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Matty Blair Matthew James Blair ( born 21 June 1989 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for club Cheltenham Town . Blair started his career with Racing Club Warwick and after one season with the club signed for Stratford Town in 2008 . He left for Bedworth United a year later , before going on to have spells with Redditch United and A.F.C . Telford United in the Conference North . He joined Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference Premier in 2010 and after one season signed for York City . He scored in the 2012 FA Trophy Final and 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium , and his winning goal in the latter saw York promoted into League Two . After one season with York in League Two , Blair signed for divisional rivals Fleetwood Town in 2013 and was released in January 2015 . Club career . Early career . Born in Warwick , Warwickshire , Blair started his career in the Midland Football Alliance with his hometown club , Racing Club Warwick , in the 2007–08 season . He signed for Stratford Town of the Midland Football Alliance on 7 July 2008 . After signing , manager Micky Moore said of Blair : He had an excellent season with Racing Club Warwick and I feel coming to Stratford and its environment will make him a better player . He finished 2008–09 with seven goals in 40 league appearances for Stratford . Blair signed for Southern League Division One Central club Bedworth United on 3 June 2009 . He scored four times for Bedworth in 16 appearances before signing for Conference North club Redditch United on 25 November 2009 . Having made 15 appearances and scored two goals for Redditch , Blair moved on again , signing for Conference North rivals A.F.C . Telford United on 19 March 2010 . He finished 2009–10 with one goal in seven appearances for Telford . Kidderminster Harriers . Blair signed for Conference Premier club Kidderminster Harriers on 9 August 2010 on non-contract terms following a trial . He made his debut on 14 August 2010 as a 75th-minute substitute in Kidderminsters 2010–11 opening day 2–1 victory away to York City . His first goal for the club came after scoring with a low shot in the 75th minute of a 2–1 win at home to Gateshead on 5 October 2010 . In the following match , Blair scored twice as Kidderminster beat Grimsby Town 3–2 on 10 October 2010 . Blair signed a contract until the end of 2010–11 on 18 October 2010 . His first hat-trick for Kidderminster came after scoring all three of their goals in a 3–3 draw away to Grimsby on 9 April 2011 , including an 83rd-minute equaliser after latching onto a loose ball in the penalty area . He finished the season with 11 goals in 45 appearances for Kidderminster . York City . After turning down a new contract with Kidderminster , Blair signed for Conference Premier rivals York City on 1 June 2011 on a two-year contract . A compensation package was agreed by the two clubs later that month . He made his debut in Yorks opening match of 2011–12 , a 2–1 victory away to Ebbsfleet United on 13 August 2011 . His first goal came in the following match with Yorks final goal in a 3–1 victory at home to Barrow on 16 August 2011 , with a sidefooted shot from six yards in the fifth minute of stoppage time . Blair scored the equaliser to give York a 1–1 away draw to Luton Town in the FA Trophy semi-final second leg with a 90th-minute header from a Jamal Fyfield cross . York progressed to the final with a 2–1 aggregate victory . With a 111th-minute header from a Jason Walker cross , Blair scored the winning goal for York away to Mansfield Town during extra time of their play-off semi-final second leg on 7 May 2012 . He scored the opening goal for York in their 2–0 victory over Newport County in the 2012 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium on 12 May 2012 , after lifting the ball 20 yards into an empty net after goalkeeper Glyn Thompson had charged out of his goal . Eight days later , Blair scored the winning goal in Yorks 2–1 victory over Luton in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium . He scored in the 47th minute with a sidefooted shot from four yards after the ball was head down by Daniel Parslow , and the goal was allowed despite Blair being in an offside position . This result meant York were promoted into League Two after an eight-year absence from the Football League . He finished his first season at York as top scorer with 20 goals in 52 appearances , and was named in the 2011–12 Conference Premier Team of the Year alongside York teammate James Meredith . Blair came on as a 78th-minute substitute in Yorks 2012–13 opener away to League One team Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup first round on 11 August 2012 . Following a 1–1 draw after extra time the team lost 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out , with Blair missing the final penalty kick . He then entered Yorks first Football League fixture since their promotion , a 3–1 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers on 18 August 2012 , as a 56th-minute substitute . His first goal of the season came with the 80th-minute winner in Yorks 1–0 victory away to Rotherham United in the Football League Trophy first round Northern section . He finished the season with seven goals in 49 appearances . Fleetwood Town . Following discussions with York manager Nigel Worthington , Blair expressed his desire to look for another club , and was in talks with newly relegated League Two club Portsmouth before asking for more time to consider the move . However , he signed for League Two rivals Fleetwood Town on a two-year contract on 13 May 2013 . Blair joined fellow League Two club Northampton Town on 10 January 2014 on a one-month loan . He made his debut the following day in a 2–0 home defeat to former club York , before scoring a 76th-minute equaliser for Northampton in their 1–1 away draw with Cheltenham Town on 1 February 2014 . His loan was ended on 5 February 2014 , three days ahead of when it was due to expire , having made three appearances and scored one goal for Northampton . Blair scored the only goal in the play-off semi-final against his former club York , and started for Fleetwood in their 1–0 win over Burton Albion in the 2014 League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium on 26 May . This result meant they were promoted into League One for the first time in their history . He finished 2013–14 with 33 appearances and five goals for Fleetwood . On 17 November 2014 , Blair joined League Two club Cambridge United on loan until January 2015 . Mansfield Town . Blair signed for League Two club Mansfield Town on a contract until the end of 2014–15 on 14 January 2015 after leaving Fleetwood by mutual consent . Doncaster Rovers . Blair rejected a new contract with Mansfield to sign for newly relegated League Two club Doncaster Rovers on 24 May 2016 on a two-year contract . He made 48 appearances and scored 3 goals in 2016–17 as Doncaster were promoted to League One after finishing third in League Two . He was named as PFA League One Community Player of the Year in both seasons 2017–18 and 2018–19 . In April 2019 , Blair was also named as Community Champion by the PFA for the 2018–19 season in recognition of all his community services . Cheltenham Town . Blair rejected a new contract offered by Doncaster , and was signed by Cheltenham Town at the beginning of September 2020 on a one year contract . He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020 in an EFL Trophy group stage away win over Newport County . International career . Blair made his England national C team debut as a 56th-minute substitute for Connor Franklin in a 1–0 defeat at home to Portugal in the 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy on 19 May 2011 . His second and final cap came after starting Englands 1–1 draw at home to Italy in the 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy on 28 February 2012 . Personal life . Blair is the son of former professional footballer Andy Blair . His sister-in-law is actress Holly Matthews , who was married to his brother Ross up until his death from a brain tumour . Honours . Cheltenham Town . - League Two Champions : 2020-21 York City - Conference Premier play-offs : 2012 - FA Trophy : 2011–12 Fleetwood Town - Football League Two play-offs : 2014 Doncaster Rovers - EFL League Two third-place promotion : 2016–17 Individual - Conference Premier Team of the Year : 2011–12 External links . - Profile at the Doncaster Rovers F.C . website