Matthew Anthony Derbyshire (born 14 April 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for club

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. He began his career with non-League side Great Harwood Town before earning himself a move to local

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team Blackburn Rovers in 2003. He played for Blackburn for five years, and had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle,

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and Olympiacos, before joining the latter club on a permanent basis in 2009. Whilst at Olympiacos, Derbyshire won the

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and

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. He returned to England in 2010 with

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, and continued with spells at

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, Oldham Athletic,

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and Rotherham United. He spent four seasons in Cyprus with Omonia followed by one season with

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club

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before returning to Cyprus with

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. He joined

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in 2022. He spent two seasons with

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before retiring from football in November 2024. He won 14

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for England at under-21 level.

Club career

Early life and career

Derbyshire was born in

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and attended Our Lady and St John R.C. High School in Blackburn. He played football as a youngster for

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before joining Great Harwood Town in 2002. He scored his first goal for the club's first team as a 16-year-old, in October 2002, and by the time he left in November 2003, he had scored 26, of which 21 had come in the

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, and 18 in his last nine appearances.

Blackburn Rovers

Derbyshire joined Blackburn Rovers in November 2003 for a £20,000 fee, a club record for Great Harwood. He had previously worked in Rovers' community department, coaching young children. He rejected a move to

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in favour of Blackburn, whom he had supported since he was a child. He progressed through the youth and reserve teams, and his performances earned him the Supporters' Young Player of the Year award for the 2004–05 season. Derbyshire made his first-team debut as a late substitute in the Premiership defeat at home to

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on 7 May 2005. He joined

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club

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on 30 August 2005

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for the season; a few days later, manager

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was sacked. Derbyshire made his debut as a substitute in caretaker

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's first match in charge, and started the next three, after which

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was appointed manager and Derbyshire made nine more appearances but no more starts. The loan was ended early, and on the advice of Blackburn manager

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, he began another loan, an initial month at League Two club

. He scored five goals in as many games, the loan was extended to three months, and he ended up with ten goals from 16 league matches and a new two-year contract with Blackburn. Derbyshire opened his senior goal account for Blackburn in a 3–0 win against

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on 1 January 2007 before extending his tally further with the opener away to Everton in a 4–1 FA Cup third-round victory six days later. He made his first Premiership start against

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on 13 January, and scored his third goal in four games against

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. His form continued the following week with two goals and an assist away to

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in the FA Cup fourth round. He also scored against

, taking advantage of a defensive error to give Blackburn Rovers a 1–0 lead, although they went on to lose the match 4–1. He finished his first Premier League season with 9 goals in all competitions, from 14 starts and 16 substitute appearances. In the 2007–08 season, Derbyshire scored in the first match of the season, against

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, coming on as a substitute to score the winner in a 2–1 victory. On 1 March 2008, he scored a 90th-minute winner against

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, and again scored a late winner, against

on 20 September, finishing off a move involving

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, Carlos Villanueva and

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Olympiacos

He found starts hard to come by under new manager

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and played little after the arrival of his successor

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, and in late January 2009, Derbyshire joined Olympiacos on loan until the end of the 2008–09 Superleague season. He made his first appearance for the club as a substitute in the first leg of a

match at

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. In the return match, his home debut, Derbyshire scored a goal in extra time, securing progress to the

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. He made his league debut on 14 February in a 2–1 home victory over

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as a 79th-minute substitute for Diogo. On 15 March, he scored his first goal in a 5–0 win over Iraklis with his first touch of the ball after coming on for

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in the 81st minute, adding his second goal (and Olympiacos' fifth) just five minutes later. The following week he started the match against

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and played the whole 90 minutes, scoring in a 2–3 away win. Derbyshire played a pivotal role in the Greek Cup final against cross-city rivals

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. With Olympiacos 2–0 down, he was brought on at half-time; three minutes later, he scored. The game then went to 2–2 before AEK Athens scored what seemed to be the winning goal in stoppage time. However, with the last touch of the game, Derbyshire headed an equaliser in the sixth minute of added time, bringing the score to 3–3, after having suffered a broken nose and suspected concussion following a clash with an opponent. He stated afterwards that he realised he had scored from the cheers of fans. Olympiacos went on to win the match 15–14 on penalties, and Derbyshire received the

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award for his efforts.

He signed a four-year contract with Olympiacos on 23 June 2009 after the clubs agreed a fee reported as £3m. On 21 March 2010, Derbyshire scored the winning goal against

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, in a 1–0 away victory, and was instantly nicknamed ''The English Killer'' by the Greek media. In August 2010, the team's new coach,

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, told Derbyshire that he was not part of his plans for the 2010–11 season, so he should search for a new team.

