Stanley Matthews

Born on : February 01, 1915 at Hanley

Date of death : February 23, 2000

Nationality : England

Height : 1m74

Weight : 71 kg

Number of international caps : 54 (12 goals)

First cap : vs Wales 29/09/1934

First international goal : vs Wales 29/09/1934

Main position
Right Winger	0%

Identities

Stanley Matthews

Sir Stanley Matthews

Manager careerLast updated on 04/05/2024 at 16:13

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
1970/1971	Hibernians	1	1			100%1	6	0	0	2	2		50%1	50%1	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup1er 1er tour	0	5															3		33%1	67%2			7
1967/1968	Port Vale																	3	33%1		67%2	FA Cup1er 1er tour League Cup2e t2e tour	5	5								3	33%1		67%2		5	5
1966/1967	Port Vale																	4	25%1	25%1	50%2	FA Cup2e t2e tour League Cup1er 1er tour	4	8								4	25%1	25%1	50%2		4	8
1965/1966	Port Vale																	6	33%2	33%2	33%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup1er 1er tour	9	9								6	33%2	33%2	33%2		9	9
1964/1965	Port Vale
Total			1	0%	0%	100%1	6			2	2	0%	50%1	50%1			5	13	31%4	23%3	46%6		18	22								16	25%4	25%4	50%8		18	29

Matthews's career statisticsLast updated on 04/05/2024 at 16:13

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

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eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1964/1965

Stoke City

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Stoke City	Division 1	1					1		90	0	100%		2%			100%	0%	0%

1963/1964

Stoke City

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Stoke City	Division 1	9					19		810	0	100%		21%			22%	22%	56%

1962/1963

Stoke City

1961/1962

Stoke City

1961/1962

Blackpool

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Blackpool	Division 1	2					3	1	180	0	100%		8%			50%	0%	50%

1960/1961

Blackpool

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Blackpool	Division 1	27					49	5	2430	0	100%		64%			33%	26%	41%

1959/1960

Blackpool

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Blackpool	Division 1	2					5		180	0	100%					50%	0%	50%

1958/1959

1957/1958

1956/1957

Club	Competition									V	D	L
England	British Home Championship	3	1	270	3		270	100%	100%	67%	33%	0%
England	Friendlies	1				1	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
England	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3			4		270	100%	75%	100%	0%	0%

1955/1956

Blackpool

Club	Competition															V	D	L
England	British Home Championship	1					2		90	0	100%		33%			0%	0%	100%
England	Friendlies	1					2		90	0	100%		25%			100%	0%	0%

1954/1955

Blackpool

Club	Competition							V	D	L
England	British Home Championship	3	4	1	270	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
England	Friendlies	1	1		90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
England	Friendlies	3	5		270	100%	100%	0%	33%	67%

1953/1954

Blackpool

480

570

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Blackpool	Charity Shield	1			3	90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
England	Friendlies	2	1	180	10	180	100%	100%	0%	50%	50%
England	British Home Championship	1			1	90	100%	33%	100%	0%	0%
England	World Cup	2			8	210	100%	67%	0%	50%	50%

1952/1953

Blackpool

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Blackpool	FA Cup	1		2			3		90	0	100%					100%	0%	0%

1951/1952

Blackpool

1950/1951

Blackpool

Club	Competition															V	D	L
England	British Home Championship	2					4		180	0	100%		67%			50%	0%	50%
Blackpool	FA Cup	1					2		90	0	100%					0%	0%	100%

1949/1950

Blackpool

Club	Competition															V	D	L
England	World Cup	1					1		90	0	100%		33%			0%	0%	100%

1948/1949

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Blackpool	Division 1	27	3	810	47	5	2430	100%	64%	22%	33%	44%
England	Friendlies	2				2	180	100%	100%	50%	50%	0%
England	British Home Championship	3	1	270	5	1	270	100%	100%	67%	0%	33%

1947/1948

Blackpool

2970

3690

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Blackpool	Division 1	33	1	2970	32	10	2970	100%	79%	39%	30%	30%
Blackpool	FA Cup	3			4	2	270	100%		67%	0%	33%
England	Friendlies	1			2		90	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%
England	British Home Championship	3			2	2	270	100%	100%	67%	33%	0%
England	Friendlies	1				1	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%

1946/1947

Stoke City

450

Club	Competition									V	D	L
England B	Friendlies	1			2		90	100%		0%	100%	0%
England B	Friendlies	1			2		90	100%		0%	0%	100%
England	British Home Championship	1			1		90	100%	33%	0%	100%	0%
England	Friendlies	2	1	180	1	1	180	100%	67%	50%	0%	50%

1938/1939

Stoke City

315

Club	Competition									V	D	L
England	British Home Championship	3	2	135	5	1	270	100%	100%	67%	0%	33%
England	Friendlies	2				2	180	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
England	Friendlies	2			4		180	100%	67%	0%	50%	50%

