At the end of the season he was paid a loyalty bonus of £650, though the Stoke board initially insisted he was only due £500 as he had spent his first two years at the club as an amateur – this attitude left a sour taste in Matthew's mouth.
La sfârșitul sezonului a fost recompensat cu un bonus de £650, deși conducerea lui Stoke a insistat inițial că el ar merita să primească doar £500 din moment ce în primii doi ani ai săi la club a jucat doar la amatori — această atitudine avea să-i lase lui Matthews un gust amar.