Sam Matthews

Bristol Rovers On 6 June 2018, Matthews agreed to join League One side Bristol Rovers upon the expiration of his Bournemouth contract on 1 July 2018. Matthews made his debut for the club when he came off the bench in the opening day defeat to Peterborough United when he replaced Kyle Bennett in the 66th minute.

Matthews joined Eastleigh for a third time on loan on 21 March 2019 and would go on to make 8 appearances before the end of the season. He also came off the bench in both the play-off quarter-final victory over Wrexham and the semi-final defeat to Salford City where Matthews had a penalty saved by Salford goalkeeper Chris Neal in the shootout.

At the end of the 2019–20 season, Matthews was released by Bristol Rovers.

Crawley Town Matthews signed for Crawley Town on a two-year deal in the summer of 2020. He made his debut for Crawley Town on 19 September 2020 in a 1–0 League Two victory over Scunthorpe United. On 22 February 2022, Matthews joined National League side Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.

Wealdstone On 21 October 2022, Matthews signed for National League club Wealdstone on a short-term deal until January 2023. On 17 November 2022 Matthews left National League club Wealdstone by mutual consent.

Havant & Waterlooville On 26 January 2023 Havant & Waterlooville announced the signing of Matthews on a deal until the end of the season.

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