Matthew Le Tissier
Matthew Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968) is a former football player. He has played for Southampton and England national team.
 Le Tissier in a veterans' match in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Paul Le Tissier[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1984 | Vale Recreation | ||
| 1985–1986 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–2002 | Southampton | 443 | (161) |
| 2002–2003 | Eastleigh | 17 | (3) |
| 2013 | Guernsey | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 461 | (164) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1998 | England B | 6 | (3) |
| 1994–1997 | England | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Full Members Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 1986–87 | First Division | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 |
| 1987–88 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| 1989–90 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | – | 44 | 24 | |||
| 1990–91 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 23 | ||
| 1991–92 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 15 | ||
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 40 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 44 | 18 | ||
| 1993–94 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 25 | |||
| 1994–95 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | – | 49 | 30 | |||
| 1995–96 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 43 | 10 | |||
| 1996–97 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | – | 38 | 16 | |||
| 1997–98 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 30 | 14 | |||
| 1998–99 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 6 | |||
| 1999–2000 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2000–01 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2001–02 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 443 | 161 | 33 | 12 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 540 | 209 | ||
| Eastleigh | 2002–03 | Wessex Premier Div. | – | – | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | Southern Lge. Eastern Div. | – | – | |||||||||
| Guernsey | 2012–13 | C. Counties Premier Div. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 444 | 161 | 33 | 12 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 541 | 209 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Southampton
- Full Members' Cup runner-up: 1991–92[5]
Eastleigh
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1989–90[source?]
- Southampton Player of the Season: 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95[source?]
- Most assists in the Premier League: 1994–95[6]
- BBC Goal of the Month: October 1993, August 1994, December 1994[source?]
- Premier League Player of the Month: December 1994, October 1996[2]
- PFA Team of the Year: 1994–95 Premier League[7]
- BBC Goal of the Season: 1994–95[source?]
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2013[8]
- One Club Man Award: 2015[9]
References
- ↑ "Matt Le Tissier". England Football Online. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Matthew Le Tissier: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ In That Number. pp. 196, 201, 206, 213, 219, 223, 228, 235, 241, 245, 250, 255, 259, 264, 269 & 277, 386–413, 290–296, 301.
- ↑ Le Tissier, Matthew at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1992). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 640. ISBN 978-0-7472-7905-1.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Stats - Assists". premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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- ↑ Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. London: Random House. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-09-179135-3.
- ↑ "Spurs and Wales legend Cliff Jones inducted into Hall of Fame". BBC. 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "Le Tissier in San Mamés | Athletic Club". athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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