Matty Lund is the Club’s guest of honour on Good Friday when Morecambe make the short trip to the Crown Oil Arena, he’ll be relating stories of his time playing for Rochdale over two spells.
He also played for Stoke City, Hereford United, Oldham Athletic, Bristol Rovers, Southend United, Burton Albion, Bradford City, Scunthorpe United, Salford City.
Matty joined Rochdale on 21st June 2013 then signed a two year contract on 31st October 2014, later he agreed to an extension tying him to the Club until summer 2016.
He scored his first career hat trick in a 3–2 win against Northampton Town on 17th December 2016.
On 31st January 2020, he returned to the Club from Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee, signing a 18 month contract.
On 1st July 2021, Matty joined League Two side Salford City on a free transfer after turning down a new contract with Rochdale, he signed a one year deal with the option of a second and later was appointed in the role of player coach before announcing retirement.
In total over two spells at Dale, Matty made 149 appearances scoring 32 goals.
International career saw him play for Northern Ireland Under 21’s for the first time in February 2011 followed by being called up to the senior Northern Ireland squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania in November 2014 then again in August 2016 for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic.
Keith Hill on Matty’s contract extension was quoted as “Matty Lund, for me, is a special ingredient in any jigsaw, so I’m really pleased that he has signed. I actually thought it would have been harder to get Matty to sign an extension but I think he realises that he probably owes the Club a little bit, as well as myself, the supporters and his team-mates because he missed most of last season and I’ve seen a massive transformation in Matty during that time, he has become an unbelievable professional and he knows that football time runs out really quickly. There’s a real special talent there and I think while being out for so long last season he has realised that he’s got a lot to do to get where he needs to get but I think he’ll get there. I think he has woken up to the fact that he can achieve a lot in the game. I think there’s an elite player in there, physically and technically, and in terms of game knowledge and game management. For me, he has got the lot”
Ian Henderson described him as “a player that is a real good passer of the ball, he moves with the ball over distance, he can then chip in with a fair few goals too, a wise head on himself as well, he is exceptional both offensively and defensively”