Reg Matthews was an international footballer who represented England 5 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 14th April 1956 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Northern Ireland on 6th October 1956 aged 23. Matthews, born on 20th December 1932, in Coventry, has a FA Legacy Number of 754 and played as a Goalkeeper for his country.
Reg Matthews - 5 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Reginald Derrick Matthews
- Born: 20th December 1932, Coventry
- Died: 7th October 2001, aged 68
- England Career: 1956
- Positions whilst with England: Goalkeeper
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Coventry City (5)
- FA Legacy Number: 754
- Won all of his caps whilst being in the third tier of English football with Coventry City.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (HC) on 14th April 1956 aged 23 years, 3 months, 25 days - Last Cap: v
Northern Ireland (HC) on 6th October 1956 aged 23 years, 9 months, 17 days - Career Length: 174 days
- Starts: 5
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 5
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Drawn
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Goalkeeper
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Roger Byrne
- 5 Matches
- Duncan Edwards
- 5 Matches
- Jeff Hall
- 5 Matches
- Tommy Taylor
- 5 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 5 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 4 Matches
- Colin Grainger
- 4 Matches
- Ronnie Clayton
- 4 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 2 Matches
- John Atyeo
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 10 sources from 5 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- NIR, 1 - 1, 6th Oct 1956 (HC) Coventry City, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 17 days. 
FRG, 3 - 1, 26th May 1956 (FR) Coventry City, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 5 months, 6 days.
SWE, 0 - 0, 16th May 1956 (FR) Coventry City, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 4 months, 27 days.
BRA, 4 - 2, 9th May 1956 (FR) Coventry City, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 4 months, 20 days.- SCO, 1 - 1, 14th Apr 1956 (HC) Coventry City, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 25 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.