No leap of faith in blooding schoolboy Luke
TEENAGER Luke Matheson dashed home from school on Tuesday to play a part in Rochdale’s Checkatrade Trophy win against Bury.
And in doing so the 15-year-old, who was introduced as a 13th minute sub, became the club’s youngest ever debutant.
The record had been held by Dan Adshead, who appeared in last season’s competition against the same impressed manager Keith what he can do. It’s not a opponents at the age of 16 Hill, who labelled the leap of faith, because we years and 17 days. youngster’s man of the know what he can do. Adshead started in the 2-1 match display as “The supporters were win against Bury having “outstanding”. receptive to Luke, and the signed his first “Luke Matheson – players are and were as professional contract at wow!” said Hill. well. the club earlier in the day. “That first-half was a “He’s been training with
Matheson, who has little insight into what we the first team whilst he’s progressed through the see on the training pitch. not been at school during ranks at Dale’s Academy, Jim McNulty came over the summer and I’m really now holds the record at when it was obvious pleased for him that he the age of 15 years and Connor Randall had a got his chance. They’re 336 days. serious injury, asked me if special nights when that
He had a hand in Dale’s I was putting Luke happens. second goal and Matheson on. We know “He was outstanding.”
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