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, Blackpool in the Football League, as well as Toronto City in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League. He was knighted in 1965 and died in 2000.  He was the first person to be knighted for services to football.

During World War II, he joined the Royal Air Force, and rose to the rank of corporal. He continued to play for Stoke City during the war, but also made guest appearances for Airdrieonians, Morton, Rangers, an unofficial Scotland XI, and Arsenal.

He was the first player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1956. He was later voted the 11th best footballer of the 20th century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStoke City1931–32Second Division2000201932–33Second Division151001511933–34First Division29114433151934–35First Division36101137111935–36First Division40105045101936–37First Division407204271937–38First Division386304161938–39First Division362203821939–40First Division30—301945–46Football League North—80801946–47First Division23451285Total2595130628957Blackpool1947–48First Division331603911948–49First Division253302831949–50First Division310303401950–51First Division360804401951–52First Division181101911952–53First Division204712751953–54First Division302703721954–55First Division341103511955–56First Division363103731956–57First Division252402921957–58First Division280102901958–59First Division190602501959–60First Division150001501960–61First Division270102801961–62First Division20—20Total3791749142818Stoke City1961–62Second Division182312131962–63Second Division311003111963–64First Division90411311964–65First Division100010Total59372665Toronto City (loan)1961Eastern CanadaProfessional Soccer League140—1401965Eastern CanadaProfessional Soccer League60—60Total20000200Career total7177186980380

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEngland193421193510193734193883193930194761194861194910195020195110195330195450195550195651195730Total5411

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matthews goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Stanley MatthewsNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  29 September 1934  Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales    4–0  1934–35 British Home Championship2  17 November 1937  Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, England    2–1  1937–38 British Home Championship3 1 December 1937 White Hart Lane, London, England   5–4 Friendly4 5 6  14 May 1938  Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany    6–3  Friendly7  22 October 1938  Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales    2–4  1938–39 British Home Championship8  18 November 1938  Old Trafford, Manchester, England    7–0  1938–39 British Home Championship9  25 May 1947  Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal    10–0  Friendly10  9 October 1948  Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland    6–2  1948–49 British Home Championship11  6 October 1956  Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland    1–1  1956–57 British Home Championship

Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordPort Vale31 May 196731 May 1968Total

Honours

Player
Stoke City
Football League Second Division: 1932–33, 1962–63
 Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1933–34

Rangers
 Glasgow Charity Cup: 1940–41

Blackpool
 Football League First Division
 Runner-up: 1955–56
FA Cup: 1952–53
 Runner-up: 1947–48, 1950–51
 Football League War Cup: 1942–43

England
British Home Championship: 1935, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1956, 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
 Independence Cup: 1970–71
 Sons of Malta Cup: 1970–71

Individual
FWA Footballer of the Year: 1948, 1963
Ballon d'Or: 1956
Pierre de Coubertin World Trophy: 1986
PFA Merit Award: 1987
FWA Tribute Award: 1995
Ontario Sports Hall of Fame: 1995 (Honorary member)
Football League 100 Legends: 1998
English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
PFA Team of the Century (1907–1976): 2007
IFFHS Legends

Orders
CBE: 1957
Knight Bachelor: 1965

References

 Other websites 
A Short Profile 
Biography (in spanish)

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Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
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