Birth of Stanley Matthews1 February 1915
Birth of Stanley Matthews
Historical person
Stanley Matthews Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Stanley Matthews, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
11 records1915–200210 events1 places
Chronological biography
1915
1932
Contract1932
Signs professional terms with Stoke City FC
1934
International Caps1934
International debut, scoring for the England side which beat Wales 4-0
1937
International Caps1937
Scores a hat-trick for 10-man England in a game against Czechoslovakia
1938
Demonstrations1938
Asks for a transfer, more than 3,000 fans attend a protest meeting and a further 1,000 demonstrate & Matthews stays
1948
Player of the Year1948
FWA Footballer of the Year
1953
FA Cup1953
Wins an FA Cup winners medal, the match is dubbed the Matthews Final.
1956
European Footballer of the Year1956
Winner of the first ever European Footballer of the Year award
1992
FIFA Gold Merit Order1992
Winner of the FIFA Gold Merit Order
2000
Death of Stanley Matthews23 February 2000
Death of Stanley Matthews
2002
English Football Hall of Fame2002
Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.