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Sir Stanley Matthews CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right.
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. The son of a professional boxer, Matthews began his professional career.
Feb 2, 2015 · On 15 May 1957, aged 42 and 103 days, Matthews became the oldest person to play for England when he helped the Three Lions to a 4-1 triumph over Denmark in Copenhagen.
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 covered...
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.
Jul 4, 2015 · Stanley Matthews. A film celebrating his father’s life is in the pipeline, a reminder of the powerful influence that still resonates from his name. Sir Stanley, passionate about developing the game in South Africa, ignored apartheid and racial segregation.
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.
