What teams did Stanley Matthews play for?

Stanley Matthews played for several teams during his long career, most notably Stoke City and Blackpool. His performances for these clubs cemented his reputation as one of the greatest footballers of his era.

What is Stanley Matthews known for?

Stanley Matthews is known for his exceptional dribbling skills, longevity in the sport, and sportsmanship. He was the first footballer to be knighted while still playing, highlighting his significant impact on association football.

When was Stanley Matthews born and when did he pass away?

Stanley Matthews was born on February 1, 1915, and passed away on February 23, 2000.

Stanley Matthews

Q: What awards did Stanley Matthews receive?

Stanley Matthews received several prestigious awards, including the Ballon d'Or in 1956, the first year the award was introduced. He was also knighted as a Knight Bachelor and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

English association football player (1915-2000)

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Facts

25 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: February 1, 1915
Date of death: February 23, 2000
Place of birth: Hanley
Place of death: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[9]
Occupation: association football player, autobiographer, association football coach
Award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Ballon d'Or, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, Knight Bachelor^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Child: Stanley Matthews^[8]
Cause of death: disease^[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[30]
Coach of sports team: Port Vale F.C.^[35]
Country for sport: England^[31]
Family name: Matthews^[25]
Given name: Stanley^[26]
Height: +174^[34]
Lifestyle: vegetarianism^[33]
Manner of death: natural causes^[27]
Member of sports team: Blackpool F.C., Stoke City F.C., Stoke City F.C., The Football League XI, England men's national association football team, United Kingdom national association football team^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Military branch: Royal Air Force^[20]
Name in native language: Stanley Matthews^[32]
Participant in: 1954 FIFA World Cup, 1950 FIFA World Cup^[28]^[29]
Position played on team / speciality: wing half, forward^[21]^[22]

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Sport: association football^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

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Library of Congress Authorities ID: nb90052334
GND ID: 128615109
A Dictionary of Sports Studies entry ID: 731
AbART person ID: 79102
Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID: 13342
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: matthews-stanley
DDB person (GND) ID: 128615109
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 128615109
EU-Football.info player ID: 13289
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 150369

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Stanley-Matthews-British-soccer-player
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: stanley-matthews
England Football Online player ID: M/BioMatthewsS
Englandstats.com player ID: 603
FAST ID: 465152
FBref player ID: 1b2bb04b
FIFA player ID (archived): 174743
FamilySearch person ID: LCCC-WJC
Find a Grave memorial ID: 12788
FootballDatabase.eu person ID: 16431
Freebase ID: /m/013s6x
GTAA ID: 130525
Golden ID (archived): Stanley_Matthews-E3WXP
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m013s6x
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Stanley_Matthews
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2241911
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 39512
J9U entity ID: 987007506319605171
Kicker.de player ID: stanley-matthews
L'Équipe football player ID: 13675
Lex ID: Stanley_Matthews
Munzinger Sport number: 01000050059
NE.se ID: stanley-matthews
NLP ID: a0000003561604
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810589527905606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp103348
National-Football-Teams.com player ID: 18009
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 073635510
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3938700
Ontario Sports Hall of Fame ID (archived): 102
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 73782
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100140713
Soccerbase manager ID: 1145
Soccerbase player ID: 4914
Trading Card Database name ID: 34727
Transfermarkt manager ID: 113168
Transfermarkt player ID: 212779
Treccani ID: stanley-matthews
WikiTree person ID: Matthews-6941
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJrgJyKpr6FdDDkyq8mPQq
WorldFootball.net person ID (old): stanley-matthews
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Member of sports team 5

England men's national association football team, Stoke City F.C., Stoke City F.C., Blackpool F.C., United Kingdom national association football team

Award received 3

Ballon d'Or, Knight Bachelor, Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Occupation 3

association football player, association football coach, autobiographer

Participant in 2

1950 FIFA World Cup, 1954 FIFA World Cup

Participated in 2

Battle of Highbury, England 3–6 Hungary

Position played on team / speciality 2

forward, wing half

Cause of death 1

disease

Child 1

Stanley Matthews

Children (paternal) 1

Stanley Matthews

Coach of sports team 1

Port Vale F.C.

Country for sport 1

England

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Family name 1

Matthews

Given name 1

Stanley

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Lifestyle 1

vegetarianism

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Military branch 1

Royal Air Force

Place of birth 1

Hanley

Place of death 1

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

association football

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Ware

← Winner 1

Ballon d'Or

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Summary

Stanley Matthews was born on February 1, 1915^[1], in Hanley^[2]. He died on February 23, 2000^[3], in Newcastle-under-Lyme^[4]. He worked as an association football player^[5], autobiographer^[6], and association football coach^[7].

FAQs

Where was Stanley Matthews born?

Stanley Matthews was born in Hanley^[2].

Where did Stanley Matthews die?

Stanley Matthews passed away in Newcastle-under-Lyme^[4].

What did Stanley Matthews do for work?

Stanley Matthews worked as an association football player^[5], autobiographer^[6], and association football coach^[7].

What awards did Stanley Matthews receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[10], Ballon d'Or^[11], Ontario Sports Hall of Fame^[12], and Knight Bachelor^[13].

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[2] ↑ Stanley Matthews — place of birth (P19): Hanley. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Stanley Matthews — place of death (P20): Newcastle-under-Lyme. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Stanley Matthews — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Stanley Matthews — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Stanley Matthews — child (P40): Stanley Matthews. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Stanley Matthews — member of sports team (P54): Blackpool F.C.. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Stanley Matthews — member of sports team (P54): Stoke City F.C.. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Stanley Matthews — member of sports team (P54): The Football League XI. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Stanley Matthews — member of sports team (P54): England men's national association football team. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Stanley Matthews — member of sports team (P54): United Kingdom national association football team. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Stanley Matthews — occupation (P106): association football player. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Stanley Matthews — occupation (P106): autobiographer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Stanley Matthews — occupation (P106): association football coach. Soccerbase. Retrieved 2022-04-07. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Stanley Matthews — award received (P166): Commander of the Order of the British Empire. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Stanley Matthews — award received (P166): Ballon d'Or. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Stanley Matthews — award received (P166): Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Stanley Matthews — award received (P166): Knight Bachelor. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Stanley Matthews — military branch (P241): Royal Air Force. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Stanley Matthews — position played on team / speciality (P413): wing half. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Stanley Matthews — position played on team / speciality (P413): forward. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Stanley Matthews — cause of death (P509): disease. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Stanley Matthews — date of birth (P569): February 1, 1915. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Stanley Matthews — date of death (P570): February 23, 2000. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Stanley Matthews — sport (P641): association football. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Stanley Matthews — family name (P734): Matthews. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Stanley Matthews — given name (P735): Stanley. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Stanley Matthews — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Stanley Matthews — participant in (P1344): 1954 FIFA World Cup. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Stanley Matthews — participant in (P1344): 1950 FIFA World Cup. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Stanley Matthews — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Stanley Matthews — country for sport (P1532): England. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Stanley Matthews — name in native language (P1559): Stanley Matthews. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Stanley Matthews — lifestyle (P1576): vegetarianism. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Stanley Matthews — height (P2048): 174 cm. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Stanley Matthews — coach of sports team (P6087): Port Vale F.C.. wikidata.org.

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