Introducing

Matt Derbyshire

05-10-02

Just 16 years-old and Matt has already broken into the first team which is amazing considering how physical football is at this level. He’s 6 feet tall, weighs in at 11 stones, and is a human dynamo with a terrific shot. Matt was one of the main reasons for our great F.A. Cup run and although he doesn’t start every game it’s surely a matter of time before he establishes himself in the first eleven.
The young scally lives in Blackburn with his parents, brother and sister, who must all be very proud of his achievements, although his Mum has had to tell him off about staying out too late when we have night matches.
The best ground that Matt has played on is the Crown at Accrington and the highlight of his career was when he scored a hat-trick in a Cup Final. His ‘likes’ are scoring goals, listening to music and something naughty which I can’t print-no wonder his Mum’s at her wits end! The thing that he dislikes more than anything is losing although the way the team’s playing at the moment, that shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
Matt was playing for the Darwen Youth team last season, and the day that we took over that Youth Team was a very good day for Great Harwood Town F.C. There’s every chance that Matt will one day be playing at a much higher level than the N.W.C.L. 2nd Division and let’s hope that it’s with the Robins.
Good luck for the rest of the season Matt Derbyshire-Future Conference player.

Matt Derbyshire