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Matt Paine Profile and Player Statistics

Matt Paine

First name:	Matt
Last name:	Paine
Position:	Defender, Midfielder
Nationality:
Height:	185

Football Career Transfers and Statistics

We are going to show you the list of football clubs and seasons in which Matt Paine has played. It includes the total number of appearance (caps), substitution details, goals, yellow and red cards stats.

Competition	Season	Football Club
FA Cup	2017/2018	Billericay Town	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fa Trophy	2017/2018	Billericay Town	3	1	2	0	0	0
Non League Premier: Isthmian	2017/2018	Billericay Town	1	0	0	1	0	0
FA Cup	2016/2017	Boreham Wood	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fa Trophy	2016/2017	Boreham Wood	2	1	0	0	0	0
National League	2016/2017	Boreham Wood	7	3	1	0	4	0
FA Cup	2015/2016	Braintree Town	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fa Trophy	2015/2016	Braintree Town	1	0	1	0	0	0
National League	2015/2016	Braintree Town	16	2	3	2	9	1
FA Cup	2014/2015	Braintree Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
National League	2014/2015	Braintree Town	11	0	4	1	6	1
FA Cup	2013/2014	Braintree Town	3	0	0	1	0	0
National League	2013/2014	Braintree Town	12	0	3	2	8	0
National League	2012/2013	Braintree Town	16	5	2	3	6	1
Fa Trophy	2011/2012	Braintree Town	1	0	1	0	0	0
National League	2011/2012	Braintree Town	9	1	0	2	5	1
Vanarama National League South	2010/2011	Braintree Town	5	0	2	3	0	0
Vanarama National League South	2009/2010	Thurrock	2	0	0	2	0	0
Vanarama National League South	2008/2009	Thurrock	1	0	0	1	0	0

Matt Paine has played in the following competitions and football tournaments.

Now showing: All Competitions

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
14/04/2018	Billericay Town	2 - 2	Wingate & Finchley	0-0	H2H	+
		0 - 1	47' R. Beckles-Richards
		0 - 2	55' S. Cronin
Matt Paine 65'		1 - 2
S. Deering 90'		2 - 2
06/02/2018	Billericay Town	3 - 2	Harrogate Town	2-1	H2H	+
R. Modeste 21'		1 - 0
J. Robinson 33'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	38' Simon Ainge
A. Cunnington 54'		3 - 1
			64' Dominic Knowles
			64' J. Thewlis
Jamie O'Hara 64'
D. Waldren 64'
S. Deering 74'
Matt Paine 74'
			79' Jack Emmett
			79' M. Beck
		3 - 2	88' M. Beck
J. Robinson 90+2'
R. Evans 90+2'
16/11/2017	Billericay Town	1 - 3	Leatherhead	0-0	H2H	+
Leo Chambers 46'
R. Modeste 46'
Jermaine Pennant 46'
D. Waldren 46'
Rob Swaine 56'
A. Cunnington 61'		1 - 0
S. Deering 66'
Billy Bricknell 66'
		1 - 1	68' Jack Midson
Danny Waldren 75'
			75' Jack Midson
D. Waldren 75'
Rob Swaine 81'
		1 - 2	82' Jack Midson
			88' N. McManus
			88' N. Wood
		1 - 3	90+1' Sammy Moore
			90+2' Sammy Moore
05/11/2017	Leatherhead	1 - 1	Billericay Town	1-0	H2H	+
