Stalwart Chorley goalkeeper Matty Urwin will leave club at the end of season

​Stalwart goalkeeper Matty Urwin has announced that he will be leaving Chorley at the end of the season.

​The veteran shot stopper has called time on his long association with the Magpies after being appointed as a full-time goalkeeping coach at Championship outfit Blackburn Rovers.

The 32-year-old has played nearly 400 games for the club after arriving on loan initially from Fleetwood Town at the start of the 2017/18 season.

He later went on make the move permanent 18 month later and has become a fixture between the sticks at Victory Park.

Arguably his greatest moment playing for the club came in 2019 when the club won promotion, via the play-offs, to the National League after finishing second.

The memorable FA Cup run to the fourth-round proper was another huge highlight for Urwin during the 2020/21 campaign. He has been integral part of the club over the past decade and the club captain admitted it will be a huge wrench to leave.

"I have been at the club for a long time and made some really great memories, great times,” Urwin told Chorley FC TV.

"I will be moving on from the football club at the end of the season and I will be taking up a full-time role with Blackburn Rovers.

"It’s probably a year or two sooner than I expected if I am honest. However, I feel like it’s a great opportunity for me to take that next step in my journey as a coach and push forward with that area of expertise.”

Boss Andy Preece admitted it was a huge blow to lose his No.1 but was fully supportive of his decision.

"We should celebrate what he’s done at this football club,” Preece said.

"He’s been phenomenal, sometimes I think taken for granted because he is so reliable.

"He got my player of the year last year and he could get it most years. He makes very few mistakes and you know exactly what you’re going to get week-in, week-out.

"It’s not a position that you often have to worry about other than when he’s got injured.

"His fitness levels have been magnificent, his consistency; I think he would be an ideal goalkeeper in the Football League and for whatever reason nobody has given him that opportunity.

"He’s definitely the best keeper at this level.”