| Matty Appleby | |
| Fullname: | Matthew Wilfred Appleby[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1972 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Middlesbrough, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | ?–1990 |
| Youthclubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Years1: | 1990–1994 |
| Years2: | 1993 |
| Years3: | 1994–1996 |
| Years4: | 1996–2002 |
| Years5: | 2002 |
| Years6: | 2002–2005 |
| Years7: | 2005–2006 |
| Years8: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs2: | → Darlington (loan) |
| Clubs5: | → Oldham Athletic (loan) |
| Clubs8: | Whitby Town |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Caps3: | 79 |
| Caps4: | 139 |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Caps6: | 39 |
| Caps7: | 36 |
| Caps8: | 83 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 12:54, 30 July 2008 (UTC) |
Matthew Wilfred Appleby (born 16 April 1972 in Middlesbrough) is an English former football midfielder who retired in 2008. He played in the Premier League with Barnsley and had a distinguished spell at Darlington, before dropping into non-League and eventually leaving football to become a deep-sea diver.[2]