Matthew James Hocking (born 30 January 1978 in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...

, England) is an English football defender. Hocking joined

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Iris ...

late in the January 2007 transfer window, from

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outfit Fisher Athletic. After a year and a half with ''the Sandgrounders'', he signed for Gateshead on 18 August 2008. After making 13 starts and seven substitute appearances in total. Hocking was released by Gateshead. He returned to his home-town of Boston, Lincolnshire and was linked with a return to

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is know ...

. After training with the town's second non-League club, Boston Town. Hocking signed for ''the Poachers'' in July 2009. Hocking then went on to play for St Albans City, making his debut in the 3–0 away defeat to

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in the

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First Round on 11 December 2010. He made 10 appearances for St Albans in the Conference South during the 2010–11 season. In 2012, he was appointed joint manager of Boston Town alongside Ian Dunn. However, the two left the club in October the following year.November 2013 Newsletter
Cogenhoe United

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hocking, Matt 1978 births Living people People from Boston, Lincolnshire English footballers Men's association football central defenders Sheffield United F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players York City F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Fisher Athletic F.C. players Southport F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Boston Town F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English football managers Boston Town F.C. managers