Phil Matson

Phil Matson
Sepia colours posed photograph of young man standing with hands on hips, wearing a dark sleeveless jumper, long white shorts and black boots
Phil Matson circa 1923
Personal information
Full name Phillip Henry Matson
Date of birth (1884-10-22)22 October 1884
Place of birth Port Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death 13 June 1928(1928-06-13) (aged 43)
Place of death Perth, Western Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904 West Perth 1 (0)
1904–05 South Bunbury
1906–08 Boulder City
1909–10 Sturt 24 (13)
1911 North Fremantle 13
1912–17 Subiaco 79 (70)
1918–23 East Perth 35 (35)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1908, 1911, 1914 Western Australia 10
1909–10 South Australia 4
Total 14
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1913–14 Subiaco
1918–24, 1926–28 East Perth
1923, 1926–27 Western Australia
1925 Castlemaine
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1914.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1928.
Career highlights

Player

  • 1x South Bunbury premiership player (1904)
  • 2x Boulder City premiership player (1907, 1908)
  • 3x Subiaco premiership player (1912, 1913, 1915)
  • 5x East Perth premiership player (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923)

Coach

  • 1x Subiaco premiership coach (1913)
  • 7x East Perth premiership coach (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927)
  • 1x Castlemaine Grand Final losing coach (1925)

Honours

Source: AustralianFootball.com

Phillip Henry Matson (22 October 1884 – 13 June 1928) was a record-breaking swimmer, and both a highly successful player and coach of Australian rules football in the early 20th century, chiefly in Western Australia.