Matty Mainwaring

Matthew Thomas "Matty" Mainwaring (born 28 March 1990 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. He plays for Stockport County. Mainwaring came through the Preston North End's Centre of Excellence youth system before signing a 12-month contract with Stockport in June 2008, with the intention to be part of the development squad while trying to establish himself in Stockport's first team by the end of the season. He made his ini... more

Matthew Thomas "Matty" Mainwaring (born 28 March 1990 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. He plays for Stockport County. Mainwaring came through the Preston North End's Centre of Excellence youth system before signing a 12-month contract with Stockport in June 2008, with the intention to be part of the development squad while trying to establish himself in Stockport's first team by the end of the season. He made his initial first team appearance on 30 August 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 0-3 defeat against Scunthorpe. Hard work in the development squad was rewarded with a string of full first-team games in late January 2009, and Mainwaring scored his first professional goal in a 4-1 victory over Hereford on 31 January. Despite playing on the left wing throughout his youth career, he has preferred playing in central midfield for Stockport. A broken leg, sustained in a friendly pre-season match against Grimsby Town on 25th July, seems to spell a lengthy... less