1937/1938

Stoke City

108

Club	Competition								V	D	L
England	British Home Championship	2	1	180	2	180	100%	67%	50%	0%	50%
England	Friendlies	1	3	30	4	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
England	Friendlies	3	1	270	7	270	100%	100%	67%	0%	33%

1936/1937

Stoke City

Club	Competition															V	D	L
England	British Home Championship	1					3		90	0	100%		33%			0%	0%	100%

1935/1936

Stoke City

Club	Competition															V	D	L
England	Friendlies	1						1	90	0	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%

1934/1935

Stoke City

180

Club	Competition															V	D	L
England	British Home Championship	1	1		90			1	90	0	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%
England	Friendlies	1					2		90	0	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%

1933/1934

1932/1933

1931/1932

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

88/100

Physical

15/20

Mental

15/20

Technical

14/20

Offense

14/20

Defense

9/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

FA Cup	1	1953
British Home Championship	9	193519381939194719481954195519561957

Runner-ups

Community Shield	1	1953
FA Cup	2	19481951
British Home Championship	2	19491951

Rewards

Victories

Ballon d'or	1	1956
FWA Footballer of the Year	2	19481963
FIFA Order of Merit	1	1992

Transfers

01/01/71 > 23/02/00	Retired	mana.
01/07/70 > 01/01/71	Hibernians	mana.
01/03/65 > 30/04/68	Port Vale	mana.

01/07/65 > 23/02/00	Retired
01/01/62 > 01/07/65	Stoke City
01/07/47 > 01/01/62	Blackpool
01/07/31 > 01/07/47	Stoke City

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 03/05/2024 at 10:47

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Hibernians	3	0%0	33%1	67%2	0	7
Port Vale	13	31%4	23%3	46%6	18	22

Player career by clubLast updated on 03/05/2024 at 10:47

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
England	54	12		408	4890	100%54	59%32	26%14
England B	2				180	100%2	0%0	50%1
Blackpool	97	4	2	2183	8730	100%97	34%33	39%38
Stoke City	10				900	100%10	30%3	50%5

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Oxford	2	1	5	4
Chester City	2	1	4	2
Bradford	1	1	2	1
Dartford	1	1	1	0
Barnsley	2	0	1	4
Reading	2	0	2	3
Real Madrid	2	0	0	5
Cardiff City	1	0	1	2
Portsmouth	1	0	1	3
Walsall	1	0	1	3
Qormi	1	0	0	2

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Wales	8	6	3	0
Aston Villa	7	5	1	0
N. Ireland	7	5	3	0
Chelsea	5	2	0	0
Huddersfield	4	1	0	0
Blackburn	4	2	1	0
Nottingham	3	1	0	0
Scotland	9	4	0	0
Arsenal	7	2	0	0
Man United	5	1	0	0
Everton	5	2	0	0
Bolton	5	2	0	2
Burnley	4	1	0	0
Switzerland	3	1	0	0
Italy	3	2	0	0
Denmark	3	2	0	0
Liverpool	3	1	0	0
Charlton	3	1	0	0
Birmingham	3	2	0	0
Portsmouth	3	1	0	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Real Madrid	2	1	5
Cardiff City	1	1	2
Portsmouth	1	1	3
Barnsley	2	1	4
Walsall	1	1	3
Reading	2	1	3
Chester City	2	1	2
Qormi	1	1	2

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Scotland	9	4	15
Arsenal	7	4	11
Newcastle	5	4	13
Man United	5	3	13
Everton	5	3	11
Sheffield U	3	3	8
France	4	2	7
Switzerland	3	2	3
Wales	8	2	10
Tottenham	3	2	6
Wolves	5	2	10
S Wednesday	2	2	5
Stoke City	4	2	7
Burnley	4	2	4
Huddersfield	4	2	3
Spain	2	1	2
Hungary	1	1	6
Portugal	2	1	3
Uruguay	1	1	4
Yugoslavia	2	1	2

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1964/1965	Stoke City	100%	0%	1	37%	37%	49	-
1963/1964	Stoke City	22%	56%	9	40%	33%	48	Negative
1962/1963	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	47%	24%	45	-
1961/1962	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	38%	48%	21	-
1961/1962	Blackpool	50%	50%	2	38%	31%	26	-
1960/1961	Blackpool	33%	41%	27	17%	67%	18	Very positive
1959/1960	Blackpool	50%	50%	2	35%	40%	43	-
1958/1959	Blackpool	0%	0%	0	44%	29%	48	-
1957/1958	Blackpool	0%	0%	0	44%	42%	43	-
1956/1957	Blackpool	0%	0%	0	52%	26%	46	-
1955/1956	Blackpool	0%	0%	0	47%	33%	43	-
1954/1955	Blackpool	0%	0%	0	33%	44%	43	-
1953/1954	Blackpool	0%	100%	1	43%	29%	49	-
1952/1953	Blackpool	100%	0%	1	50%	29%	48	-
1951/1952	Blackpool	0%	0%	0	42%	37%	43	-
1950/1951	Blackpool	0%	100%	1	51%	24%	49	-
1949/1950	Blackpool	0%	0%	0	43%	23%	47	-
1948/1949	Blackpool	22%	44%	27	33%	22%	18	Negative
1947/1948	Blackpool	42%	31%	36	58%	42%	12	Slightly negative
1946/1947	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	53%	27%	55	-
1938/1939	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	39%	32%	44	-
1937/1938	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	31%	40%	45	-
1936/1937	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	36%	36%	44	-
1935/1936	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	47%	34%	47	-
1934/1935	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	42%	44%	43	-
1933/1934	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	39%	37%	46	-
1932/1933	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	59%	27%	44	-
1931/1932	Stoke City	0%	0%	0	45%	21%	47	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Blackpool
23/08/1947	D1	Blackpool - Chelsea	3 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
27/08/1947	D1	Huddersfield - Blackpool	2 - 0	First loss
08/09/1947	D1	Blackpool - Blackburn	1 - 0	First goal
Stoke City
24/08/1963	D1	Stoke City - Tottenham	2 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
14/09/1963	D1	Stoke City - Nottingham	0 - 1	First loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 03/05/2024 at 10:47

