 Duke playing forNorthampton Town in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Duke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-06-16)16 June 1977 (age 48)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United (Goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1999 | Alfreton Town | ||
| 1999–2000 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Bury (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Burton Albion | 142 | (1) |
| 2004–2011 | Hull City | 50 | (0) |
| 2005 | →Stockport County (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Derby County (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Bradford City | 42 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Northampton Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Northampton Town | 76 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Alfreton Town | 39 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chesterfield | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 366 | (1) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew DukeGBEGVCO (born 16 June 1977) is an English football coach and former professionalfootballer, He is the goalkeeping coach ofEFL Championship sideSheffield United.
As a player he notably played in theFootball League forHull City,Bradford City andNorthampton Town. He also played as a professional forSheffield United,Bury,Stockport County,Wycombe Wanderers,Derby County andChesterfield. He played non-league football forBurton Albion where he is four-year spell brought his most career appearances, he also played at that level forAlfreton Town on several occasions.
He joinedHull City on 23 July 2004 fromBurton Albion for afee of £20,000, which could have risen to £60,000 depending on appearances. He was a regular starter at Burton, having made 78 league appearances for them in his three seasons at the club, but at Hull he spent several seasons mainly being used as cover for first-choice goalkeeperBoaz Myhill, making few first-team appearances and spending time onloan atStockport County andWycombe Wanderers.
In2007–08, Duke impressed sufficiently in aLeague Cup match againstCrewe to retain his place in the Hull team for the subsequent league game and demote Myhill to the bench. He was also selected for the next two matches, but a thigh injury prevented him from finally getting a run in the team.
On 5 January 2008, Duke underwent an operation to remove atesticular tumour.[3] He returned to the squad on 29 March to take his place on the bench for a 3–0 victory againstWatford.
On 1 June 2008, Duke completed the "Keep Your Eye On The Ball" 5 km run in London'sVictoria Park, in aid of theEveryman Campaign cancer charity.[4] In September 2008, Duke, managerPhil Brown, chairmanPaul Duffen and other Hull City colleagues participated in Everyman's "Tacheback" campaign, growing moustaches to raise sponsorship money for the charity.[5]
In Hull City's debutPremier League season in2008–09, Duke again started the season as Myhill's understudy. He impressed however when given his chance in League Cup andFA Cup matches, keeping two clean sheets againstNewcastle,[6] which resulted in him being called up to make his Premier League debut on 28 January 2009 againstWest Ham.[7] Although Hull City lost the game 2–0, Duke saved a penalty and was City'sman-of-the-match.[8] He retained his place in the side for the next nine league games.
On 4 March 2011,Derby County confirmed that they have signed Duke on loan from Hull City until the end of the season.[9] The loan period was cut short when he was recalled by Hull City following an injury to reserve keeperMark Oxley.[10]
On 10 May 2011, following the end of the 2010–11 season, it was confirmed by the club that Duke had been released from Hull City along with three other players, ending seven years of service to the club.[11] He began training withDerby County at the start of July 2011.[12]
Duke went on trial at boyhood favourites Sheffield United and played 45 minutes of their 2011 pre-season match with Worksop Town FC as reported by the Sheffield Star. On 31 August 2011, Duke joinedBradford City on a two-year contract.[13] He made his debut on 3 September 2011 in a 1–1 draw away toMorecambe.[14]
On 20 February 2012, Duke went on loan toNorthampton Town for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.[15] On 28 March, Duke was recalled by Bradford after their first choice goalkeeper was sent off in a mass brawl the previous day in a match between Bradford and Crawley.[16] He re-gained his place as first choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2012–13 season, and kept two clean sheets in his first three games.[17][18]
On 11 December 2012, Duke was a member of the Bradford City starting XI that beat a strong Arsenal team in the quarter-final of the League Cup.[19]
On 8 January 2013, Duke received man of the match for his performance againstPremier League team,Aston Villa, in the semi-final of theLeague Cup, where Bradford won 3 – 1 to give themselves a two-goal advantage going into the second leg.[20] In the second despite losing the game 2–1, Bradford made the final of theLeague Cup.
Duke was given a straightred card during the2013 Football League Cup Final for foulingJonathan de Guzman in the box.[21] His replacementJon McLaughlin conceded the subsequent penalty kick, and Bradford went on to lose the game 5–0.[22]
In June 2013 Duke signed a two-year contract withNorthampton Town.[23] On 4 May 2015, he was released as managerChris Wilder could not guarantee him first-team football.[24]
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