Matthew "Matty" Marsh (born 21 April 1995) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a for the York Knights in the

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. He has previously played for

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challenge ...

in the

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Background

Marsh was born in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Marsh is a product of the

's Academy System.

Playing career

Hull Kingston Rovers (2015-18)

Marsh made his

' début in a

match on 30 June 2015, against the

Salford Red Devils The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been th ...

. In 2016, after his breakout season he was awarded with the 'Young Player of the Year Award' at

. After the club's disappointing campaign which saw them relegated to the

after a ten-year stay in the

(2007–2016), due to losing the 2016

Million Pound Game Million Pound Game (stylized as £1M Game) was an annual playoff final rugby league game that decides which Championship team will be promoted to Super League the following season. Between 2015 and 2018, the game was played as part of The Quali ...

by Salford. Marsh missed almost the entire 2017

season due to an

Anterior Cruciate Ligament The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee. The two ligaments are also called "cruciform" ligaments, as they are arranged in a crossed formation ...

injury, but he returned towards the back-end of the year to help Hull Kingston Rovers gain automatic promotion back to the

, at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior. It was revealed on 10 October 2018, that Marsh would be departing Hull Kingston Rovers following a restructure of the club's on field personnel.

York City Knights (dual-registration 2018)

In 2018, while on dual-registration from his parent-club Hull Kingston Rovers, Marsh played a pivotal role in helping the

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...

finish top of the League 1 competition to become Champions, to also earn promotion to the

for the 2019 season.

York City Knights (2019–present)

It was revealed on 17 October 2018, that Marsh had signed a contract to play for York on a permanent basis ahead of the 2019 season. He fast established himself as one of York's key players in their 2019 Betfred Championship campaign, his excellent support play helping the team no end.

Dual-registration

In 2015, Marsh made appearances for both the

Newcastle Thunder The Newcastle Thunder are a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They play in the RFL Championship, Betfred Championship competition, the second tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom. They play their home ...

and the

Coventry Bears The Midlands Hurricanes are a semi-professional rugby league club jointly based in Birmingham and Coventry, West Midlands, England. They were founded as the Coventry Bears in 1998 and entered the third tier of the British rugby league system, ...

on a dual-registration basis.

Honours

Club (Hull Kingston Rovers 2015–2018)

* 2016: 'Young Player of the Year Award'

Club (York City Knights 2018)

* 2018: League 1 - Championship

References

External links

Hull KR profileSL profile
1995 births Living people English rugby league players Hull Kingston Rovers players Newcastle Thunder players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull York City Knights players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub