Harold Matthews

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Harold Matthews
Personal information
Full name Harold Turner Matthews
Date of birth (1902-12-07)7 December 1902
Place of birth Brighton, Victoria
Date of death 29 August 1986(1986-08-29) (aged 83)
Place of death Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s) Brighton (VFA)
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923–1924 Brighton (VFA) 34 (0)
1925–1932 St Kilda 136 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harold Turner Matthews (7 December 1902 – 29 August 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL.

A defender, Matthews was the joint winner of the St Kilda Best Player award in 1926[1] and won it again the following season.[2] In 1931 he finished equal 9th in the Brownlow Medal count.

References

  1. ^ The Argus, 9 December 1926
  2. ^ The Argus, 4 May 1928


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