Waddington signed hardman Eddie Clamp to protect Matthews in the 1962–63 season, and the two would also become close friends off the pitch. [4] In addition to these, he also played a handful of games for Scottish sides Airdrieonians, Morton and Rangers,[32] and also played for Arsenal against FC Dynamo Moscow in extremely thick fog. [152] On the way back from the trip, the Stan's Men captain Gilbert Moiloa called Matthews "black man with the white face". [92] He then travelled to Berlin for another encounter with Münzenberg, where pre-match he witnessed first hand the foreboding devotion the people showed the Führer when his motorcade drove past a café the England team were dining in. [101] Again the World Champions, the Italians managed to salvage a 2–2 draw at the San Siro after scoring with a clear handball; this time Matthews left the field with a chipped hip bone for his efforts. Stoke slipped down the league in an extremely tight 1937–38 season, and, annoyed by rumours circulating the city of resentment in the dressing room against him for his England success, Matthews requested a transfer in February; his request was denied. He was also an inaugural inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 to honour his contribution to the English game.[6]. [109] Later in the year he played in a goalless draw with Denmark, a 6–2 win over Northern Ireland, a 1–0 win over Wales, and a 6–0 triumph over Switzerland. [147] Player Roy Sproson later said that "he [Matthews] trusted people who should never have been trusted and people took advantage of him. [171], In the summer of 1934, Matthews married Betty Vallance, daughter of Stoke City trainer Jimmy Vallance, whom he first met on his 15th birthday in 1930 on his first day as office boy at the Victoria Ground. How could it be that young fans of the game still know the name of a man who made his debut for Stoke City in 1932? [82] Matthews scored the third goal as England beat the Welsh 4–0. [88] He was physically sick before the match, as he would be before any big game. Sir Stanley Matthews (Hanley, 1º febbraio 1915 – Stoke-on-Trent, 23 febbraio 2000) è stato un calciatore inglese, di ruolo centrocampista.. Considerato uno dei migliori talenti inglesi, è l'unico calciatore ad aver ricevuto una Knight Bachelor prima del ritiro; e fu il primo giocatore a vincere sia il Pallone d'oro sia il premio Calciatore dell'anno della Football Writers' Association. [72] Matthews scored his only goal of the season in the final home game of the campaign, as Luton Town were beaten 2–0, the result ensured Stoke gained promotion to the top flight. 1977 1977/79 SPORTSCASTER SOCCER FOOTBALL PHOTO STANLEY MATTHEWS ARSENAL NICE!! [11] His father conceded that should he be picked for England Schoolboys then he could continue his footballing career; around this time his school football master picked Matthews as an outside-right, rather than as his then-preferred position of centre-half. [146], Handed complete managerial control following Mudie's resignation in May 1967, Matthews couldn't guide the club to success – instead, Port Vale were fined £4,000 in February/March 1968 and expelled from the Football League for financial irregularities. [81], After playing for England Schoolboys, playing in a trial at Roker Park in front of the England selectors, and representing The Football League, Matthews was given his England debut at Ninian Park in 1934. [170] Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is a secondary school in Blurton, Staffordshire named after him. Make Offer - 1977 1977/79 SPORTSCASTER SOCCER FOOTBALL PHOTO STANLEY MATTHEWS ARSENAL NICE!! Pelé said he was "the man who taught us the way football should be played",[161] and Brian Clough added that "he was a true gentleman and we shall never see his like again". [107] Folklore told that he beat Alberto Eliani only to have the audacity to then pull a comb from his shorts pocket and comb his hair; the reality was that he simply used his hand to wipe his sweating brow in the beating Italian sun. [27] Finding no peace there either, Stoke chairman Albert Booth told Matthews he would not be allowed to leave the club, and 3,000 City supporters organized a meeting to make their feelings known – they too demanded that he stay. Following a surprise defeat to the Swiss, England cantered to a 10–0 win over the Portuguese, with Matthews scoring the 10th. [30] He rose to the rank of corporal, though he admitted to being one of the most lenient and easy-going NCOs in the forces. "[133] Having trained to a level of fitness few other players would reach, by the mid-1950s he was able to cut back on his intense training as his level of fitness was by then ingrained in his body. Between his two spells at Stoke he spent 14 years with Blackpool, where, after being on the losing side in the 1948 and 1951 FA Cup finals, he helped Blackpool to win the cup with a formidable personal performance in the "Matthews Final" of 1953. "Our collaborations were over by eleven in the morning and, without fail, took place in his den. [69][70] He went on to score three goals in 21 games in the rest of the 1961–62 campaign. [89] The "Hampden Roar" a big factor, the Scots won 3–1 despite a good English performance. [116] He blamed the FA and the selectors for the heavy loss, though he had great admiration for the Hungarians, particularly Ferenc Puskás. [36], The regular Football League returned in time for the 1946–47 season, during which Matthews played 23 league games and was a major contributor to 30 of the club's 41 league goals. wartime guest players, Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players, English expatriate sportspeople in Canada, Commanders of the Order of the British Empire, Football players and officials awarded knighthoods, English Football League representative players, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using national squad without sport or team link, Wikipedia articles with PLWABN identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only, This page was last edited on 6 February 2021, at 15:43. To say thank you to Matthews, Stoke arranged a match against a team of international star players which was broadcast live to an estimated worldwide audience of 112 million. In yesterday’s post, GN5 gave us the background to our opponents, I cannot write about Blackpool without mentioning Stanley Matthews, the Wizard of the Wing. He instead joined the Royal Air Force, and was based just outside Blackpool, with Ivor Powell his NCO. [58] He always credited the team and especially Mortensen for the victory, and never accepted the nickname of the "Matthews Final". [140] Writing about the fact that the FA allocated only 12,000 of the 100,000 available tickets for the 1953 FA Cup Final to Blackpool supporters, Matthews wrote: "I couldn't make my mind up whether they were dunderheads or simply didn't care about the genuine supporters who were the lifeblood of the game". [129] English goalkeeping legend Gordon Banks said that "I don't think anyone since had a name so synonymous with football in England",[143] whilst World Cup winning German defender Berti Vogts commented that "It is not just in England where his name is famous. [64] Matthews was then used just 15 times in 1959–60, as Suart signed Arthur Kaye to take his place, and local lad Steve Hill also vied for the outside-right position. [19], After spending the 1932–33 pre-season training intensely by himself (as opposed to playing golf with his teammates), Mather selected Matthews in 15 games, enough to earn him in a winners medal after Stoke were crowned Second Division champions, one point ahead of Tottenham Hotspur. 