1. Matthew James Harrold was born on 25 July 1984 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward and is currently loans manager at AFC Bournemouth.
27 Facts About Matt Harrold
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Matt Harrold scored on his debut against Accrington Stanley but didn't score again in 3 more appearances for the club.
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Matt Harrold again scored on his debut, this time against Oxford United, and scored again in his second appearance against Boston United.
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Matt Harrold signed for Yeovil in 2005 for an undisclosed small fee.
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Matt Harrold was signed by manager Gary Johnson, but within months Johnson had left to become manager of Bristol City.
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However, Matt Harrold went on to score 9 league goals in his only full season at the club.
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Matt Harrold joined Southend after a long-running summer transfer saga which ended with him being signed an hour before the transfer deadline on 31 August 2006.
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Matt Harrold scored his first goal for Southend against West Bromwich Albion on 16 September 2006.
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Matt Harrold joined Wycombe on 1 September 2008 on a free transfer on a two-year contract after being released by Southend.
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Matt Harrold was released by Wycombe on 11 May 2010, after the club's relegation to League Two.
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In July 2010, Matt Harrold was on trial at Swedish Superettan club Orgryte IS, before joining Shrewsbury Town.
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Matt Harrold signed for Bristol Rovers in June 2011, for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.
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Matt Harrold went on a 5-game goal drought before scoring his next goal, which was scored against local rivals Torquay United.
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Matt Harrold started the season with goals against Royal Marines, Tamworth, Paulton Rovers and Coventry City in pre-season friendly matches.
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However, Matt Harrold made a substitute appearance in the final game of the season against Torquay, scoring in the last minute, to the delight of Rovers fans, players and staff.
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On 27 June 2014, Matt Harrold joined League One side Crawley Town after impressing manager John Gregory while playing for Rovers against Crawley in the FA Cup the previous season.
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Matt Harrold made his first appearance for the club on 30 August 2014, coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Gwion Edwards away at Milton Keynes Dons.
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On 23 February 2015, Matt Harrold joined League Two side Cambridge United on a loan until the end of the season.
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Matt Harrold suffered a knee injury in April 2016, ruling him out for the rest of the season.
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Matt Harrold made 39 appearances in all competitions, scoring 9 times.
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Matt Harrold signed a new one-year contract in June 2016, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2017.
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Matt Harrold suffered a second Achilles tendon injury in December 2016, ruling him out for the following three months.
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Matt Harrold signed a one-year contract extension in June 2017.
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Matt Harrold made two league appearances for Crawley prior to his transfer to Leyton Orient.
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On 31 August 2017, Matt Harrold signed for Leyton Orient on a two-year deal following three seasons at Crawley.
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On 23 February 2022, following the sacking of first-team manager Kenny Jackett, Matt Harrold was made interim manager of Leyton Orient, assisted by academy manager Brian Saah.
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On 9 March 2022, the permanent appointment of Richie Wellens was announced with Matt Harrold returning to his original role in the coaching set-up.