Billy Matthews Player Profile

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Personal

  • Full Name: Robert William Matthews
  • Born: April 16th, 1897 (Plas Bennion, Nr. Wrexham, Wales)
  • Died: December 18th, 1987 (Wrexham, Wales)
  • Height: 6ft 2in
  • Weight: 13st

Career



Wrexham AFC Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies Res/Youth
1923-24 34 1 - - - -
1924-25 38 1 2 2 1-
1925-26 - -1- - -
TOTAL 72 2 3 2 1-

NOTES:
League: All first team league matches including Football League, National League, Football Regional League (Wartime), Third Division North (Wartime), Birmingham & District League & Combination League.
FA Cup: FA Cup matches only.
Other Cups: European Cup Winners' Cup, Play-Offs, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup, EFL Trophy, Debenhams Cup, Watney Cup, Football League Division Three (North) Cup, FA Trophy, Scottish Challenge Cup, Setanta Shield, Football League Jubilee, League War Cup (Wartime), Lancashire Cup (Wartime), Third Division North Cup (Wartime), Soames Cup, Shropshire Mayor's Charity Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Denbighshire Cup, Wrexham Argus Jubilee Competition and Yerborough Charity Cup.
Welsh Cups: Welsh Cup, FAW Invitation Trophy and FAW Premier Cup.
Friendlies: First team Friendlies and Expunged matches.
Reserves/Youth: All reserve and youth competitions from age group U17 and above (including friendlies).

Please note that the data for friendlies, reserves & youth may not be complete as full records weren't always kept. However we believe that including the information we do have provides an interesting insight into each player's time at Wrexham.


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Debut

November 3rd, 1923
Southport 1 - 0 Wrexham

League (Division Three North)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)

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Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 632- --
FA Cup 3-- --
Welsh Cup 6-- --
Totals: 722- --

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 25/04/25 Division Three North vs. Ashington (H) 3 - 1
 18/04/25 Division Three North vs. Nelson (A) 4 - 2
 13/04/25 Division Three North vs. Rotherham Co. (A) 1 - 0
 11/04/25 Division Three North vs. Barrow (H) 3 - 0
 28/03/25 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (H) 4 - 0

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 28/03/25 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (H) 4 - 0
 26/04/24 Division Three North vs. Durham City (A) 3 - 4

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 25/04/25 Division Three North vs. Ashington (H)  3 - 1
 18/04/25 Division Three North vs. Nelson (A)  4 - 2
 13/04/25 Division Three North vs. Rotherham Co. (A)  1 - 0
 11/04/25 Division Three North vs. Barrow (H)  3 - 0
 28/03/25 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (H)  4 - 0
 28/02/25 5th Round vs. Llanelli (H)  3 - 0
 21/02/25 Division Three North vs. Doncaster R. (A)  0 - 1
 14/02/25 Division Three North vs. Bradford PA (H)  1 - 3
 07/02/25 Division Three North vs. Darlington (A)  1 - 3
 31/01/25 Division Three North vs. Rochdale (H)  1 - 0
 24/01/25 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (A)  1 - 1
 17/01/25 Division Three North vs. Grimsby Town (H)  1 - 2
 10/01/25 Division Three North vs. Nelson (H)  1 - 1
 03/01/25 Division Three North vs. New Brighton (A)  1 - 2
 01/01/25 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (A)  0 - 3
 27/12/24 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  0 - 0
 26/12/24 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  2 - 3
 25/12/24 Division Three North vs. Southport (A)  0 - 1
 20/12/24 Division Three North vs. Ashington (A)  0 - 2
 13/12/24 Division Three North vs. Durham City (H)  3 - 1
 06/12/24 Division Three North vs. Barrow (A)  2 - 2
 29/11/24 5th Qualifying Round vs. Barrow (A)  0 - 4
 22/11/24 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (A)  0 - 2
 15/11/24 Division Three North vs. Walsall (H)  1 - 1
 08/11/24 Division Three North vs. Wigan Borough (A)  0 - 5
 01/11/24 Division Three North vs. Crewe Alex. (H)  2 - 1
 25/10/24 Division Three North vs. Durham City (A)  0 - 1
 18/10/24 Division Three North vs. Doncaster R. (H)  2 - 1
 11/10/24 Division Three North vs. Bradford PA (A)  0 - 3
 04/10/24 Division Three North vs. Darlington (H)  0 - 2
 01/10/24 Division Three North vs. Lincoln City (H)  0 - 1
 27/09/24 Division Three North vs. Rochdale (A)  1 - 3
 24/09/24 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (H)  1 - 0
 20/09/24 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (H)  3 - 1
 17/09/24 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (H)  0 - 0
 13/09/24 Division Three North vs. Grimsby Town (A)  1 - 0
 06/09/24 Division Three North vs. New Brighton (H)  0 - 0
 30/08/24 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (A)  1 - 3
 03/05/24 Division Three North vs. Durham City (H)  0 - 0
 01/05/24 Final Replay vs. Merthyr Town (H)  1 - 0
 30/04/24 Final vs. Merthyr Town (N)  2 - 2
 26/04/24 Division Three North vs. Durham City (A)  3 - 4
 21/04/24 Division Three North vs. Bradford PA (H)  2 - 2
 19/04/24 Division Three North vs. Crewe Alex. (H)  1 - 0
 16/04/24 Semi-Final vs. Newport Co. (H)  1 - 0
 12/04/24 Division Three North vs. Crewe Alex. (A)  1 - 1
 05/04/24 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (H)  1 - 0
 29/03/24 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (A)  0 - 1
 22/03/24 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (H)  1 - 0
 19/03/24 6th Round Replay vs. Swansea Town (H)  1 - 0
 15/03/24 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (A)  0 - 4
 12/03/24 Division Three North vs. Lincoln City (H)  2 - 1
 08/03/24 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (A)  0 - 0
 06/03/24 6th Round vs. Swansea Town (A)  0 - 0
 01/03/24 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  0 - 1
 23/02/24 Division Three North vs. Grimsby Town (A)  0 - 0
 16/02/24 Division Three North vs. Grimsby Town (H)  1 - 1
 02/02/24 Division Three North vs. New Brighton (H)  0 - 0
 26/01/24 Division Three North vs. Wolves (A)  0 - 3
 19/01/24 Division Three North vs. Wolves (H)  2 - 2
 12/01/24 Division Three North vs. Barrow (A)  0 - 0
 05/01/24 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (A)  1 - 1
 01/01/24 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (A)  0 - 1
 26/12/23 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (H)  1 - 1
 22/12/23 Division Three North vs. Lincoln City (A)  2 - 4
 15/12/23 6th Qualifying Round vs. Accrington S. (A)  0 - 1
 08/12/23 Division Three North vs. Wigan Borough (A)  1 - 3
 01/12/23 5th Qualifying Round vs. Port Vale (H)  5 - 1
 24/11/23 Division Three North vs. Barrow (H)  2 - 0
 17/11/23 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (H)  0 - 0
 10/11/23 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  3 - 0
 03/11/23 Division Three North vs. Southport (A)  0 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored (click to expand)
 28/03/25 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (H)  4 - 0
 26/04/24 Division Three North vs. Durham City (A)  3 - 4

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


Timeline


International Career (Wales)

Caps: 3

International Debut: April 9th, 1921 v. Ireland