At a glance
- Full name
- Matthew Alan Carson
- Born
- 17 Oct 2002
- Age today
- 24
- Nationality
- England
Career by season
80 recorded appearances| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Starts | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | National League | Solihull Moors | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 789 | 4 |
| 25/26 | National League | Boston United | 34 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 2,623 | 9 |
| 24/25 | League Two | Grimsby Town | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 3 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 23/24 | League One | Reading FC | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 528 | 3 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 1 |
| 21/22 | NIFL Premiership | Carrick Rangers FC | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 1 |
Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.
Match log
Newest first| Date | Competition | Match | Score | Minutes | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2023 | League One | Reading FC v Fleetwood TownSubstitute, on 87′ | 1 – 2 | 3 | |
| 07 Oct 2023 | League One | Leyton Orient v Reading FC | 2 – 1 | 66 | |
| 03 Oct 2023 | League One | Northampton Town v Reading FC | 3 – 1 | 72 | |
| 30 Sep 2023 | League One | Reading FC v Burton Albion | 0 – 0 | 79 | |
| 04 Sep 2023 | League One | Cambridge United v Reading FC | 1 – 0 | 58 | |
| 29 Aug 2023 | EFL Cup | Reading FC v Ipswich Town | 2 – 2 | 45 | |
| 26 Aug 2023 | League One | Exeter City v Reading FC | 2 – 1 | 62 | |
| 19 Aug 2023 | League One | Reading FC v Stevenage FC | 2 – 0 | 73 | |
| 15 Aug 2023 | League One | Reading FC v Cheltenham Town | 1 – 0 | 90 | |
| 12 Aug 2023 | League One | Port Vale FC v Reading FCSubstitute, on 67′ | 1 – 0 | 23 | |
| 08 Aug 2023 | EFL Cup | Millwall FC v Reading FC | 0 – 4 | 79 | |
| 28 Mar 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Glentoran FC v Carrick Rangers FC | 6 – 2 | 62 | |
| 18 Mar 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Carrick Rangers FC v Larne FC | 1 – 1 | 90 | 1 |
| 12 Mar 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Glenavon FC v Carrick Rangers FCSubstitute, on 80′ | 2 – 0 | 10 | |
| 08 Mar 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Carrick Rangers FC v Portadown FC | 2 – 2 | 45 | |
| 04 Mar 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Carrick Rangers FC v Linfield FC | 1 – 2 | 45 | |
| 19 Feb 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Crusaders FC v Carrick Rangers FC | 2 – 1 | 90 | |
| 12 Feb 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Warrenpoint Town FC v Carrick Rangers FC | 4 – 2 | 45 | |
| 08 Feb 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Carrick Rangers FC v Cliftonville FC | 2 – 3 | 90 | |
| 29 Jan 2022 | NIFL Premiership | Dungannon Swifts FC v Carrick Rangers FC | 3 – 2 | 86 |
Career transfers
20 recorded movesAll recorded career moves, newest first.
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | Boston United | Solihull Moors | Transfer | Free |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Grimsby Town | Boston United | Transfer | Free |
| 31 May 2025 | Radcliffe FC | Grimsby Town | Loan return | |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Grimsby Town | Radcliffe FC | Loan | — |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Alfreton Town | Grimsby Town | Loan return | |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Grimsby Town | Alfreton Town | Loan | — |
| 01 Jul 2024 | Reading FC | Grimsby Town | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Reading FC U21 | Reading FC | Internal move | — |
| 16 Feb 2023 | Without club | Reading FC U21 | Transfer | — |
| 31 Jan 2023 | Accrington Stanley U21 | Without club | Released | — |
| 30 Jan 2023 | Stalybridge Celtic | Accrington Stanley U21 | Loan return | |
| 15 Oct 2022 | Accrington Stanley U21 | Stalybridge Celtic | Loan | — |
| 06 Sep 2022 | AFC Telford United | Accrington Stanley U21 | Loan return | |
| 31 May 2022 | Carrick Rangers FC | Accrington Stanley U21 | Loan return | |
| 05 Jul 2021 | Burnley FC U18 | Accrington Stanley U21 | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Dec 2019 | Padiham FC | Burnley FC U18 | Loan return | |
| 01 Dec 2019 | Burnley FC U18 | Padiham FC | Loan | — |
| 30 Nov 2019 | Nelson FC | Burnley FC U18 | Loan return | |
| 01 Nov 2019 | Burnley FC U18 | Nelson FC | Loan | — |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Burnley FC Youth | Burnley FC U18 | Internal move | — |
Contracts and market values are not available yet.