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Matthewson joined the national list of referees in 1968, beginning a nine-year stint as a top-level referee that included the [[1974 FA Charity Shield]], in which he sent [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]'s [[Billy Bremner]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'s [[Kevin Keegan]] off for fighting, and culminated with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s 2–1 win over Liverpool in the [[1977 FA Cup Final]].<ref name="obituary"/> He was promoted to the FIFA list of referees in 1973, but only officiated two full international matches: the first was a [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying]] Group 8 match between [[Malta national football team|Malta]] and [[Greece national football team|Greece]] on 23 February 1975 and the second was a friendly between [[Wales national football team|Wales]] and [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] on 6 October 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malta 2-0 Greece |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro2012/history/season=1976/round=194/match=3674/index.html |work=uefa.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |accessdate=17 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Germany - International Results - Details 1974-1979 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit-intres-det1970.html |work=rsssf.com |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=17 January 2010 }}</ref> He also refereed the [[1974–75 UEFA Cup]] semi-final first leg between [[1. FC Köln|Köln]] and [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on 8 April 1975.<ref>{{cite web |title=The UEFA Cup 1974/75 - VfL 1900 Borussia Mönchengladbach (FRG) |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duitec-borussiam75.html |work=rsssf.com |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=17 January 2010 }}</ref>
Matthewson joined the national list of referees in 1968, beginning a nine-year stint as a top-level referee that included the [[1974 FA Charity Shield]], in which he sent [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]'s [[Billy Bremner]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'s [[Kevin Keegan]] off for fighting, and culminated with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s 2–1 win over Liverpool in the [[1977 FA Cup Final]].<ref name="obituary"/> He was promoted to the FIFA list of referees in 1973, but only officiated two full international matches: the first was a [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying]] Group 8 match between [[Malta national football team|Malta]] and [[Greece national football team|Greece]] on 23 February 1975 and the second was a friendly between [[Wales national football team|Wales]] and [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] on 6 October 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malta 2-0 Greece |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro2012/history/season=1976/round=194/match=3674/index.html |work=uefa.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |accessdate=17 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Germany - International Results - Details 1974-1979 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit-intres-det1970.html |work=rsssf.com |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=17 January 2010 }}</ref> He also refereed the [[1974–75 UEFA Cup]] semi-final first leg between [[1. FC Köln|Köln]] and [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on 8 April 1975.<ref>{{cite web |title=The UEFA Cup 1974/75 - VfL 1900 Borussia Mönchengladbach (FRG) |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duitec-borussiam75.html |work=rsssf.com |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=17 January 2010 }}</ref>


With his wife, Pauline, Matthewson had a daughter Karen, a step-daughter Suzanne and three grandchildren.<ref name="obituary"/> As well as playing and refereeing football, Matthewson also worked as an engineer for [[de Havilland]] in [[Horwich]].<ref name="obituary"/> Matthewson was portrayed in the 2009 film ''[[The Damned United]]'' by Peter Quinn, the secretary of Blackburn non-league football club Sporting Athletic; Quinn has also had screen time in the film ''[[Goal! 3: Taking on the World]]'' and the [[BBC]] television series ''[[The Street (TV series)|The Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Watkinson |title=Blackburn 'ref' enjoys Damned good role in Brian Clough film |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/other/4248893.Blackburn____ref____enjoys_Damned_good_role_in_Brian_Clough_film/ |work=Lancashire Telegraph |publisher=Newsquest Media Group |date=1 April 2009 |accessdate=17 January 2010 }}</ref>
With his wife, Pauline, Matthewson had a daughter Karen, a step-daughter Suzanne and three grandchildren.<ref name="obituary"/> As well as playing and refereeing football, Matthewson also worked as an engineer for [[de Havilland]] in [[Horwich]].<ref name="obituary"/> Matthewson was portrayed in the 2009 film ''[[The Damned United]]'' by Peter Quinn, the secretary of Blackburn non-league football club Sporting Athletic;


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:09, 19 July 2010

Bob Matthewson
Personal information
Full name Robert Matthewson
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Byker YC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1953 Bolton Wanderers 3 (0)
1953–? Lincoln City ? (?)
Total 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert "Bob" Matthewson (born 1929 or 1930; died 10 November 2000)[1][2] was an English footballer and FIFA referee. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne,[2] Matthewson had a spell playing for the Byker Youth Club's football team before he was signed by Bolton Wanderers.[3] After six appearances for Bolton in six seasons,[2] including three appearances in the Football League,[3] Matthewson was allowed to leave the club by manager Bill Ridding.[2] He then joined Lincoln City but never played a league game for them and eventually took up refereeing back in Bolton.[2][3]

Matthewson joined the national list of referees in 1968, beginning a nine-year stint as a top-level referee that included the 1974 FA Charity Shield, in which he sent Leeds United's Billy Bremner and Liverpool's Kevin Keegan off for fighting, and culminated with Manchester United's 2–1 win over Liverpool in the 1977 FA Cup Final.[2] He was promoted to the FIFA list of referees in 1973, but only officiated two full international matches: the first was a UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 8 match between Malta and Greece on 23 February 1975 and the second was a friendly between Wales and West Germany on 6 October 1976.[4][5] He also refereed the 1974–75 UEFA Cup semi-final first leg between Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach on 8 April 1975.[6]

With his wife, Pauline, Matthewson had a daughter Karen, a step-daughter Suzanne and three grandchildren.[2] As well as playing and refereeing football, Matthewson also worked as an engineer for de Havilland in Horwich.[2] Matthewson was portrayed in the 2009 film The Damned United by Peter Quinn, the secretary of Blackburn non-league football club Sporting Athletic;

References

  1. ^ Exact date of birth unknown. Estimate extrapolated from age at death.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Top ref Bob Matthewson dies". Bolton Evening News. Newsquest Media Group. 10 November 2000. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "BOLTON WANDERERS : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Malta 2-0 Greece". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Germany - International Results - Details 1974-1979". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  6. ^ "The UEFA Cup 1974/75 - VfL 1900 Borussia Mönchengladbach (FRG)". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
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