Matty Blair

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.

His first goal of the season came with the 80th-minute winner in York's 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.

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.

Matthew James Blair (born 21 June 1989) is a former English professional footballer who last played as a right back for club Cheltenham Town.

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.

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.

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 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.

He finished 2009–10 with one goal in seven appearances for Telford.

He joined Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference Premier in 2010 and after one season signed for York City.

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.

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 Kidderminster's 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.

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 York's 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 York's 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.

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.

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.

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 York's 2–1 victory over Luton in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley Stadium.

Blair came on as a 78th-minute substitute in York's 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 York's 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.

After one season with York in League Two, Blair signed for divisional rivals Fleetwood Town in 2013 and was released in January 2015.

However, he signed for League Two rivals Fleetwood Town on a two-year contract on 13 May 2013.