Jack Midson 21'		1 - 0
N. McManus 26'
			30' A. Cunnington
			43' D. Waldren
			46' L. Theophanous
			46' Billy Bricknell
			46' Leo Chambers
			46' Jermaine Pennant
			59' Jermaine Pennant
		1 - 1	67' Billy Bricknell
Lee Minshull 72'
			86' S. Deering
			86' R. Modeste
18/03/2017	Boreham Wood	0 - 0	Guiseley	0-0	H2H	+
			34' John Rooney
			34' Derek Asamoah
			66' J. Cassidy
			70' Ashley Palmer
Bruno Andrade 73'
Jason Williams 73'
			80' Kevan Hurst
			80' Michael Rankine
Ben Nunn 82'
			88' Simon Walton
			90' Ashley Palmer
			90' Joe Green
			90' W. Thornton
Matt Paine 90'
25/02/2017	Boreham Wood	0 - 2	Lincoln City	0-0	H2H	+
Ángelo Balanta 58'
Jason Williams 58'
		0 - 1	62' Joe Ward
			70' T. Hawkridge
			70' Josh Ginnelly
			70' B. Knott
			70' Alan Power
		0 - 2	73' Matt Paine
Dan Woodards 76'
J. Reason 76'
			80' Jack Muldoon
			80' D. Southwell
Bruno Andrade 83'
Ricky Shakes 83'
14/01/2017	Boreham Wood	2 - 1	Alfreton Town	1-0	H2H	+
Ángelo Balanta 37'		1 - 0
David Stephens 46'
Matt Paine 46'
		1 - 1	55' Niall Heaton
Morgan Ferrier 66'
Ricky Shakes 66'
K. Davis 90'		2 - 1
			90+2' Andy Monkhouse
			90+2' Liam Hearn
			90+2' Craig Westcarr
			90+2' A. Priestley
07/01/2017	Torquay United	0 - 1	Boreham Wood	0-0	H2H	+
			34' Jason Williams
			34' Ricky Shakes
Aman Verma 40'
			53' Mark Ricketts
			53' Matt Paine
Sam Chaney 58'
Shaun Harrad 58'
		0 - 1	62' Bruno Andrade
			68' Ángelo Balanta
Jamie Reid 75'
B. Williams 75'
			76' Matt Paine
			90' Femi Ilesanmi
			90' Bruno Andrade
			90' Ben Nunn
17/12/2016	Boreham Wood	1 - 1	Barrow	0-0	H2H	+
			21' Ryan Yates
			35' J. Williams
Ángelo Balanta 53'		1 - 0
K. Davis 71'
			73' Ryan Yates
			73' L. Meikle
		1 - 1	75' Byron Harrison
Femi Ilesanmi 77'
Matt Paine 77'
			77' Akil Wright
Bruno Andrade 85'
R. Murrell-Williamson 85'
			86' J. Williams
			88' Byron Harrison
			88' Paul Turnbull
03/12/2016	Aldershot Town	2 - 0	Boreham Wood	1-0	H2H	+
Scott Rendell 35'		1 - 0
			60' Ricky Shakes
			60' J. Lucas
S. Fenelon 65'
M. McClure 65'
			70' C. Clifford
			70' R. Murrell-Williamson
Idris Kanu 76'		2 - 0
			79' Bruno Andrade
			79' Matt Paine
B. Mensah 85'
Josh Wakefield 85'
			90' Mark Ricketts
22/11/2016	Boreham Wood	1 - 0	Sutton United	1-0	H2H	+
A. Jeffrey 22'		1 - 0
Bruno Andrade 46'
C. Clifford 46'
			56' Maxime Biamou
			56' Roarie Deacon
			58' Adam May
			58' Bedsente Gomis
A. Jeffrey 71'
			76' C. Dickson
			76' D. Fitchett
			80' Simon Downer
			85' D. Beckwith
K. Davis 90+3'
Matt Paine 90+3'
15/11/2016	Notts County	2 - 0	Boreham Wood	1-0	H2H	+
Jonathan Forte 24'		1 - 0
			74' Morgan Ferrier
			74' J. Lucas
			74' Ángelo Balanta
			74' D. Uchechi
Genaro Snijders 84'
Aaron Collins 84'
A. Campbell 84'
Alan Smith 84'
			88' Mark Ricketts
			88' David Stephens
Aaron Collins 90+5'		2 - 0
06/11/2016	Boreham Wood	2 - 2	Notts County	1-0	H2H	+
Morgan Ferrier 31'		1 - 0
			46' Alex Rodman
			46' A. Campbell
			46' J. Richards
			46' Jonathan Forte
Ángelo Balanta 50'		2 - 0
Ángelo Balanta 51'
		2 - 1	60' A. Campbell
Mark Ricketts 65'
K. Davis 65'
C. Clifford 65'
			73' Rob Milsom
			73' Elliott Hewitt
Morgan Ferrier 76'
J. Lucas 76'
A. Jeffrey 77'
			78' Louis Laing
		2 - 2	83' A. Campbell
			86' Carl Dickinson
Grant Smith 90+1'
Bruno Andrade 90+4'
Dan Woodards 90+4'
			90+4' Matt Tootle
15/10/2016	Boreham Wood	3 - 0	Hendon	1-0	H2H	+
Morgan Ferrier 10'		1 - 0
Morgan Ferrier 46'
Ángelo Balanta 46'
			64' K. Oliyide
			64' Finbarr Robins
Bruno Andrade 65'		2 - 0
			73' Spencer McCall
			73' Aaron Morgan
			73' Dale Binns
			73' S. Murphy
Adriano Moké 77'
K. Davis 77'
D. Uchechi 83'
A. Kuhl 83'
Ángelo Balanta 90+1'		3 - 0
17/09/2016	Boreham Wood	2 - 0	Torquay United	2-0	H2H	+
A. Jeffrey 10'		1 - 0
Morgan Ferrier 12'		2 - 0
Femi Ilesanmi 40'
Matt Paine 40'
			51' Joe Ward
			51' Sam Chaney
			60' Courtney Richards
			60' B. Williams
A. Jeffrey 65'
D. Uchechi 65'
Morgan Ferrier 75'
R. Murrell-Williamson 75'
			84' S. McGinty
			84' Ben Gerring
30/04/2016	Braintree Town	3 - 0	Altrincham	2-0	H2H	+
Michael Cheek 17'		1 - 0
			29' Jake Moult
Michael Cheek 42'		2 - 0
			53' James Lawrie
			53' Simon Richman
			59' Michael Rankine
Mitch Brundle 63'		3 - 0
Michael Cheek 65'
Sean Marks 65'
			67' Adam Griffin
Simeon Akinola 78'
Daniel Sparkes 78'
Matt Paine 78'
Kenny Davis 80'
Taylor Miles 80'
23/04/2016	Wrexham	2 - 3	Braintree Town	2-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	3' Michael Cheek
Simon Heslop 11'		1 - 1
			37' Kenny Davis
Lee Fowler 38'		2 - 1
Robert 'Rob' Evans 41'
		2 - 2	43' Michael Cheek
Blaine Hudson 46'
Louis Briscoe 46'
			50' Matt Fry
Simon Heslop 60'
James Gray 60'
Lee Fowler 60'
Wesley York 60'
			61' Taylor Miles
			61' Matt Paine
			69' Alex Woodyard
			69' Daniel Sparkes
			74' Michael Cheek
			74' Harry Cardwell
		2 - 3	81' Mitch Brundle
16/04/2016	Gateshead	2 - 3	Braintree Town	1-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	4' Taylor Miles
Ben Clark 13'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	16' Taylor Miles
Jamie Chandler 31'
James Curtis 35'
Danny Johnson 46'
Darren Holden 46'
		1 - 3	48' Mitch Brundle
Craig Baxter 55'
Rob Ramshaw 62'
Gus Mafuta 62'
Alex Whitmore 64'		2 - 3
			72' Kenny Davis
			72' Jack Powell
			76' Taylor Miles
			76' Matt Paine
			77' Michael Cheek
			77' Harry Cardwell
01/03/2016	Braintree Town	2 - 1	Kidderminster Harriers	1-0	H2H	+
Chez Isaac 29'		1 - 0
			46' Jordan Jones
			46' Tyrone Williams
		1 - 1	49' Luke Maxwell
Matt Paine 61'		2 - 1
Daniel Sparkes 67'
Taylor Miles 67'
Michael Cheek 69'
