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Johnny Matthews
English footballer and manager (1946–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johnny Matthews (August 27, 1946 - December 25, 2019),[1] British football player and manager. A famous cricket player and a member of the Waterford Referee Association, he serves as a referee for the youth league competition in the Waterford Youth League.
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His career began in his hometown club Coventry City. He was loaned to Waterford United in the 1965/66 season on St. Patrick's Day under the impression from Jimmy Hill that it was for just a six-week loan period., extended the loan period with two goals in seven games, and officially signed a permanent contract in the next season. In the next 13 seasons, he became a legend of Kilcohan Park and won five league medals.
In his first season in Watford, due to insufficient appearances, Limerick won the 6th place and 3 runner-up medals in the FAI Cup. In addition, he also participated in 16 European Cup matches and scored goals against Celtic in Parkhead and Manchester United . In 1971, the Irish League 11 team played against the English League XI at Lansdowne Road, and Matthews broke through the defense against Gordon Banks with a penalty kick.
In 1986, he entered the management of Newcastlewest and returned to Waterford in 1989 to work as a manager with Dave Kobe. In 1990, he led the team to win the League A championship. At the end of the League of Ireland season, Matthews ranked eighth in the Irish League goal list with 156 league goals.[2]
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