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SirStanley MatthewsCBE. Sir Stanley Matthews CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game and one of the greatest players of all time, [5] he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing football, as well as ...
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 23, 2000 · Sir Stanley Matthews former footballer from England Right Winger * Feb 1, 1915 in Hanley, England.
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.
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.
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.
Stanley Matthews was, for well over two decades, the most revered footballer in the world. He played for England over a longer period than any other player before or since, the last of his 54 caps being won in 1957 at the age of 42. He was the game’s first global superstar.
May 27, 2015 · In the year where it would have been his 100th birthday, how Sir Stanley Matthews made it third time lucky in the FA Cup final at the age of 38.
