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Stanley Matthews was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Matthews was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his talents. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics voted him the 11th greatest footballer of the 20th century. [169]
Jun 12, 2024 · Sir Stanley Matthews was a football (soccer) player, an outside right forward considered by many to be one of the greatest dribblers in the history of the sport. In 1965 he became the first British footballer to be knighted.
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.
Feb 18, 2010 · Sir Stanley Matthews - the first professional footballer to be knighted - was the most renowned player of modern times. Known as 'The Wizard of Dribble', Sir Stan's professional career...
Feb 1, 2015 · Stanley Matthews – or Sir Stanley, because he was the first footballer to be knighted – was born in Hanley on this day a hundred years ago. ‘Stan’, as he liked to be called, was English football’s first superstar of the television age.
Oct 12, 2016 · Sir Stanley Matthews, a man who won the Ballon d'Or aged 41 in 1956, was one of England's greatest players, aptly nicknamed the Wizard of Dribble.
Stanley Matthews was the Leo Messi of his day. Winner of the first Balon D'Or in 1956, he was twice voted Footballer of the Year, played 54 times for England (scoring 11 goals and tearing Brazil apart at Wembley in the process), played in two World Cups and was part of the England team which won the British Championship 9 times.
National Football Museum Hall of Fame Profile for Sir Stanley Matthews, Stoke, Blackpool and England winger and first European Footballer of the Year.
Feb 1, 2015 · On what would have been his 100th birthday, UEFA.com looks back on the life of England winger Stanley Matthews, recipient of the first European Footballer of the Year award.
Apr 20, 2006 · Sir Stanley Matthews - the first professional footballer to be knighted - was the most renowned player of modern times. His professional career covered some 33 years.
