Graham Matthews
Personal information
Full name Graham Matthews[1]
Date of birth (1942-11-02) 2 November 1942[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1963 Stoke City 16 (3)
1963–1965 Walsall 67 (21)
1965–1968 Crewe Alexandra 58 (19)
Total 141 (43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Graham Matthews (born 2 November 1942) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Stoke City and Walsall.[1]

Career

Matthews was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme and joined his local club Stoke City in 1960.[1] He played twice in 1960–61 and made twelve appearances in 1961–62 scoring twice.[1] Unfortunately for Matthews in October 1961 Stoke manager Tony Waddington brought the legendary Stanley Matthews back to the club. Matthews had no hope of retaining his place in the side at the expense of someone like the former England international and he left for Walsall in 1963.[1]

He spent two seasons at Fellows Park where he made 73 appearances scoring 22 goals before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1965. He played 61 times for the "Railwaymen" scoring 19 goals and helped the team finish in 5th position in the Fourth Division in 1966–67.

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City[1] 1960–61 Second Division 20000020
1961–62 Second Division 1020020122
1962–63 Second Division 41002263
Total 1630042205
Walsall 1963–64 Third Division 441510304815
1964–65 Third Division 2360021257
Total 672110517322
Crewe Alexandra 1965–66 Fourth Division 3291020349
1966–67 Fourth Division 251010102710
1967–68 Fourth Division 10000010
Total 581920306119
Career Total 141433012315646

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Graham Matthews at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Graham Matthews at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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