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Matty Blair (footballer)

Matty Blair (born 5 July 1990) is an English footballer who plays for York City as a winger. He formerly played for Stratford Town, AFC Telford and Kidderminster Harriers.

Career

Born in Warwick, Warwickshire. Blair originally signed for Kidderminster on non-contract terms in the summer of 2010 but then earned himself a contract until the end of the season. Whilst at Kidderminster he also broke into the England C squad. In his first season with Kidderminster he made 43 appearances and scored 11 goals including a stunning hat-trick against Grimsby Town. Kidderminster narrowly missed out on a play off place by 6 points despite having a ten point deduction. In June 2011 he turned down a 2 year contract at Kidderminster and joined rivals York City on a 2 year contract. Kidderminster received compensation for Blair under the Bosman ruling. On 13th August 2011, Blair made his debut in a 2-1 win at Ebbsfleet United before scoring on his home debut in a 3-1 win over Barrow just 3 days later. On 17th April 2012, Blair headed York City to Wembley as he scored the pivotal goal in the last minute of the game to earn York City a 2-1 aggregate win over Luton Town in the FA Trophy. On 7th May, Blair continued his heroics and scored the winning goal with another header in the Blue Square Bet Premier Play Off Semi Final 2nd leg against Mansfield Town at the One Call Stadium to win York City a second trip to Wembley. York City won 2-1 on aggregate. On May 12th 2012, Blair scored the opening goal at Wembley with a chip over Newport County's Glyn Thompson to set York City on their way as they won the FA Trophy Final 2-0 against Newport County. His most crucial goal came on 20th May 2012 as Blair scored the winning goal in the Play Off Final against rivals Luton Town at Wembley to take York City back into the football league after an 8 year absence. Blair finished the season at York City having played 53 games and scoring 20 goals in all competitions, this won him the The Press' Player of the Year Trophy and made him a big fan's favourite at the club.

Personal Life

Blair is the son of former Aston Villa Midfielder Andy Blair. He is also a regular user of social networking site Twitter.