Vince Matthews	Sheffield United FC 2 caps, 1 goal P 2 W 2 D 0 L 0 F 8: A 2 100% successful 1928 disciplined: none captaincies: none minutes played: 180
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Full name	Vincent Matthews
Born	15 January 1896 in Osney, Oxford, Oxfordshire [registered in Oxford, March 1896].
Baptised	14 June 1896 at St Mary Magdelane's Church in Paddington. His father was a Railway Guard and tthey were living at 48 West Street in Osney. Baptised by HP Frost.
Census Notes	According to the 1901 census, Vincent is the middle child of three children to George and Rosa (née Baker). His father is a railway guard and they live at Par Green in Par, Tywardreath, Cornwall.
	According to the 1911 census, Vincent has two more younger siblings. His father is a labourer on the railway whilst Vincent was a mechanichal engineer on the locomotives. The census reveals that Geore and Rosa had six children, and one had died. They are all living in 31 South Street in Osney.
Married	to Daisy Ada Hillsdon [registered in Headington, June 1917].
Died	15 November 1950 at The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, aged 54 years 304 days [registered in Oxford]. Address stated as 35 Langley Close in Headington. Left £576 to his widow.
Height/Weight	6' 0", 13st. 0lbs [1928].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com
Biographies	x
	x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).
Club Career
Club(s)	Started his football career with St. Frideville FC, before joining Oxford City FC.  He then travelled to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic FC and then sold to Bolton Wanderers FC in January 1923 for a �1000 transfer fee. Joined Tranmere Rovers FC in the 1924-25 close season. Then following three goals in 84 league appearances, joined Sheffield United FC in the 1926-27 close season. Joined Shamrock Rovers FC in May 1931 and onto Oswestry Town as their player-manager.  Finally joined Shrewsbury Town FC in June 1935 until his retirement.
Club honours	FAI Cup winners 1931-32, 1932-33;
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	None
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	530th player to appear for England.
Position(s)	Centre-half
First match	No. 160, 17 May 1928, France 1 England 5, an end-of-season tour match at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, aged 32 years 123 days.
Last match	No. 161, 19 May 1928 - Belgium 1 England 3, an end-of-season tour match at Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen, aged 32 years 125 days.
Major tournaments	None
Team honours	None
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
A late developer, he did not make his league debut until he was 27, and wmaking his England appearances when he was 32. Returned to Oxford in 1944, worked for Morris Motors at Cowley and coached the works team from 1948 until his death. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.170.

Vince Matthews - Match History
Club: Sheffield United F.C. - 2 full caps Coach: F.A. Select Committee - 2 full capsx
Age 32
1	160	17 May 1928 - France 1 England 5, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris	Tour	AW	Start	ch
2	161	19 May 1928 - Belgium 1 England 3, Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen		AW	Start	ch

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