Trevor Matthewson

Infobox Football biography
playername = Trevor Matthewson


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|2|12
cityofbirth = Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|ft=6|in=4
position = Centre-half
youthyears = 1979–1981
youthclubs = Sheffield Wednesday
years = 1981–1983
1983–1985
1985–1987
1987–1988
1988-1989
1989–1993
1993–1994
1994–1996
1996–1997
1996-1998
1998-1999
1998-1999
clubs = Sheffield Wednesday
Newport County
Stockport County
Lincoln City (non-league)
Lincoln City
Birmingham City
Preston North End
Bury
Witton Albion
Hereford United
Ilkeston Town
Gresley Rovers
caps(goals) = 003 00(0)
075 00(0)
080 00(0)
040 00(6)
043 00(2)
168 0(12)
012 00(1)
034 00(0)

062 00(4)

001 00(0)

Trevor Matthewson (born February 12, 1963) is a former English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He played over 500 senior games, including over 200 for Birmingham City.

Biography

Trevor Matthewson was born in Sheffield and comes from a footballing family: both his grandfather and uncle (Reg Matthewson) had played professionally. He began his football career as an apprentice with home-town club Sheffield Wednesday, but failed to make the grade. After two seasons as a professional he dropped down a division to join Newport County and two years later he dropped another division to Stockport County. After a further two years he dropped out of the Football League entirely and signed for Lincoln City in the Conference. As captain he led them to the Conference championship and promotion to the Football League in 1988.

A year later he moved to Birmingham City for a fee determined by tribunal of £45,000. In his first season, 1989–90, he became the first Birmingham player to appear in every match of a 46-game League season, a feat which he repeated the following year. [cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875-2000 |page=153 |year=2000 |publisher=Britespot |location=Cradley Heath |isbn=0-9539288-0-2] He made over 200 appearances for Birmingham, played in the final of the Leyland DAF Cup in 1991, and helped them to promotion to the newly-designated First Division the following season.

After leaving Birmingham he had spells at Preston North End, Bury, Hereford United, Ilkeston Town and Gresley Rovers [cite web
url=http://www.gresleyrovers.com/players/details.php?ID=433
title=Player database, Gresley Rovers on-line] . After retiring from football, Matthewson returned to his hoetown of Sheffield, running first a shop and then a market stall trading in fish and meat [cite web
url=http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/?pgid=85346&fs=s
title=Sheffield City Council - Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on 24th May 2006] .

Honours

*with Lincoln City
**Football Conference champions and promotion to the Football League 1988.
*with Birmingham City
**Leyland DAF Cup winners 1991.
**Football League Third Division promotion 1992.

References

*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=1-85983-010-2
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/trevormatthewson.htm Trevor Matthewson] at [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database]

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NAME = Matthewson, Trevor
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1963-02-12
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH =
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