Trevor Matthewson (born 12 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. He played more than 500 senior games, including over 200 for Birmingham City.

Biography

Trevor Matthewson was born in Sheffield into a footballing family: both his grandfather ( Tommy Matthewson for Sheffield Wednesday and

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) and uncle ( Reg Matthewson) had played professionally. He began his football career as an apprentice with home-town club Sheffield Wednesday, but failed to make the grade. After two seasons as a professional he dropped down a division to join Newport County and two years later he dropped another division to Stockport County. After a further two years he left the

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entirely and signed for Lincoln City in the

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. As

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he led them to the Conference championship and promotion to the Football League in 1988. A year later he moved to Birmingham City for a fee determined by tribunal of £45,000. In his first season, 1989–90, he became the first Birmingham player to appear in every match of a 46-game League season, a feat he repeated the following year. He made more than 200 appearances for Birmingham, played in the final of the

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in 1991, and helped them gain promotion to the newly designated First Division the following season. After leaving Birmingham he had spells at

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, Bury, Hereford United,

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and

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. After retiring from football, Matthewson returned to his home town of Sheffield, running first a shop and then a market stall trading in fish and meat.

Honours

Lincoln City * Football Conference champions and promotion to the Football League: 1987–88 Birmingham City *

winners: 1990–91 * Football League Third Division promotion: 1991–92

References

General *
Trevor Matthewson
at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database Specific

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matthewson, Trevor 1963 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield English footballers Association football central defenders Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Bury F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players Gresley F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players