| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Matt Gargan | |
| Irish: | Maitiú Ó Gargáin |
| Occupation: | Stonecutter |
| County: | Kilkenny |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Club: | Erin's Own |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Counties: | Waterford Kilkenny |
| Icposition: | Midfield |
| Icyears: | 1905 1905-1917 |
| Icprovince: | 5 |
| Icallireland: | 5 |
| Icupdate: | 16:31, 28 April 2012 |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 10 March 1949 (aged 63) |
| Death Place: | Kilkenny, Ireland |
Matthew Gargan (30 September 1885 – 10 March 1949) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny and Waterford senior teams.
Gargan made his first appearance for the Kilkenny team during the 1905 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1917 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals and five Leinster medals.[1] [2] He also frequently and illegally lined out with Waterford.
At club level Gargan enjoyed a lengthy career with Erin's Own.