Matthew Armstrong (26 January 1919 – 12 July 1941) was an English footballer who made 38 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Darlington in the 1930s.[1] He joined Aston Villa in 1939 – a preview in the Daily Express highlighted him as one of "two young defenders who look as if they have that certain Soccer something"[5] – but he never played for Villa's first team before the league was abandoned for the duration of the Second World War.[1][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Armstrong[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1919[2] | ||
| Place of birth | High Spen,[1] County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 1941 (aged 22)[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1939 | Darlington | 38 | (2) |
| 1939–19?? | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Armstrong was killed during the Second World War while serving as a private in 149 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. He was 22, and is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Matthew Armstrong's life in 1939: 26 East Street Blaydon U.D., Durham, England". 1939 Register. RG101/2754F/021/21 Letter Code: FFEX – via Findmypast.
- ^ a b "Casualty details: Armstrong, Matthew". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Sykes transferred". Birmingham Mail. 27 June 1939. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Halsey, Stanley (17 August 1939). "Villa, Fulham put faith in young players". Daily Express. p. 14.
- ^ "Armstrong, Matthew". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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