Sir Stanley Matthews was the most renowned player of his generation; in fact his very name became synonymous with English football itself. In his incredible career covering an astonishing 33 years Matthews made nearly 700 league appearances for Stoke City and Blackpool and had played for England 84 times. In 1965 Matthews became the first footballer to be knighted for services to sport.By using a collection of archive film featuring Sir Stanley Matthews doing what he did best beating defenders for fun with his mesmerising array of skills and lightning pace and... including footage of 'the Matthews final' in 1953 arguably Sir Stanley's greatest; this is the story of Sir Stanley Matthews. [show more]
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The life and career of the late Sir Stanley Matthews is chronicled in this documentary. Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1915, Sir Stanley made his professional footballing debut in 1932 and went on to play for another 32 years, only retiring from the game at the age of fifty.
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