Matt Bloomfield has shed more light on what it was like to play with a broken arm in Wycombe Wanderers’ 1-1 draw with York City.

Writing in his latest BBC column the long-serving midfielder spoke about the discomfort he felt in the aftermath of scoring a precious leveller for his side.

While he was in severe pain, Bloomfield says there was no way he was going to come off and leave his team-mates holding on for a point with only 10 men.

“Midway through the celebration I suddenly realised my arm was extremely painful. I tried not to give it too much thought, though, as the only thing I could think about was not losing the point we had just earned,” He said.

“The pain was starting to really intensify but we had used all of our substitutes, so the option of going off had been taken away.

“There was no way I was going to leave my team-mates with 10 men while I was still able to run, so I just had to grit my teeth and get on with it.

“Plus, although it was extremely painful, I did not realise that it was broken and the last thing I wanted to do was walk off with a bruised arm.”

Having played through the pain of a toe injury in recent weeks, Saturday’s blow came as a further frustration for Bloomfield, who left A&E in the early hours of Sunday morning after receiving treatment.

Bloomfield also confirmed the injury, which was caused by a kick from Dave Winfield, could well end his season.

“Training has been fairly intermittent for me due to tearing a ligament in my big toe after blocking a shot at Accrington a few weeks ago. Painkillers and anti-inflammatory tablets have been a necessity to continue my season,” Bloomfield explained.

“I headed straight for the Royal Berkshire Hospital as soon as we got back and left there at four o’clock in the morning with my arm in a cast. I had a broken ulna in my right arm and it might have finished my season.”

Winfield, of course, has a history with Wycombe and he and Bloomfield were team-mates when the Chairboys gained promotion to League One in 2011.

There are no hard feelings towards his good friend from Bloomfield and the 32-year-old views injuries as being an everyday part of football.

Bloomfield said: “I spoke to Dave both after the game and on Sunday. He feels bad, but we are adults playing a contact sport and these things happen. He did not mean for it to happen.”