Vinty Matthews | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Vinty Matthews | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 610 Vinty learned his rugby trade at Holy Cross school. He was a strong loose forward who played first team football at the end of the Second World War. Vinty scored a try on his debut against Castleford in September 1944. In 1921 Vinty was living in Waterloo Street, St. Helens. His father, Michael, emanating from Cavan, Ireland worked as a miner for the St Helens Colliery Company.His brother Michael also played for the Saints. After his playing days were over he became trainer of the Pilkington Recs team in the 1950s. His coaching duties also took home to the successful Vine Tavern Club for a spell. Vinty kept a close eye on the Saints from his dwelling in Knowsley Road and was a regular attendee at Past Players events. He died in St Helens in September 1996 aged 75. Dave Dooley | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1944~45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| TOTALS: | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| TOTALS: | ||||
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 16th Sep 1944 | 1 | L |
11 | Castleford | WEL | A | 11 | 26 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 23rd Sep 1944 | 2 | W |
13 | Oldham | WEL | A | 27 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Sep 1944 | 3 | L |
13 | Halifax | WEL | H | 7 | 21 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Oct 1944 | 4 | L |
13 | Dewsbury | WEL | A | 2 | 31 | VIEW | |||
| 14th Oct 1944 | 5 | W |
13 | Featherstone Rovers | WEL | H | 18 | 3 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 28th Oct 1944 | 6 | L |
13 | Barrow | YC1(2) | A | 8 | 21 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Nov 1944 | 7 | L |
13 | Keighley | WEL | A | 8 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Nov 1944 | 8 | L |
13 | Wakefield Trinity | WEL | H | 6 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Feb 1945 | 9 | L |
13 | Barrow | WEL | H | 8 | 24 | VIEW | |||
| 10th Mar 1945 | 10 | L |
13 | Oldham | WEL | H | 10 | 21 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 2 | LOSSES : 8 | DRAWS : |
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