Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1897), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1897)

Welsh footballer

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1897

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1987

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Robert William Matthews (16 April 1897 – 18 December 1987) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre-half for Liverpool Football Club in the early 1920s and earned three caps for Wales.
During World War I, he took part in the Battle of the Somme, in France. Williams also played in The Football League for Bristol City, Wrexham, Barrow, Bradford Park Avenue, Stockport County and Chester.
His non-league clubs included Northwich Victoria, Oswestry Town, Witton Albion, Sandbach Ramblers, Colwyn Bay and Rossendale United