Sean Marks 69'
			80' Fane Ousmane
			80' Omari Patrick
Kenny Davis 82'
			90+1' Luke Maxwell
Simeon Akinola 90+3'
Joe Gardner 90+3'
27/02/2016	Guiseley	1 - 1	Braintree Town	0-1	H2H	+
Jake Lawlor 38'
		0 - 1	42' Michael Cheek
Danny Boshell 46'
Gavin Rothery 46'
Anthony Dudley 59'
Adam Boyes 59'
Emile Sinclair 69'
Liam Dickinson 69'
			72' Anthony Edgar
			72' Joe Gardner
Oliver Norburn 73'		1 - 1
			81' Michael Cheek
			81' Sean Marks
			88' Matt Paine
			90+2' Chez Isaac
			90+2' Taylor Miles
16/02/2016	Braintree Town	0 - 2	Boreham Wood	0-0	H2H	+
		0 - 1	48' Scott Doe
		0 - 2	54' Luke Howell
T. Miles 56'
Anthony Edgar 56'
Matt Fry 62'
C. Isaac 62'
Mitch Brundle 81'
Joe Gardner 81'
			86' J. Lucas
			86' Delano Sam-Yorke
Matt Paine 89'
Matt Paine 90+1'
30/01/2016	Braintree Town	2 - 0	Chester	2-0	H2H	+
Mark Phillips 11'		1 - 0
Matt Paine 35'		2 - 0
			46' Jordan Chapell
			46' Jason Gilchrist
			55' Craig Mahon
			55' Sam Hughes
Sean Marks 64'
Michael Cheek 64'
Kenny Davis 68'
Chez Isaac 68'
			72' Ben Heneghan
			74' James Alabi
			74' Ian Sharps
Daniel Sparkes 75'
Taylor Miles 75'
			77' Ross Hannah
26/01/2016	Braintree Town	1 - 0	Wrexham	0-0	H2H	+
Harry Anderson 24'
Michael Cheek 31'
Matt Paine 45+1'
Matt Fry 50'
Michael Cheek 62'
Sean Marks 62'
			64' S. Heslop
Harry Anderson 73'
T. Miles 73'
			73' Mark Carrington
T. Miles 74'		1 - 0
			77' Kayden Jackson
			77' Louis Briscoe
			82' Mark Carrington
K. Davis 82'
C. Isaac 82'
			83' M. Beck
			83' B. Hudson
28/11/2015	Braintree Town	0 - 0	Torquay United	0-0	H2H	+
Jack Powell 65'
Taylor Miles 65'
Kenny Davis 73'
Daniel Sparkes 78'
Sean Marks 78'
Michael Cheek 90'
Ibra Sekajja 90'
			90+4' Angus MacDonald
Matt Paine 90+4'
17/11/2015	Oxford United	3 - 1	Braintree Town	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	33' K. Davis
Liam Sercombe 42'		1 - 1
			53' C. Isaac
			53' Mitch Brundle
P. Hoban 64'		2 - 1
Liam Sercombe 74'
D. Rose 74'
			78' Remy Clerima
			78' T. Miles
P. Hoban 80'		3 - 1
Johnny Mullins 82'
Josh Ruffels 82'
			82' Michael Cheek
			82' Ibra Sekajja
			84' K. Davis
			84'
Alex MacDonald 90'
A. George 90'
			90+2' Mitch Brundle
08/11/2015	Braintree Town	1 - 1	Oxford United	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	15' Ryan Taylor
			28' Johnny Mullins
Remy Clerima 36'
T. Miles 36'
			58' Ryan Taylor
K. Davis 63'		1 - 1
Dan Sparkes 68'
Sean Marks 68'
			72' Johnny Mullins
			77' Ryan Taylor
			77' Danny Hylton
			77' Alex MacDonald
			77' Liam Sercombe
Michael Cheek 89'
Elliott List 89'
19/09/2015	Altrincham	0 - 4	Braintree Town	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	9' Michael Cheek
Shaun Densmore 35'
Ryan Crowther 35'
		0 - 2	42' Kenny Davis
			45+1' Matt Paine
			59' Daniel Sparkes
			59' Taylor Miles
Michael Rankine 66'
George Bowerman 66'
			74' Simeon Akinola
			74' Anthony Edgar
Andy Parry 74'
Josh O'Keefe 74'
			78' Michael Cheek
			78' Sean Marks
		0 - 3	90+1' Anthony Edgar
		0 - 4	90+4' Taylor Miles
31/08/2015	Braintree Town	1 - 2	Aldershot Town	1-0	H2H	+
			27' R. Brodie
Jordan Chiedozie 42'		1 - 0
Matt Paine 46'
			58' Rhys Browne
			58' C. Harris
			65' James Stevenson
			65' M. Barnes-Homer
		1 - 1	70' C. Harris
C. Isaac 72'
K. Davis 72'
Jordan Chiedozie 75'
Michael Cheek 75'
Simeon Akinola 77'
Anthony Edgar 77'
		1 - 2	86' R. Brodie
22/08/2015	Braintree Town	1 - 0	Southport	1-0	H2H	+
			6' Josh Thompson
Daniel Sparkes 23'		1 - 0
			36' Andrai Jones
			39' Michael Phenix
			41' Matty Challoner
			42' Andy Coughlin
Matt Paine 56'
			58' Adam Blakeman
			58' Courtney Cameron
			63' Matty Challoner
			63' Jamie Allen
Kenny Davis 70'
Chez Isaac 70'
Daniel Sparkes 71'
			72' Luke Foster
			72' Paul Rutherford
Jordan Chiedozie 76'
Michael Cheek 76'
Simeon Akinola 80'
Taylor Miles 80'
Will Norris 86'
18/08/2015	Bromley	1 - 2	Braintree Town	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	23' Dan Sparkes
			41' Matt Paine
			41' Mark Phillips
		0 - 2	48' Simeon Akinola
Reece Prestedge 57'
Max Porter 57'
			59' Jordan Chiedozie
			59' C. Isaac
M. Emmanuel 67'		1 - 2
			71' C. Isaac
			75' Dan Sparkes
			75' Sean Marks
A. Cook 81'
E. Udoji 84'
Louis Dennis 84'
A. Wall 84'
Pierre Joseph-Dubois 84'
			90+5' Simeon Akinola
			90+5' Mitch Brundle
25/04/2015	Braintree Town	4 - 2	Altrincham	1-1	H2H	+
			15' G. Havern
Mitch Brundle 25'
James Mulley 36'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	39' James Lawrie
Jordan Cox 44'
			45+1' J. Moult
Matt Paine 45+3'
Jordan Cox 51'		2 - 1
Jordan Cox 56'		3 - 1
			60' Ryan Crowther
			60' Kyle Perry
Dan Sparkes 75'
B. Mensah 75'
			76' Jordan Sinnott
		3 - 2	78' Kyle Perry
James Mulley 79'
George Pollen 79'
B. Mensah 82'		4 - 2
			86' Nicky Clee
Joe Maybanks 87'
Sean Marks 87'
			90+2' S. Leather
17/03/2015	Torquay United	1 - 5	Braintree Town	1-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	4' Dan Sparkes
John Campbell 22'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	40' Dan Sparkes
K. Pearce 54'
Jordan Chapell 54'
			66' B. Mensah
			66' Simeon Akinola
Ryan Bowman 67'
L. Prynn 67'
		1 - 3	71' Dan Sparkes
		1 - 4	75' Matt Paine
Courtney Richards 76'
			76' Dan Sparkes
			76' Ryan Peters
		1 - 5	82' Ryan Peters
John Campbell 85'
Louis Briscoe 85'
			90+2' Sean Marks
			90+2' James Mulley
14/03/2015	Forest Green Rovers	1 - 1	Braintree Town	1-1	H2H	+
Charlie Clough 22'		1 - 0
A. Racine 45+1'
		1 - 1	45+2' Mitch Brundle
R. Sinclair 46'
Thomas Bender 46'
			59' Alan Massey
			65' Matt Paine
Stuart Fleetwood 66'
James Norwood 66'
Kurtis Guthrie 73'
