Centre half Vince Matthews joined Tranmere Rovers from Bolton in 1925 and never missed a match until he was transferred to Sheffield United for £1,000 in 1927. Whilst with the Blades, he went on to play for England against France and Belgium at the end of the 1927/28 season. Born in Aylesbury, he returned to Buckinghamshire when his career finished, and he died in 1950. A cultured attacking centre half, he was well ahead of his time.
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Newspaper image republished in "Bishop, Peter (1 November 1998). Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Images of England. Stroud, U.K.: Tempus. p. 25. ISBN978-0752415055."
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==Summary== {{Information |Description = Centre half Vince Matthews joined Tranmere Rovers from Bolton in 1925 and never missed a match until he was transferred to Sheffield United for ...