Birmingham loan

Derbyshire returned to England when he signed for

on 16 August 2010 on loan for the

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season, with a possibility of the deal being made permanent at the end of that time. He made his debut against former club Blackburn Rovers on 21 August as a second-half substitute for fellow new signing

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, and scored his first goal for the club five days later in a 3–2 League Cup victory over

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. After waiting until January 2011 for his first Premier League start for Birmingham, against

, he then scored twice in the 4–1 win at

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in the third round of the FA Cup. Derbyshire never established himself in the first team, and despite making five appearances in that season's League Cup competition, he was omitted from Birmingham's squad for the final, in which Birmingham achieved a shock 2–1 victory against Arsenal. He left the club at the end of the season after their relegation from the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest

Derbyshire signed a three-year contract with

club

on 10 August 2011. The fee was undisclosed. He was issued squad number eight. Upon signing, Derbyshire stated the importance to his career of getting regular first team football again. At Forest, Derbyshire renewed acquaintance with assistant manager

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, who was his coach when he was a youth player at Blackburn Rovers. Derbyshire made his debut for Forest on 16 August in a 1–0 away win against

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. His first and only goal in the 2011–12 season was the opener in a 3–2 away defeat to

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. On 14 September 2012 Derbyshire went on loan to

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club

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in a short-term deal. He scored on his debut a day later, scoring in a 2–2 draw at home to

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. He scored again in the following game, earning a point for Oldham in a 1–1 draw against

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. Derbyshire's third goal for Oldham came in a 2–0 away win over

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. He scored again in a 2–0 win at home to

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, but the goal was controversial as Orient manager

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accused Derbyshire of a "blatant" handball offence that the referee did not see. Manager

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then stated his desire to keep him at the club, and the spell was extended until 15 December. In January 2012 Derbyshire went on loan to Championship club Blackpool but failed to score for them.

Rotherham United

Derbyshire signed for newly promoted Championship team

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on a two-year contract on 30 May 2014. Before his departure in summer 2016 he scored 17 goals in 69 matches for the club.

Omonia Nicosia

On 17 June 2016,

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club

Omonia Nicosia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cypriot professional multi-sport club, established on 4 June 1948 in Nico ...

announced the signing of Derbyshire. He made his debut on 30 June against FC Banants Yerevan in the first leg of the Europa League first qualifying round, and scored the only goal of the match. In his first league appearance, in a 3–1 win against

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, Derbyshire opened the scoring with a second-minute penalty. On 4 January 2017 he drew attention when he scored a

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against

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in 4 minutes, overturning a 2–0 deficit against Omonia, that gave his side a valuable league victory. He continued to score regularly, and finished the season as the league's top scorer with 24 goals, three more than his nearest rival. On 9 August 2017, Omonia announced the extension of his contract until the summer of 2021. In the first game of the 2017-18 season, on 10 September 2017, he scored both goals for Omonia against

. He scored 23 goals from 33 appearances over the season, which made him again the league's top scorer. In the 2018–19 season Derbyshire made 25 league appearances but scored only twice. On the opening day of the 2019—20 season, Derbyshire opened the scoring against Doxa Katokopias with a header.

Later career and retirement

On 4 August 2020, it was announced that Derbyshire had signed for new Australian

club

on a two-year contract. On 10 July 2021, Macarthur FC confirmed that they had agreed an undisclosed fee for Derbyshire's transfer to Cypriot top-flight club

. The move was reported elsewhere as a free transfer. Derbyshire signed for

of the

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on 2 September 2022. On 30 December 2022 it was announced that Derbyshire would sign for

on 9 January 2023. He was released by Bradford City at the end of the 2023–24 season. On 1 November 2024, Derbyshire announced his retirement from football. On 30 December 2024, Derbyshire came out of retirement to join

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Premier Division side

International career

Derbyshire was called up to the England Under-21 squad by new manager

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for a friendly against

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on 6 February, but was forced to withdraw after he tore a thigh muscle playing for Blackburn three days before the match. However, Derbyshire was fit enough to be included in the under-21 squad to face

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in the opening fixture of the new

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on 24 March; he scored England's third goal in a thrilling 3–3 draw. During the group stage of the 2007 European Under-21 Football Championship, he was the scorer of a controversial goal against the Serbian under-21 team. He did not kick the ball out when Serbian defender

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was down injured and went on to score England's second goal of the game; in his defence, Derbyshire claimed he did not see the injured player. He took part in the epic semi-final shootout against hosts

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, scoring his first but having his second penalty saved as England lost 13–12. On 27 March 2009, Derbyshire played the second half for England as they beat Norway 5–0, scoring two goals.

Personal life

Derbyshire's wife Melissa, née Norman, is from Ireland and they have three children.

Career statistics

Honours

Olympiacos *

: 2008–09 *

: 2008–09 Birmingham City *

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Individual * 2009 Greek Cup final Man of the Match *

top goalscorer: 2016–17, 2017–18 *A-League PFA Team of the Season:

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References

External links

Matt Derbyshire profile
at the Rotherham United F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Derbyshire, Matt 1986 births Living people People from Great Harwood Footballers from Lancashire English men's footballers England men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Great Harwood Town F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players AC Omonia players Macarthur FC players NorthEast United FC players Bradford City A.F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players A-League Men players Indian Super League players English football coaches Blackburn Rovers F.C. non-playing staff English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in India English expatriate sportspeople in Greece English expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus English expatriate sportspeople in Australia English expatriate sportspeople in India 21st-century English sportsmen