Reg Matthews
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Reginald Derrick Matthews (20 December 1933 – 7 October 2001) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the most expensive goalkeeper at the time he signed for Chelsea in 1956 for £22,000.[1]
Club career
In a playing career spanning almost 20 years, Matthews turned out for Coventry City, Chelsea and Derby County, making over 100 league appearances for each. He was selected to play for the Third Division South team against the North in 1955–56 and 1956–57.
International career
Matthews won four caps for the England under-23s,[2] and five caps for the senior national team. He is one of only five post-war players to be capped while playing for a Third Division club.
Honours
- Coventry City Hall of Fame[3]
References
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- 1933 births
- 2001 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- England men's international footballers
- England men's under-23 international footballers
- English Football League representative players
- English Football League players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Rugby Town F.C. (1945) players
- Footballers from Coventry
- 20th-century English sportsmen