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George Terence Leonard Matthews, known as Terry Matthews (born 25 February 1936), is an English former footballer who played as an inside-forward in the Football League for West Ham United, Aldershot and Gillingham. He later managed non-League clubs Aveley, Tilbury and Walthamstow Avenue.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Terence Leonard Matthews[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1936[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leyton, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tufnell Park | |||
| Edmonton | |||
| Queens United | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1957 | West Ham United | 9 | (1) |
| 1957–1962 | Aldershot | 62 | (20) |
| 1962–1963 | Gillingham | 10 | (1) |
| 1963 | Ashford Town | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| ?–1974 | Aveley | ||
| 1974–1977 | Tilbury | ||
| 1977–? | Walthamstow Avenue | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthews played for Hackney and Middlesex Schools and joined West Ham United as a youth. He signed professional forms with the east London club in August 1952. He made his senior debut on 22 October 1953, a 5–1 defeat against Colchester United in the Essex Professional Cup, alongside fellow debutants Andy Malcolm and Fred Cooper.[2][3]
Matthews would have to wait 2+1⁄2 years for his league debut, a Second Division encounter against Blackburn Rovers on 17 March 1956. He scored the only West Ham goal of a 4–1 defeat.[2][3]
After nine league appearances for West Ham, his final game for the club came in the Essex Professional Cup, in a 3–1 win over Chelmsford City on 26 November 1956.[3]
He joined Aldershot in July 1957 and scored 20 goals in 62 appearances, before moving to Gillingham in August 1962.[1] He scored one goal in 12 appearances for the Gills during the 1962–63 season.[4]
Matthews then moved to non-league Ashford Town where he was captain before injury curtailed his playing career.[5][6] He went on to manage Aveley, and in 1974 moved to Tilbury, with Larry Hutson making a move in the opposite direction. At the end of the 1976–77 season, Matthews left for Walthamstow Avenue.[7]
He later managed Sunday league team Ockendon Motor Spares.[8]
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