Matthew Etherington

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Matthew Etherington
Etherington in 2015
Personal information
Full name Matthew Etherington[1]
Date of birth (1981-08-14) 14 August 1981 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Truro, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Colchester United (Under-21 manager)
Youth career
Falmouth Town
Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Peterborough United 51 (6)
2000–2003 Tottenham Hotspur 45 (1)
2001 → Bradford City (loan) 13 (1)
2003–2009 West Ham United 165 (16)
2009–2014 Stoke City 152 (13)
Total 426 (37)
International career
1997–1998 England U16 5 (0)
1999 England U18 3 (0)
1999 England U20 3 (0)
2002 England U21 3 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Peterborough United (assistant)
2022 Peterborough United (caretaker)
2022 Crawley Town
2023–2024 Colchester United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Etherington (born 14 August 1981) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently Under-21 lead coach at Colchester United. As a player, Etherington played as a winger, most notably in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Stoke City.

Born in Truro, Cornwall, Etherington began his footballing career at Peterborough United and was a stand-out performer for the Posh, which attracted the attention of Premier League clubs. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2000, along with Simon Davies. He struggled at Tottenham and left for West Ham United in 2003. At the East London club, Etherington showed his true form and became a vital player for the Hammers. However, he had personal problems related to an addiction to gambling and in 2009 was sold by manager Gianfranco Zola to fellow Premier League side Stoke City.

At Stoke, Etherington became a vital member of the side under manager Tony Pulis, winning the player of the year award for the 2009–10 season and also played in the 2011 FA Cup final. Etherington remained a regular under Pulis in 2011–12 and 2012–13 before he was released by Mark Hughes at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Club career

Peterborough United

Born in Truro, Cornwall, Etherington came through the youth ranks at Peterborough United after being spotted by Barry Fry playing for Falmouth Town under-14s.[3] He made his debut in the Football League aged 15 years and 262 days in a 2–1 win at Brentford on 3 May 1997.[4] He made a further two appearances in the following season but made his breakthrough into the first team in 1998–99 when he made 33 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals.[4] He went on trial at Manchester United in July 1999, but at the end of December 1999, he joined Tottenham Hotspur in a deal that valued him at £500,000.[4] He made a total of 58 appearances for Peterborough in all competitions, scoring six goals.[4]

Tottenham Hotspur

Etherington joined Tottenham in a move that saw Simon Davies join the North London club as part of the same deal. Etherington struggled to establish himself during his three-year stint at Spurs and, in 2001, spent two months on loan to Bradford City,[5] where he made 13 appearances and scored one goal, against Watford.[4][6]

Having only started five Premier League matches since arriving from Peterborough in 1999, he handed in a transfer request in June 2002, saying he decided his career would be best served away from Spurs.[7] However, no transfer was forthcoming, and he broke into the first team during the 2002–03 season, when he made 25 appearances.[4] despite a lay-off with an ankle injury.[8] He scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–2 draw with Everton on 17 August 2002.[9]

In August 2003, Etherington joined West Ham United in an exchange deal plus cash for Frédéric Kanouté amid a formal complaint made to the FA by Peterborough at the valuation placed on Etherington, who would have benefited from a sell-off clause had it been greater than £500,000, the price at which Peterborough sold Etherington to Tottenham in 1999.[10] Etherington made 51 appearances for Tottenham, 28 of these as a substitute, scoring two goals against Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup[11] and Everton in the Premier League.[4][12]

West Ham United

Etherington joined West Ham at the beginning of their two-year spell in the second-tier of English football, playing the final season of the

sent off for two bookable offences.[16]

Etherington was a hit at

final as West Ham lost 1–0 to Crystal Palace.[19]

The following year, West Ham reached the play-off final again, with Etherington setting up the goal in the final against Preston North End with a perfectly timed cross which was scored by Bobby Zamora, which sent West Ham back into the Premier League.[20] In 2005–06, West Ham made the FA Cup final before losing on penalties to Liverpool. Etherington scored in the 4–2, fourth round win against Blackburn Rovers and played in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in May 2005.[21][22] He was a regular member of the team for seasons 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06, his appearances being more sporadic in the following three seasons. Etherington eventually lost his place in the starting XI due to Gianfranco Zola's preference to play younger players. He completed 195 games for West Ham, in all competitions, scoring 18 goals,[23] before being sold to Stoke City on 8 January 2009.

Stoke City

Etherington with Stoke City in 2009

On 8 January 2009, Etherington completed a transfer, thought to be for £2 million, from West Ham United to Stoke City, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.

League Cup win over Blackpool on 22 September 2009.[27] Etherington scored his first League goal for Stoke in a 2–2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[28] Etherington went on to have a successful season for Stoke which led him to win the player of the year award.[29] Etherington signed a new four-year contract with Stoke on 11 July 2010.[30]

Etherington started the

final as Stoke lost 1–0 to Manchester City.[37]

In the 2011–12 season, Etherington was again the club's only recognised left winger and he scored twice against his old club Tottenham on 11 December 2011.[38] After some indifferent performances, he has admitted his form has dipped since the previous season.[39] He made his 100th Premier League appearance for Stoke against Fulham on 11 February 2012.[40] He scored the winning goal against Norwich City on 3 March 2012.[41] Etherington lost his place in Tony Pulis' starting line up at the start of the 2012–13 season due to the signing of Michael Kightly, which restricted him to making cameo appearances from the substitutes' bench.[42] He regained his starting place in November 2012.[43] However, Etherington struggled with form and fitness throughout the campaign.[44] He made 33 appearances in 2012–13 as Stoke finished in 13th position and the end of the season, Tony Pulis left the club and was replaced by Mark Hughes.[45]

