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.

Stanley Matthews

Stanley Matthews in 1962
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Matthews
Date of birth	(1915-02-01)1 February 1915
Place of birth	Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	23 February 2000(2000-02-23) (aged 85)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire , England
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	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 statistics			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

Other websites

• A Short Profile Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Biography (in spanish)