer)

James Richard Bennett is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender. He is currently with Bridlington Town, having previously played for Hull City and Darlington.-Career:...

. In March 2010, Plummer joined Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League

The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...

 side North Ferriby United, but left after making just one league appearance. Plummer finished the season at Central Midlands League side Westella & Willerby before signing for FC Halifax Town ahead of season 2010/11. After being released by Halifax in November 2010, Plummer briefly joined Bridlington Town until signing for Bradford Park Avenue in January 2011.

As a player

• Hull City
  Hull City A.F.C.
  Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
  
  
  • Football League Championship
    Football League Championship
    The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
    
     Play-off final winner: 2007–08
    2007-08 in English football
    The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
    
    

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