Phil Matson

Phil Matson
Phil Matson
	Phil Matson circa 1923
Personal information
Full name	Phillip Henry Matson
Date of birth	22 October 1884
Place of birth	Port Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death	13 June 1928 (aged 43)
Place of death	Perth, Western Australia
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career1
Years	Club
1904	West Perth
1904–05	South Bunbury
1906–08	Boulder City
1909–10	Sturt
1911	North Fremantle
1912–17	Subiaco
1918–23	East Perth
Representative team honours
Years	Team
1908, 1911, 1914	Western Australia
1909–10	South Australia
Total
Coaching career3
Years	Club
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 Representative 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 Subiaco "Team of the Century"; East Perth (1906-1944) "Team of the Century"; Australian Football Hall of Fame; WAFL Hall of Fame;
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

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