Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick
Midfielder · Swindon Town · №8
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Swindon Town
Accrington ST
League Two
|
1:1 | |
Swindon Town
Newport County AFC
EFL Trophy
|
0:2 | |
Swindon Town
Cheltenham
League Two
|
2:1 | |
Cardiff
Swindon Town
League Cup
|
3:2 | |
Swindon Town
Fleetwood Town
League Two
|
1:1 | |
Fleetwood Town
Crawley Town
League Two
|
1:0 | |
Grimsby
Fleetwood Town
League Two
|
1:0 | |
Fleetwood Town
Tranmere Rovers
League Two
|
0:0 | |
|
Fleetwood Town
Cheltenham
League Two
|
2:2 | |
Walsall
Fleetwood Town
League Two
|
0:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| League Two | 2025 | 10 |
| League Two | 2026 | 2 |
| EFL Trophy | 2026 | 1 |
| League Cup | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
He was at Chelsea until the age of nine, then joined the Liverpool academy in 2008 and stayed there until 2017, when he signed his first professional contract.
A first-team appearance for Liverpool never followed. In January 2018 he went to Notts County and made 13 appearances. A year later Blackpool signed him on a free transfer, and he stayed five seasons, playing 84 times and scoring seven goals.
Lincoln City was the most productive stretch of that period. He joined them on loan for the 2022–23 season, made 30 appearances and scored three goals before returning to Blackpool.
The following campaign brought 34 league appearances and three goals, along with games in the FA Cup, the EFL Trophy and the EFL Cup.
His contract at Fleetwood expired in the summer of 2026, and he joined Swindon Town on a free transfer that July.
Virtue, who is right-footed, plays as a central midfielder.
Career path
- 2027 — now Swindon Town 3 matches
- 2025 — 2026 Fleetwood Town 89 matches
- 2019 — 2024 Blackpool 104 matches
- 2023 Lincoln City Res. 36 matches
- 2016 — 2019 Liverpool FC U21 61 matches
- 2018 Notts County 15 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Swindon Town | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 26/27 | Swindon Town | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 25/26 | Fleetwood Town | League Two | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 969 |
| 25/26 | Fleetwood Town | EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 243 |
| 25/26 | Fleetwood Town | FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 158 |
| 25/26 | Fleetwood Town | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 24/25 | Fleetwood Town | League Two | 41 | 9 | 0 | 2 850 |
| 24/25 | Fleetwood Town | EFL Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 270 |
| 24/25 | Fleetwood Town | EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 24/25 | Fleetwood Town | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 23/24 | Blackpool | League One | 25 | 0 | 1 | 537 |
| 23/24 | Blackpool | EFL Trophy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 333 |
| 23/24 | Blackpool | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 23/24 | Blackpool | EFL Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
| 22/23 | Lincoln City Res. | League One | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 253 |
| 22/23 | Blackpool | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 22/23 | Lincoln City Res. | EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
| 22/23 | Lincoln City Res. | EFL Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Lincoln City Res. | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 21/22 | Blackpool | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 20/21 | Blackpool | League One | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 036 |
| 20/21 | Blackpool | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 20/21 | Blackpool | EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 20/21 | Blackpool | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 19/20 | Blackpool | League One | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 688 |
| 19/20 | Blackpool | FA Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 290 |
| 19/20 | Blackpool | EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| 18/19 | Blackpool | League One | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 016 |
| 18/19 | Liverpool FC U21 | Premier League 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 889 |
| 18/19 | Liverpool FC U21 | Premier League International Cup U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 17/18 | Notts County | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 756 |
| 17/18 | Liverpool FC U21 | Premier League 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 108 |
| 17/18 | Liverpool FC U21 | Premier League International Cup U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 287 |
| 17/18 | Notts County | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 17/18 | Notts County | League Two Play-Offs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 16/17 | Liverpool FC U21 | Premier League 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 249 |
| 16/17 | Liverpool FC U21 | Premier League International Cup U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 15/16 | Liverpool FC U21 | Premier League 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 758 |
| 15/16 | Liverpool FC U21 | Premier League International Cup U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| Total | Blackpool | 104 | 9 | 3 | 5 774 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 Fleetwood Swindon Town
- 24/25 Blackpool Fleetwood
- 22/23 Lincoln City Res. Blackpool
- 22/23 Blackpool Lincoln City Res.
- 18/19 Liverpool U21 Blackpool
- 17/18 Notts County Liverpool U21
- 17/18 Liverpool U21 Notts County
- 15/16 Liverpool U18 Liverpool U21
