Sir stanley matthews biography

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Late Adventurer MATTHEWS

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Stanley Matthews

SirStanley MatthewsCBE (born 1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an Englishfootballer. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent. Matthews played football for Stoke City and Blackpool. He was knighted in 1965 and died in 2000. He was the first person to be knighted for services to football.^[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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↑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

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National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England^[7]	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.

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 Championsh • Stanley Matthews was born in Hanley in Stoke on Trent in 1915. His father, a professional boxer known as ‘The Fighting Barber’, instilled a lifelong dedication to training in the young Stan. From the age of six onwards Stanley did deep breathing exercises, chest expanding and skipping, and walked everywhere. He even led on dietary developments including fasting and detoxing. On Thursdays he would only drink carrot juice all day. In 1929, at the age of 14, he signed for Stoke at £1 per week on the office staff. As an amateur he played 22 games for the reserves aged just 16, with other players giving him two shillings from their bonus when they won. He finally signed professionally for Stoke at 17, being paid the top available wage of £5 per week. A year later he won a Division 2 medal as Stoke were promoted to Division 1. In 1934 he won his first cap for England, scoring in a 4- 0 win against Wales. Matthews was 19 at the time, and his international career would continue for another 23 years. Stanley’s first overseas international in 1938 took him to Nazi Germany where the England team were ordered to give Hitler the infamous Nazi salute. Matthews scored in a 6-3 victory. When war broke out Stan was transferred to the RAF and was posted to Blackpool as a PE instructor.