Matthew Tweedley

Matthew James Tweedley (born 16 April 2004)^[3] is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town.

Matthew Tweedley

Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Tweedley[1]
Date of birth	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth	Rochdale, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Warrington Town
Youth career
2009–2022	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bamber Bridge (loan)	0	(0)
2023	→ Lancaster City (loan)	15	(0)
2024–2025	Nantwich Town	38	(0)
2025–	Warrington Town	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:36, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Playing career

Tweedley came through the Bolton Wanderers Reserves Academy,^[4] which he joined at the age of five.^[5]

Tweedley made his Bolton debut on 30 November 2021 in a 1–0 victory against Fleetwood Town in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 83rd minute as a substitute for Oladapo Afolayan.^[6]

On 13 June 2022, Tweedley became one of the five Academy graduates that signed their first professional contracts with Bolton.^[7][8] On December 26, 2022, it was announced that he signed on a short term loan for Bamber Bridge but did not end up making an appearance.^[9] On 7 February 2023, he signed on an initial month-long loan for Lancaster City.^[10] It was later extended until the end of the season.^[11] On 25 May 2023, he signed a new one-year deal with the option for an extra year.^[12] On 22 May 2024, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.^[13]

In August 2024, he signed a contract with Northern Premier League side Nantwich Town following a successful trial spell.^[14]

In July 2025, he joined Warrington Town.^[15]

Statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	2021–22[16]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2022–23[17]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24[18]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Bamber Bridge (loan)	2022–23	Northern Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Lancaster City (loan)	2022–23[19]	Northern Premier League	15	0	0	0	—		0	0	15	0
Nantwich Town	2024–25[20]	Northern Premier League Division One West	38	0	1	0	—		3[b]	0	42	0
Career total			53	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	58	0

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup