Stanley Matthews

Sir Stanley Matthews CBE (born 1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent. Matthews played football for Stoke City and Blackpool. He was knighted in 1965 and died in 2000. He was the first person to be knighted for services to football.[4]

Stanley Matthews
Personal information
Full name Stanley Matthews[1]
Date of birth (1915-02-01)1 February 1915[2]
Place of birth Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England[3]
Date of death 23 February 2000(2000-02-23) (aged 85)[2]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
1930–1932 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1947 Stoke City 259 (51)
1947–1961 Blackpool 379 (17)
1961 → Toronto City (loan) 14 (0)
1961–1965 Stoke City 59 (3)
1965 → Toronto City (loan) 6 (0)
Total 717 (71)
National team
1929 England Schoolboys 1 (0)
1934–1956 The Football League XI 13 (2)
1934–1957 England 54 (11)
1947–1955 Great Britain 2 (0)
Teams managed
1967–1968 Port Vale
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6]
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1931–32 Second Division 200020
1932–33 Second Division 15100151
1933–34 First Division 2911443315
1934–35 First Division 3610113711
1935–36 First Division 4010504510
1936–37 First Division 40720427
1937–38 First Division 38630416
1938–39 First Division 36220382
1939–40 First Division 3[lower-alpha 1]0—30
1945–46 Football League North —8080
1946–47 First Division 23451285
Total 2595130628957
Blackpool 1947–48 First Division 33160391
1948–49 First Division 25330283
1949–50 First Division 31030340
1950–51 First Division 36080440
1951–52 First Division 18110191
1952–53 First Division 20471275
1953–54 First Division 30270372
1954–55 First Division 34110351
1955–56 First Division 36310373
1956–57 First Division 25240292
1957–58 First Division 28010290
1958–59 First Division 19060250
1959–60 First Division 15000150
1960–61 First Division 27010280
1961–62 First Division 20—20
Total 3791749142818
Stoke City 1961–62 Second Division 18231213
1962–63 Second Division 31100311
1963–64 First Division 9041131
1964–65 First Division 100010
Total 59372665
Toronto City (loan) 1961 Eastern Canada
Professional Soccer League		 140—140
1965 Eastern Canada
Professional Soccer League		 60—60
Total 20000200
Career total 7177186980380
  1. These three matches were played before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War and are not included in the total

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England[7] 193421
193510
193734
193883
193930
194761
194861
194910
195020
195110
195330
195450
195550
195651
195730
Total5411
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matthews goal.
List of international goals scored by Stanley Matthews
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 September 1934Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales Wales4–01934–35 British Home Championship
217 November 1937Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, England Wales2–11937–38 British Home Championship
31 December 1937White Hart Lane, London, England Czechoslovakia5–4Friendly
4
5
614 May 1938Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany Germany6–3Friendly
722 October 1938Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales Wales2–41938–39 British Home Championship
818 November 1938Old Trafford, Manchester, England Ireland7–01938–39 British Home Championship
925 May 1947Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Portugal10–0Friendly
109 October 1948Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Ireland6–21948–49 British Home Championship
116 October 1956Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–11956–57 British Home Championship

Managerial statistics
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Port Vale 31 May 1967 31 May 1968 49 13 15 21 026.5
Total 49 13 15 21 026.5

Honours

Player

Stoke City

Rangers

  • Glasgow Charity Cup: 1940–41[9]

Blackpool

England

  • British Home Championship: 1935[a], 1938, 1939[a], 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1956[a], 1957
a. ^ The Championship was shared with Scotland in 1935, with Wales and Scotland in 1939, and with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1956.

Manager

Hibernians

  • Maltese FA Trophy: 1970–71[11]
  • Independence Cup: 1970–71[11]
  • Sons of Malta Cup: 1970–71[11]

Individual

Orders

References
  1. "Stanley Matthews". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Matthews 2000, p. Introduction
  3. Matthews 2000, p. 607
  4. Thomas-Symonds, Nick (2023). Harold Wilson the winner. London: Weidenfield & Nicolson. p. 208. ISBN 9781474611961.
  5. Matthews 2000, p. 606
  6. Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side – 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 220.
  7. "Sir Stanley Matthews – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  8. "THE STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY F.A. SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP". Rochester FC. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. "STANLEY MATTHEWS IN RANGERS TEAM". The Scotsman. 2 June 1941. Retrieved 3 February 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Jock Dodds". The Guardian. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. "Stanley Matthews's connection with Malta". Times of Malta. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  12. "The first gentleman of soccer". BBC News. 23 February 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  13. "Sir Stanley Matthews". Ontario Sports Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  14. "England Boys of '66 dominate your Team of the Century: 1907–1976". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  15. "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

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