Stanley Matthews
English association football player (1915-2000)
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Lived 1915–2000, aged 85United Kingdom
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Sir Stanley Matthews was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest English players, 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. His nicknames included "The Wizard of Dribble" and "The Magician".
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- Stoke City F.C.1961–1965
- Blackpool F.C.1947–1961
- United Kingdom national association football team1947–1955
- The Football League XI1934–1956
- England men's national association football team1934–1957
- Stoke City F.C.1932–1947
19321965
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| 1961–1965 | 59 | 3 |
| 1947–1961 | 379 | 17 |
| 1947–1955 | 2 | 0 |
| 1934–1956 | 13 | 2 |
| 1934–1957 | 54 | 11 |
| 1932–1947 | 259 | 51 |
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- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Ballon d'Or
- Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- Knight Bachelor
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