Matt Tees
Personal information
Full name Matthew Tees[1]
Date of birth (1939-10-13)13 October 1939
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland
Date of death 3 November 2020(2020-11-03) (aged 81)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1957 Penilee Athletic
1957–1960 Cambuslang Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960 Forfar Athletic (trialist) 1 (1)
1960–1963 Airdrieonians 43 (12)
1963–1967 Grimsby Town 113 (51)
1967–1969 Charlton Athletic 89 (32)
1969–1971 Luton Town 35 (13)
1971–1973 Grimsby Town 83 (42)
1973–1974 Boston United
1974–1975 Greyhound
Total 364 (151)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Tees (13 October 1939 – 4 November 2020) was a Scottish footballer.

Originally a machinist at a carpet factory, he was discovered while playing for local leagues in Scotland with Cambuslang Rangers. After a spell with Airdrie, he played for Grimsby Town (two spells), Charlton Athletic and Luton Town before ending his career with Boston United in the Northern Premier League.

He died on 4 November 2020, at the age of 81.[2]

Career

After beginning his career in the local leagues in Scotland with Cambuslang Rangers before joining professional football with Airdrie. He then joined Grimsby Town, Charlton Athletic, Luton Town and back to Grimsby Town, during his second spell at Grimsby, Tees was part of the 1971–72 team that won the Division Four title.[3][4]

A 2017 BBC documentary on dementia among retired footballers included a visit to Tees' family home, where it was confirmed he had an advanced stage of the condition; it was suggested that the cause may be the high number of times he headed the ball during his playing career.[5]

Honours

Club

Grimsby Town

References

  1. ^ "Matt Tees". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "R.I.P. Matt Tees – A Tribute to the Town Legend". Grimsby Town F.C. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Historical league tables". Stats.football.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b "A sea of 23,000 fans roared on McMenemy's champions of 71". Grimsby Telegraph. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football and Me review – an impassioned and thoughtful documentary". The Daily Telegraph. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

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