John Matters Explained

John Matters
Full Name:John Charles Matters
Birth Place:Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Death Date:24 April 1949 (aged 70)
Death Place:Limpsfield, Surrey, England
Position:Three-quarter
Repyears1:1899
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

John Charles Matters (1879 – 1949) was an English international rugby union player.

The son of a police constable, Matters was a Devonport Dockyard worker in his younger days and played rugby for Devonport Albion. He gained an England cap as a wing three-quarter against Scotland at Blackheath in 1899.[1]

Matters served with the Royal Navy in World War I and attained the rank of rear admiral.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rear-Adml. J. C. Matters . . 4 May 1949.
  2. News: Rear-Adml. Dies . Western Morning News . 26 April 1949.