James Marwood 73'
Thomas Bender 81'
			86' Sean Marks
			88' B. Mensah
			88' Ryan Peters
			90' Simeon Akinola
			90' Dan Sparkes
24/02/2015	Bristol Rovers	2 - 1	Braintree Town	1-1	H2H	+
			4' Mitch Brundle
Andy Monkhouse 5'
			29' Matt Paine
Matty Taylor 31'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	38' Simeon Akinola
Jake Gosling 46'
Ángelo Balanta 46'
Lee Mansell 50'
N. Blissett 61'
Ellis Harrison 61'
Tom Lockyer 72'
A. Dawson 72'
			82' B. Mensah
			82' James Mulley
Ellis Harrison 83'		2 - 1
			90' Simeon Akinola
			90' Joe Maybanks
A. Dawson 90+3'
21/02/2015	Halifax Town	1 - 0	Braintree Town	0-0	H2H	+
			32' Matt Paine
Danny Hattersley 57'
Jamie Jackson 57'
Nathan Smith 65'
Jack Muldoon 65'
			70' Dan Sparkes
			70' B. Mensah
Matthew Pearson 82'
W. Hatfield 82'
Graham Hutchison 85'
Jamie Jackson 90+1'		1 - 0
17/01/2015	Braintree Town	1 - 2	Forest Green Rovers	0-0	H2H	+
Matt Paine 67'
		0 - 1	68' Jon Parkin
Jordan Cox 76'
Sean Marks 76'
James Mulley 76'
Dan Sparkes 76'
			81' Stuart Fleetwood
			81' James Norwood
Matt Paine 81'
Charlie Strutton 81'
Sean Marks 84'		1 - 1
			85' Victor Rîmniceanu
			85' C. Stokes
		1 - 2	87' Jon Parkin
26/12/2014	Dartford	0 - 2	Braintree Town	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	8' Charlie Strutton
Elliot Bradbrook 21'
			23' Charlie Strutton
			33' Matt Paine
			41' Ryan Peters
			41' Mitch Brundle
Luke Daley 62'
Ryan Hayes 62'
			68' Charlie Strutton
			68' Dan Sparkes
Harry Crawford 74'
D. Harris 74'
		0 - 2	76' Simeon Akinola
			78' Simeon Akinola
			78' Jordan Cox
Peter Sweeney 79'
M. Cornhill 79'
25/11/2014	Braintree Town	0 - 1	Welling United	0-0	H2H	+
Alan Massey 35'
Matt Paine 46'
		0 - 1	61' C. Penny
Remy Clerima 67'
Charlie Strutton 68'
K. Davis 68'
James Mulley 68'
D. Walker 68'
Simeon Akinola 71'
Dan Sparkes 71'
			84' J. Taylor
			84' Malachi Hudson
			88' Aristede Bassele
			88' Kieron St. Aimie
09/11/2014	Braintree Town	0 - 6	Chesterfield	0-3	H2H	+
		0 - 1	20' E. Doyle
		0 - 2	30' Jay O'Shea
			44' Ian Ross Evatt
		0 - 3	45+1' S. Clucas
Sean Marks 46'
Jordan Cox 46'
Mitch Brundle 46'
Charlie Strutton 46'
		0 - 4	53' Gary Roberts
Omar Sowunmi 62'
Remy Clerima 62'
		0 - 5	74' Remy Clerima
			78' Gary Roberts
			78' Roumauld Boco
			78' Jay O'Shea
			78' Dan Gardner
			78' D. Jones
			78' Ritchie Humphreys
		0 - 6	90+3' E. Doyle
05/04/2014	Braintree Town	0 - 1	Salisbury City	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	19' Charlie Sheringham
Sean Marks 44'
			46' Victor Rîmniceanu
			46' Ricky Wellard
Alex Jakubiak 57'
Jordan Cox 57'
			67' Elliott Frear
			67' Dan Fitchett
			69' Stuart Sinclair
Jordan Cox 75'
Matt Paine 77'
Chez Isaac 85'
Josh Laurent 90'
Luke Daley 90'

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