Stanley Matthews

Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews in 1962
Personal information
Full name Stanley Matthews[1]
Date of birth (1915-02-01)1 February 1915[2]
Place of birth Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England[3]
Date of death 23 February 2000(2000-02-23) (aged 85)[2]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
1930–1932 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1947 Stoke City 259 (51)
1947–1961 Blackpool 379 (17)
1961 → Toronto City (loan) 14 (0)
1961–1965 Stoke City 59 (3)
1965 → Toronto City (loan) 6 (0)
Total 717 (71)
International career
1929 England Schoolboys 1 (0)
1934–1956 The Football League XI 13 (2)
1934–1957 England 54 (11)
1947–1955 Great Britain 2 (0)
Managerial career
1967–1968 Port Vale
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[4]

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,[5] an unofficial Scotland XI,[6] and Arsenal.

He was the first player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1956.[7] He was later voted the 11th best footballer of the 20th century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9][10]
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1931–32 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1932–33 Second Division 15 1 0 0 15 1
1933–34 First Division 29 11 4 4 33 15
1934–35 First Division 36 10 1 1 37 11
1935–36 First Division 40 10 5 0 45 10
1936–37 First Division 40 7 2 0 42 7
1937–38 First Division 38 6 3 0 41 6
1938–39 First Division 36 2 2 0 38 2
1939–40 First Division 3[a] 0 — 3 0
1945–46 Football League North — 8 0 8 0
1946–47 First Division 23 4 5 1 28 5
Total 259 51 30 6 289 57
Blackpool 1947–48 First Division 33 1 6 0 39 1
1948–49 First Division 25 3 3 0 28 3
1949–50 First Division 31 0 3 0 34 0
1950–51 First Division 36 0 8 0 44 0
1951–52 First Division 18 1 1 0 19 1
1952–53 First Division 20 4 7 1 27 5
1953–54 First Division 30 2 7 0 37 2
1954–55 First Division 34 1 1 0 35 1
1955–56 First Division 36 3 1 0 37 3
1956–57 First Division 25 2 4 0 29 2
1957–58 First Division 28 0 1 0 29 0
1958–59 First Division 19 0 6 0 25 0
1959–60 First Division 15 0 0 0 15 0
1960–61 First Division 27 0 1 0 28 0
1961–62 First Division 2 0 — 2 0
Total 379 17 49 1 428 18
Stoke City 1961–62 Second Division 18 2 3 1 21 3
1962–63 Second Division 31 1 0 0 31 1
1963–64 First Division 9 0 4 1 13 1
1964–65 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 59 3 7 2 66 5
Toronto City (loan) 1961 Eastern Canada
Professional Soccer League 		14 0 — 14 0
1965 Eastern Canada
Professional Soccer League 		6 0 — 6 0
Total 20 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 717 71 86 9 803 80
  1. ↑ These three matches were played before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War and are not included in the total

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England[11] 1934 2 1
1935 1 0
1937 3 4
1938 8 3
1939 3 0
1947 6 1
1948 6 1
1949 1 0
1950 2 0
1951 1 0
1953 3 0
1954 5 0
1955 5 0
1956 5 1
1957 3 0
Total 54 11
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matthews goal.
List of international goals scored by Stanley Matthews
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 September 1934 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 4–0 1934–35 British Home Championship
2 17 November 1937 Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, England  Wales 2–1 1937–38 British Home Championship
3 1 December 1937 White Hart Lane, London, England  Czechoslovakia 5–4 Friendly
4
5
6 14 May 1938 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Germany 6–3 Friendly
7 22 October 1938 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 2–4 1938–39 British Home Championship
8 18 November 1938 Old Trafford, Manchester, England  Ireland 7–0 1938–39 British Home Championship
9 25 May 1947 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal  Portugal 10–0 Friendly
10 9 October 1948 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Ireland 6–2 1948–49 British Home Championship
11 6 October 1956 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–1 1956–57 British Home Championship

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Port Vale 31 May 1967 31 May 1968 49 13 15 21 026.5
Total 49 13 15 21 026.5

Honours

Player

Stoke City

Rangers

  • Glasgow Charity Cup: 1940–41[13]

Blackpool

England

  • British Home Championship: 1935[a], 1938, 1939[a], 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1956[a], 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[15]
  • Independence Cup: 1970–71[15]
  • Sons of Malta Cup: 1970–71[15]

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ↑ "Stanley Matthews". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matthews 2000, p. Introduction
  3. ↑ Matthews 2000, p. 607
  4. ↑ Thomas-Symonds, Nick (2023). Harold Wilson the winner. London: Weidenfield & Nicolson. pp. 208. ISBN 9781474611961.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Adam Little remembers (in part) Stanley Matthews". Follow Follow Fanzine. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "SCOTS BEAT ARMY XI". Press and Journal. 21 April 1941. Retrieved 3 February 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (23 October 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1956". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "IFFHS' Century Elections". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  9. ↑ Matthews 2000, p. 606
  10. ↑ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side – 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 220.
  11. ↑ "Sir Stanley Matthews – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "THE STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY F.A. SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP". Rochester FC. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "STANLEY MATTHEWS IN RANGERS TEAM". The Scotsman. 2 June 1941. Retrieved 3 February 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Jock Dodds". The Guardian. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Stanley Matthews's connection with Malta". Times of Malta. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "The first gentleman of soccer". BBC News. 23 February 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "Sir Stanley Matthews". Ontario Sports Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "England Boys of '66 dominate your Team of the Century: 1907–1976". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

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