Roy Matthews

Scottish footballer

Roy Matthews
Personal information
Full name Roy Henderson Matthews
Date of birth (1940-03-29) 29 March 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Slough, England
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Arbroath Vics
1957–1967 Charlton Athletic 160 (46)
1967–1975 Arcadia Shepherds ? (?)
Managerial career
1987 Jomo Cosmos
Supersport United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Henderson Matthews (born 29 March 1940) is a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League.

As a player, he won a treble with Arcadia Shepherds in 1974. NFL Championship, NFL Castle Cup and the NFL UTC Bowl Cup.

As a manager, he led Jomo Cosmos to the National Soccer League title in 1987.[1] The team lost the Mainstay Cup final to Mamelodi Sundowns in 1986.[2]

Honours

Arcadia Shepherds[2]
  • NFL Championship: 1974
  • NFL Castle Cup; 1974
  • NFL UTC Bowl Cup: 1974
Jomo Cosmos
  • NSL Championship: 1987[3]

References

  1. ^ "Matthews calls it a day". News24. 20 October 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Matthews calls it a day". News 24. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Reuters Soccer Blog South Africa and Scotland renew old ties". Reuters Soccer Blog. 21 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

External links

  • Roy Matthews's Career
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SuperSport United F.C.managers
  • Matthews (1998–99)
  • Grobbelaar (1999–2001)
  • Mosimane (2001–07)
  • Hunt (2007–13)
  • Johnson (2013–14)
  • Tembo (2014)
  • Igesund (2014–16)
  • Baxter (2016–17)
  • Tinkler (2017–18)
  • Tembo (2018–22)
  • Arendse (2022)
  • Hunt (2022–)