Ben Mathews (born 29 November 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Mathews originally played with Hopefield Buraja FC in the Coreen & District Football League, then was recruited from the Corowa Rutherglen of New South Wales, via the Murray Bushrangers.

He was part of the 2005 AFL premiership-winning side that defeated the West Coast Eagles.

He has served as the midfield coach of the Melbourne Football Club since September 2013 to end of 2020.

[1] He is now the assistant coach at Sydney Swans Football Club[2]