Hughes changed the team's style of play for the 2013–14 season, and while Etherington stated Stoke had adapted well, a lack of goals was still a concern.[46] As the season progressed, Etherington lost his place in the side to Oussama Assaidi.[47] Etherington left Stoke at the end of the 2013–14 season.[48][49]

After leaving Stoke, Etherington began training with Millwall and had an offer from manager Ian Holloway to join the club.[50] However, he turned it down and announced his decision to retire from football in December 2014, due to a back injury which he had been suffering from for some time.[51]

International career

Etherington appeared for the England Under-20 team at the

Andy Johnson
. However, the team failed to score a single goal in their three group matches, and finished bottom of their group.

Coaching career

In May 2018, Etherington was announced as manager of the under-18 team at Peterborough United, rejoining the club where he started his career over 20 years earlier.[52]

On 12 November 2021, Etherington was made assistant manager at Peterborough following the departure of Mark Robson.[53] Following the departure of Darren Ferguson as manager, Etherington became interim manager of the club on 22 February 2022.[54] He led the team in a 2–1 loss at leaders Fulham the following day,[55] and Grant McCann was permanently appointed the day after that.[56]

On 27 November 2022, he was appointed as the manager of 19th-placed EFL League Two club Crawley Town, succeeding interim boss Lewis Young. He named his former Peterborough and Tottenham teammate Simon Davies as his assistant.[57] On 3 December, the team won 2–0 at home to Swindon Town on his first game in charge.[58] On 29 December, Etherington and Davies departed the club after just three matches that saw one victory and two defeats. In the statement announcing their departure, Crawley's CEO Chris Galley said that the partnership was not the right fit to carry the club forward.[59]

In June 2023, Etherington was appointed Under-21 lead coach at League Two club Colchester United.[60] Following the departure of Ben Garner in October 2023, he was appointed caretaker manager.[61] Having already overseen a match in interim control, he had to step down from his position following a contract dispute between Colchester and Etherington's former club Crawley. Crawley Town had claimed that he was still under contract until May 2024 and that if he oversaw their fixture against Accrington Stanley, a buy-out fee would be owed.[62] He was reinstated as interim head coach on 31 October.[63] He was given the job on a permanent basis on 16 November, having picked up ten points from four matches during his interim spell in charge.[64] On 1 January 2024, Etherington was sacked following a 1-0 defeat to Gillingham, adding to a poor run of eight losses in nine matches.[65]

In February 2024, Etherington returned to Colchester United and was appointed Under-21 lead coach. [66]

Personal life

Etherington had a

gambling addiction while he was at West Ham, who issued him a £300,000 loan after he accumulated debts in excess of £800,000.[67] He also spent time at Tony Adams' Sporting Chance Clinic.[68] Matthew's father, Peter, has thanked Stoke City for saving his son's career and helping him to combat his gambling addiction.[69] In 2015, Etherington spoke to BBC journalist Victoria Derbyshire concerning the impact of gambling on professional footballers. His own debts caused by gambling throughout his career were reported as £1.5 million.[70] He grew up supporting Liverpool.[71]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[72]
Club Season League FA Cup
League Cup
 Europe Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peterborough United 1996–97[73] Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
1997–98[74] Third Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
1998–99[75] Third Division 29 3 1 0 1 0 — 2[a] 0 33 3
1999–2000[76] Third Division 19 3 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 22 3
Total 51 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 58 6
Tottenham Hotspur 1999–2000[76] Premier League 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2000–01[77] Premier League 6 0 1 0 1 0 — — 8 0
2001–02[78] Premier League 11 0 1 1 1 0 — — 13 1
2002–03[79] Premier League 23 1 0 0 2 0 — — 25 1
Total 45 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 51 2
Bradford City (loan) 2001–02[78] First Division 13 1 0 0 0 0 — — 13 1
West Ham United 2003–04[80] First Division 35 5 4 0 3 0 — 3[b] 1 45 6
2004–05[81]
Championship
 39 4 0 0 2 0 — 3[c] 0 44 4
2005–06[82] Premier League 33 2 7 1 0 0 — — 40 3
2006–07[83] Premier League 27 0 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 — 30 0
2007–08[84] Premier League 18 3 2 0 1 0 — — 21 3
2008–09[85] Premier League 13 2 1 0 1 0 — — 15 2
Total 165 16 15 1 8 0 1 0 6 1 195 18
Stoke City 2008–09[85] Premier League 14 0 0 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2009–10[86] Premier League 34 5 3 1 1 1 — — 38 7
2010–11[87] Premier League 32 5 6 1 2 0 — — 40 6
2011–12[88] Premier League 30 3 2 0 2 0 6[e] 0 — 40 3
2012–13[45] Premier League 31 0 2 0 0 0 — — 33 0
2013–14[89] Premier League 11 0 0 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Total 152 13 13 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 177 16
Career total 426 37 33 4 20 1 7 0 8 1 494 43
  1. Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in First Division play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  4. UEFA Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Managerial statistics

As of 1 January 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Peterborough United 22 February 2022 25 February 2022 1 0 0 1 000.00 [90]
Crawley Town 27 November 2022 29 December 2022 3 1 0 2 033.33 [90]
Colchester United 22 October 2023 1 January 2024 16 5 1 10 031.25 [90]
Total 20 6 1 13 030.00

Honours

West Ham United

Stoke City

Individual

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