[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$ft7jvpfvpmlw8":3},{"key":4,"number":5,"title":6,"dek":7,"html":8,"place":9,"lat":10,"lng":11,"periodStart":12,"periodEnd":13,"sources":14,"updatedAt":22,"publishedAt":22,"alternates":23,"events":26,"videos":84,"media":85,"stats":104,"prev":110,"next":114},"2015-16",2,"First Steps in Senior Football","In the spring of 2015, a young Nottingham Forest midfielder set out on his first senior loan to League Two.","\u003Ch2>Victoria Park, Hartlepool\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>4 March 2016\u003C\u002Fstrong> marks the date that opened a new chapter in the football life of the player later known as an \u003Cstrong>Aston Villa\u003C\u002Fstrong> pillar and Poland international. Young midfielder \u003Cstrong>Matty Cash\u003C\u002Fstrong> left the Nottingham Forest academy to join League Two club \u003Cstrong>Dagenham & Redbridge\u003C\u002Fstrong> on his first career loan. At stake for the teenager was a baptism of fire in the physical and relentless world of English lower-league senior football.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving to a team fighting against relegation meant Cash had to grow up fast. The chance to etch his name into supporters' memories came on \u003Cstrong>12 March 2016\u003C\u002Fstrong> at \u003Cstrong>Victoria Park in Hartlepool\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In the 33rd minute of the match against the hosts, \u003Cstrong>Matty Cash scored his first senior career goal\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Although that game ended in a 1–3 defeat for Dagenham & Redbridge, the strike proved that the teenager could handle adult competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Home Park and Dagenham statistics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Another milestone followed on \u003Cstrong>23 April 2016\u003C\u002Fstrong> at \u003Cstrong>Home Park in Plymouth\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Facing Plymouth Argyle away, \u003Cstrong>Matty Cash scored a goal\u003C\u002Fstrong> in the 24th minute. This time his contribution yielded tangible team success as Dagenham & Redbridge secured a 3–2 away victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His loan spell, though brief, provided concrete numbers and invaluable experience. \u003Cstrong>Matty Cash made a total of 12 League Two appearances and scored 3 goals\u003C\u002Fstrong>, with no cup or European appearances. These matches on the fourth tier of English football laid the foundation for his self-belief. From there, the path opened up – by August of the same year he made his Nottingham Forest first-team debut, ultimately paving the way for his \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fstats\">Matty Cash career stats\u003C\u002Fa> in the Premier League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Victoria Park, Hartlepool, England",54.6931,-1.2186,"2015-07-01","2016-06-30",[15,19],{"url":16,"title":17,"publisher":18},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMatty_Cash","Matty Cash – Wikipedia","en.wikipedia.org",{"url":20,"title":21,"publisher":18},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002F2015%E2%80%9316_Dagenham_%26_Redbridge_F.C._season","2015–16 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season – Wikipedia","2026-10-12T14:14:32.000Z",{"pl":24,"en":25},"\u002Fhistoria\u002F2015-16","\u002Fen\u002Fstory\u002F2015-16",[27,38,51,63,75],{"key":28,"date":29,"precision":30,"type":31,"importance":32,"title":33,"summary":34,"opponent":35,"place":35,"lat":35,"lng":35,"sources":36,"photo":35},"2016-03-04-transfer-to-dagenham","2016-03-04","day","transfer",5,"Loan transfer to Dagenham & Redbridge","Matty Cash joined League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month loan from Nottingham Forest, marking his first experience in senior professional football.",null,[37],{"url":16,"title":17,"publisher":18},{"key":39,"date":40,"precision":30,"type":41,"importance":32,"title":42,"summary":43,"opponent":44,"place":45,"lat":46,"lng":47,"sources":48,"photo":35},"2016-03-12-first-goal-vs-hartlepool","2016-03-12","goal","First senior career goal against Hartlepool United","Matty Cash scored his first official career goal in the 33rd minute against Hartlepool United in a 1–3 away defeat for Dagenham & Redbridge.","Hartlepool United","Victoria Park, Hartlepool",54.689,-1.217,[49,50],{"url":20,"title":21,"publisher":18},{"url":16,"title":17,"publisher":18},{"key":52,"date":53,"precision":30,"type":41,"importance":54,"title":55,"summary":56,"opponent":57,"place":58,"lat":59,"lng":60,"sources":61,"photo":35},"2016-04-23-goal-vs-plymouth","2016-04-23",3,"Matty Cash's goal against Plymouth Argyle","Matty Cash scored a goal in the 24th minute of a League Two match against Plymouth Argyle at Home Park. Dagenham & Redbridge won the game 3-2.","Plymouth Argyle","Home Park, Plymouth",50.3953,-4.1503,[62],{"url":20,"title":21,"publisher":18},{"key":64,"date":65,"precision":30,"type":41,"importance":54,"title":66,"summary":67,"opponent":68,"place":69,"lat":70,"lng":71,"sources":72,"photo":35},"2016-05-07-goal-vs-bristol-rovers","2016-05-07","Goal for Dagenham & Redbridge against Bristol Rovers","Matty Cash played for Dagenham & Redbridge in an away League Two match against Bristol Rovers, which ended in a 1:2 defeat, scoring a goal in the 12th minute.","Bristol Rovers","Memorial Stadium, Bristol",51.4883,-2.5855,[73,74],{"url":20,"title":21,"publisher":18},{"url":16,"title":17,"publisher":18},{"key":76,"date":65,"precision":30,"type":31,"importance":54,"title":77,"summary":78,"opponent":35,"place":69,"lat":79,"lng":80,"sources":81,"photo":35},"2016-05-07-loan-end-dagenham","End of loan spell at Dagenham & Redbridge","Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Matty Cash's loan spell from Nottingham Forest to Dagenham & Redbridge came to an end.",51.482,-2.581,[82,83],{"url":20,"title":21,"publisher":18},{"url":16,"title":17,"publisher":18},[],{"hero":86,"heroIsFallback":100,"gallery":101,"clips":102,"posts":103},{"src":87,"webp":88,"width":89,"height":90,"alt":91,"caption":94,"author":97,"license":98,"sourcePage":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fmoodboard\u002Fvilla-number-2.jpg","villa-number-2",1100,825,{"pl":92,"en":93},"Matty Cash z numerem 2 na plecach wśród piłkarzy Aston Villi","Matty Cash wearing number 2 among Aston Villa teammates",{"pl":95,"en":96},"Nº2 na plecach","Nº2 on the back","Ardfern","CC BY-SA 4.0","https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFile:Manchester_United_v_Aston_Villa,_25_September_2021_(15).jpg",true,[],[],[],[105],{"team":106,"division":107,"apps":108,"goals":54,"league":109,"europe":35},"Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)","League Two",12,"12\u002F3",{"key":111,"title":112,"path":113},"prologue","From Siberia to Slough","\u002Fen\u002Fstory\u002Fprologue",{"key":115,"title":116,"path":117},"2016-17","Breakthrough and bad luck in the Championship","\u002Fen\u002Fstory\u002F2016-17"]