Matthew Robert Plummer (born 18 January 1989) is an

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who plays as a defender for Beverley Town in the Northern Counties East Division One. He has previously played in the

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for

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and

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Career

Hull City

Plummer signed his first professional contract, a two-and-a-half-year deal, with

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in December 2006 after beginning his career with the club as a trainee in 1998 along with Will Atkinson, James Bennett, and Nicky Featherstone. Although the centre-back never played for Hull's senior team, he was a regular in their reserve team. Plummer was also an unused substitute in Hulls' senior games in the tie against

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in the League Cup in 2006 and

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in the

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in 2007. His contract with Hull expired during the summer of 2009 and he subsequently left the club.

Darlington

Following his departure from Hull, Plummer joined League Two side Darlington. Plummer made his debut for Darlington on 8 August 2009 against

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coming on as a 74th-minute substitute. He also featured against

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in the League Cup, again coming off the bench. Plummer made his full debut for Darlington on 18 August 2009 against

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. During this time, Plummer was a winner of the 'crossbar challenge' conducted by the football show ''

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''. Having played eight league games, manager

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

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, and James Bennett in December 2009.

Non-League

In March 2010, Plummer joined

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side

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, but left after making just one league appearance. Plummer finished the season at

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side Westella & Willerby before signing for Northern Premier League Premier Division side

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ahead of season 2010–11. After being released by FC Halifax in November 2010, Plummer briefly joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division side

Bridlington Town Bridlington Town Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They were founded in 1918 and currently play in the . History The club was founded in 1918 as Bridlington Centr ...

until signing for Northern Premier League Premier Division side

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in January 2011. In December 2011 he signed for Northern Counties East League Premier Division side Scarborough Athletic and made eight first team appearances, starting four, before moving to

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Division One North side

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at the end of the 2011–12 season. He re-signed for Northern Counties East League Premier Division side Scarborough Athletic during the summer of 2012. He remained at the club until 2015 when he joined Hull United. In May 2016 he signed for A.F.C. Mansfield.Another new signing!!!
A.F.C. Mansfield, 24 May 2016 His most recent club is Beverley Town, where he joined in the 2022/23 season.

Honours

As a player

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final winner: 2007–08 * Scarborough Athletic ** Northern Counties East League Premier Division winner:

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MOTM v Harchester United (Juniors debut)

References

External links

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Profile
at Scarborough Athletic F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Plummer, Matty 1989 births Living people Footballers from Kingston upon Hull English men's footballers English Football League players Hull City A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players Westella & Willerby F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Bridlington Town A.F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Scarborough Athletic F.C. players Garforth Town A.F.C. players Hull United A.F.C. players A.F.C. Mansfield players Men's association football defenders 21st-century English sportsmen