Stanley Matthews Totally Explained

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Quotes

"You're 32, do you think you can make it for another couple of years?" - Blackpool manager Joe Smith, in 1947.
"The man who taught us the way football should be played" - Pelé "I grew up in an era when he was a god to those of us who aspired to play the game. He was a true gentleman and we'll never see his like again" - Brian Clough "It isn't just in England where his name is famous. All over the world he's regarded as a true football genius" - Berti Vogts "For me this man probably had the greatest name of any player ever, certainly in Britain. I don't think anyone since had a name so synonymous with football in England" - Gordon Banks "He [StanleyMatthews] told me that he used to play for just twenty pounds a week. Today he'd be worth all the money in the Bank of England" - Gianfranco Zola

Trivia

When England beat Scotland 7-2 in 1955, the 40-year-old Matthews created five of the goals. Duncan Edwards was making his England debut; when Matthews made his, Edwards hadn't even been born.

Sir Stan once said that only by the 1990s had the art of dribbling been reinstated in the English game, praising the likes of Steve McManaman and Ryan Giggs.

The Stanley Matthews Collection is held by the National Football Museum.

Matthews' son, also named Stanley, was a tennis player, Wimbledon Boy's Champion in 1962 and a professional of that sport in the 1970s.

A statue of Sir Stanley is situated in Hanley, in the centre of the main shopping district. The ball from the statue has been stolen a number of times.

Sir Stanley once managed non-league club Walton & Hersham F.C. for a short period.

During an international against Italy in 1948, with England 4-0 up, Matthews went on a run to the corner flag to waste time. On getting there, he wiped the sweat from his hands on his shorts, and before his marker could arrive, pushed his hair back into place. People in the crowd believed Matthews had been audacious enough to pull a comb from his shorts pocket and comb his hair. As revealed in his autobiography, this legend followed Sir Stanley throughout his lifetime.Further Information

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