Matthew Etherington

Where is Matthew Etherington now?

Former Premier League star Matthew Etherington was forced to retire from playing in December 2014 at the age of 33 after failing to recover from a back injury which he picked up during his time at Stoke City.

Starting his career at Peterborough, he made nearly 500 first team appearances for five teams and was an FA Cup runner-up with both West Ham and Stoke City.

Upon retiring from playing, Etherington started working in the media providing match punditry and analysis for BBC Radio Stoke as well as writing a column for The Stoke Sentinel newspaper.

He is also the co-founder and publisher of the Professional Player magazinea publication that is designed and written exclusively for footballers, past, present and future.

In March 2018 he released his autobiography Lucky Man which includes details about his struggles with his gambling addiction during his playing days where he regularly spent a month’s wages (£120,000) betting on horses, dogs and in the casino.

Having started working towards completing his UEFA coaching badges he took his first steps in the professional coaching game in May 2018 when he returned to former club Peterborough United as manager of their under-18’s team.

After brief spells as assistant manager and interim manager of the Peterborough first team following the departure of Darren Ferguson, he then took charge of the club’s under-23’s side before landing the role as manager of League Two side Crawley Town in November 2022.

He left the club by mutual consent after just 32 days in charge after disagreements with the board in how the club was to move forward and reach its goals.

Etherington made a return to football in June 2023 when he was appointed lead coach of the under-21’s side at Colchester United and was promoted to head coach in November 2023 after an interim period where his side picked up 10 points out of a possible 12.

Unfortunately the good run didn’t last and following his permanent appointment he only managed to pick up one win in nine matches and was subsequently sacked in January 2024.

Follow on Twitter @mattyethers

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Matthew Etherington: Premier League Statistics

NationalityEnglish
PositionMidfielder
Appearances288
Goals21
Yellow Cards21
Red Cards1
Premier League Teams Played forStoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 2 January 2024 by Admin