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[41], On 10 May 1947, immediately after a Great Britain versus Rest of Europe match in Glasgow (Britain won 6–1),[42] he made the move for £11,500, at the age of 32. [64] Suart limited Matthews to 19 league appearances in 1958–59. [111] Only after impressing in an FA tour of Canada was he was named as a last minute inclusion in the England squad for the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. [146] Matthews concentrated his search in North East England and Central Scotland, where he discovered talented striker Mick Cullerton, though overlooked a teenage Ray Kennedy. Stanley Matthews...Subbuteo action. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics voted him the 11th greatest footballer of the 20th century. [141], He was never booked or sent off throughout his entire career,[142] and teammate Jimmy Armfield noted that Matthews would never retaliate to the many extremely physical challenges opponents would often make to try and take him out of the game. … [22] Stoke finished the season in 10th place. [154] He damaged his cartilage during the match: "a promising career cut tragically short", he wrote in his autobiography.[155]. [152] In the 2017 documentary film on his life Matthews (film), the film crew travel to Soweto to interview Stan's Men about their memories with Matthews. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing football, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards. [165] He was inducted into the Blackpool F.C. (1878) wartime guest players, Greenock Morton F.C. [19] On 4 March 1933 he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 win over local rivals Port Vale at The Old Recreation Ground.[19]. "[149] The experience "left a sour taste" in his mouth, and was enough to convince him never to try his hand as management in English football again. [39] Recalled against Brentford, only after the game did he find out that this was only because he was a last-minute replacement for an injured Bert Mitchell. As a player, we made you. [177] Gough made Matthews a great-grandfather in 1999 when he and his wife had a son, Cameron. Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. [31] He played 69 Wartime League and Cup games for Stoke, and also made 87 guest appearances for Blackpool. [164] Matthews was placed 17th in World Soccer magazine's "100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century" list, published in 1999. [64] He enjoyed more games in 1960–61, playing 27 league games as the club narrowly avoiding relegation by the odd point. [77], Stoke City arranged a testimonial match in honour of Matthews; it was much needed as he had spent most of his career constricted to the tight maximum wage that had been enforced upon the English game and only abolished a few years before his retirement. E’ stato il primo Pallone d’Oro della storia. A magical player, of the people, for the people.". He was the third of four sons born to Jack Matthews,[7] a local boxer known as the "Fighting Barber of Hanley". Questa pagina è stata modificata per l'ultima volta il 12 feb 2021 alle 23:59. ", Matthews' autobiography, The Way It Was, was released by Headline in 2000. [129] Johnny Giles said that "he had everything – good close control, great dribbling ability and he was lightning quick. [14] The Stoke City manager Tom Mather persuaded Matthews' father to allow Stanley to join his club's staff as an office boy on his 15th birthday for pay of £1 a week. It’s just that Stanley Matthews was simply so good that day his performance could not be ignored. The book is dedicated to his wife Mila, who died the year before its publication. [8] Matthews attended Hanley's Wellington Road School, and later described himself as "in many respects a model pupil". 1950s Stanley Matthews Play Soccer the Matthews Way Sunday Express Postcard No.3. Such is the regard with which Sir Matthews believed that the performance he gave in a 3–1 win over Arsenal on the opening day of the season was the finest he ever gave. His funeral was attended by many of his fellow footballers, such as Bobby Charlton and Jack Charlton, Gordon Banks, Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney. A "final settlement" was reached in December 1970, Matthews was given £3,300, with the other £7,000 he was owed to be written off. She would have two other children — daughters Samantha and Amanda. E’ stato uno dei pochi calciatori ad aver giocato fino ai cinquant’anni, grazie anche alla sua rigorosa dieta … [85], His third cap came in a 3–0 over Germany at White Hart Lane on 4 December 1935, after Ralph Birkett was unable to play due to injury; Matthews was outplayed by his opposite number Reinhold Münzenberg in both attack and defence. [47] The Seasiders finished in ninth place and reached the 1948 FA Cup Final. [127], Franz Beckenbauer said that the speed and skill Matthews possessed meant that "almost no one in the game could stop him". His death was announced on the radio just before the start of an England v Argentina friendly match. [106], In April 1948 he once again travelled with England to Hampden Park, helping his country to a 2–0 victory; however after the match he was the subject of an FA inquiry after he claimed tea and scones on his expenses (at the cost of sixpence). As the cortège wound its way along the 12-mile route, employees downed tools and schoolchildren stood motionless to witness his final passing. Stanley Matthews was born on 1 February 1915 in a terraced house in Seymour Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. From his deathbed he made his son promise him two things: to look after his mother, and to win an FA Cup Final.
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