Stanley Matthews
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 and Blackpool. He was knighted in 1965 and died in 2000.
.jpg) Stanley Matthews in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Matthews | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 2000 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire , England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1947 1947–1961 1961–1965 | Stoke City Blackpool Stoke City | ||
| National team | |||
| 1934–1957 | England | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1965–1968 | Port Vale | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| 1931/32 | Stoke City | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1932/33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1933/34 | First Division | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 15 | |
| 1934/35 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 11 | ||
| 1935/36 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 10 | ||
| 1936/37 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 1937/38 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| 1938/39 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 1939/40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1945/46 | - | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1946/47 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 1947/48 | Blackpool | First Division | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| 1948/49 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1949/50 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1950/51 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1951/52 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1952/53 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
| 1953/54 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 1954/55 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 1955/56 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 1956/57 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 1957/58 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1958/59 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1959/60 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1960/61 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1961/62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961/62 | Stoke City | Second Division | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| 1962/63 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 1963/64 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1964/65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Country | England | 701 | 71 | 86 | 10 | 787 | 81 | |
| Total | 701 | 71 | 86 | 10 | 787 | 81 | ||
International career statistics
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1934 | 2 | 1 |
| 1935 | 1 | 0 |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | 3 | 4 |
| 1938 | 8 | 4 |
| 1939 | 3 | 0 |
| 1940 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | 6 | 1 |
| 1948 | 6 | 1 |
| 1949 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950 | 2 | 0 |
| 1951 | 1 | 0 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 3 | 0 |
| 1954 | 5 | 0 |
| 1955 | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | 5 | 1 |
| 1957 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 12 |
Stanley Matthews Media
Other websites
- A Short Profile Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography (in spanish)
References
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Stanley Matthews". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Sir Stanley Matthews - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.