Matthew Hockley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Paignton, Devon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bideford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Torquay United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2008 | Torquay United | 239 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | Truro City | 19 | (3) |
| 2009–2014 | Bideford | ? | (?) |
| 2014–2015 | Dereham Town | ? | (?) |
| 2015 – | Bideford | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2009 | |||
Matthew Hockley (born 5 June 1982) is an English former professional footballer, who plays for Bideford. He can play in defence or midfield.
Hockley was born in Paignton, Devon and joined Torquay United as a trainee. He turned professional in July 2000 and made his first-team debut in the 1-1 draw at home to Southend United in the FA Cup 1st Round on 18 November 2000. His league debut came the following week in a 2-1 home win against Barnet. He made sporadic appearances over the next two seasons before becoming a regular under Leroy Rosenior, missing only one game in the 2003-04 promotion season. He is nicknamed 'Pitbull' due to his tenacious tackling.
In May 2005, he accepted a new contract with Torquay [1] and in the 2006-07 season made his 200th first team appearance for the Gulls. His 200th league appearance came on 2 March 2007 in a 1-1 draw away to Chester City, Hockley replacing Lloyd Kerry as a late substitute.
Torquay were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2006-07 season, but Hockley chose to remain with the club, agreeing a new contract with new Torquay manager Paul Buckle.[2] He was an unused substitute in Torquay's FA Trophy Final defeat at Wembley in May 2008,[3] and was released by Torquay three days later.[4]
Hockley joined Truro City in June 2008.[5] After 1 season at Truro City he then moved onto Bideford on a free transfer.
His brother Wayne was also a professional with Torquay United.
All time playing career[edit]
| Season | Team | Division | League Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Torquay United | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | Torquay United | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | Torquay United | 3 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | Torquay United | 3 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | Torquay United | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | Torquay United | 2 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | Torquay United | 2 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | Torquay United | Conference National | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Hockley accepts new Torquay deal". BBC Sport. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Torquay boss appoints new coach". BBC Sport. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Ebbsfleet 1-0 Torquay". BBC Sport. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Bedeau among four leaving Torquay". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Truro City secure double signing". BBC Sport. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
External links[edit]
Matt Hockley's at Soccerbase