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	101	4	2273		9090	100%101	33%33	28%28	40%40
FA Cup	FA Cup	5			2	450	100%5	60%3		40%2
Community Shield	Community Shield	1				90	100%1			100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	26	6	390		2340	100%26	54%14	19%5	27%7
World Cup	World Cup	3				300	100%3		33%1	67%2
BHC	British Home Championship	24	6	360		2160	100%24	63%15	13%3	25%6
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3				270	100%3	100%3

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1964/1965	Stoke City	1	11	42	42	16	10	16	67	66
1963/1964	Stoke City	1	17	38	42	14	10	18	77	78
1962/1963	Stoke City	2	1	53	42	20	13	9	73	50
1961/1962	Stoke City	2	8	42	42	17	8	17	55	57
1960/1961	Blackpool	1	20	33	42	12	9	21	68	73
1959/1960	Blackpool	1	11	40	42	15	10	17	59	71
1958/1959	Blackpool	1	8	47	42	18	11	13	66	49
1957/1958	Blackpool	1	7	44	42	19	6	17	80	67
1956/1957	Blackpool	1	4	53	42	22	9	11	93	65
1955/1956	Blackpool	1	2	49	42	20	9	13	86	62
1954/1955	Blackpool	1	19	38	42	14	10	18	60	64
1953/1954	Blackpool	1	6	48	42	19	10	13	80	69
1952/1953	Blackpool	1	7	47	42	19	9	14	71	70
1951/1952	Blackpool	1	9	45	42	18	9	15	64	64
1950/1951	Blackpool	1	3	50	42	20	10	12	79	53
1949/1950	Blackpool	1	7	49	42	17	15	10	46	35
1948/1949	Blackpool	1	16	38	42	11	16	15	54	67
1947/1948	Blackpool	1	9	44	42	17	10	15	57	41
1946/1947	Stoke City	1	4	55	42	24	7	11	90	53
1938/1939	Stoke City	1	7	46	42	17	12	13	71	68
1937/1938	Stoke City	1	17	38	42	13	12	17	58	59
1936/1937	Stoke City	1	10	42	42	15	12	15	72	57
1935/1936	Stoke City	1	4	47	42	20	7	15	57	57
1934/1935	Stoke City	1	10	42	42	18	6	18	71	70
1933/1934	Stoke City	1	12	41	42	15	11	16	58	71
1932/1933	Stoke City	2	1	56	42	25	6	11	78	39
1931/1932	Stoke City	2	3	52	42	19	14	9	69	48

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 16, 1965	16/05	F	Europe	Sweden	1 - 2	England	Absent
May 12, 1965	12/05	F	Europe	Germany	0 - 1	England	Absent
May 09, 1965	09/05	F	Europe	Yugoslavia	1 - 1	England	Absent
May 05, 1965	05/05	F	Europe	England	1 - 0	Hungary	Absent
April 26, 1965	26/04	D1	Round 33	Leicester	0 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
April 24, 1965	24/04	D1	Round 42	Stoke City	3 - 1	Sunderland	Absent
April 20, 1965	20/04	D1	Round 39	Burnley	1 - 0	Stoke City	Absent
April 19, 1965	19/04	D1	Round 41	Stoke City	2 - 0	Burnley	Absent
April 17, 1965	17/04	D1	Round 40	Blackpool	1 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
April 10, 1965	10/04	D1	Round 38	Stoke City	4 - 1	S Wednesday	Absent
April 10, 1965	10/04	BHC	Round 3	England	2 - 2	Scotland	Absent
April 05, 1965	05/04	D1	Round 31	Leeds United	3 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
April 03, 1965	03/04	D1	Round 37	Liverpool	3 - 2	Stoke City	Absent
March 27, 1965	27/03	D1	Round 36	Stoke City	2 - 1	Aston Villa	Absent
March 20, 1965	20/03	D1	Round 35	Wolverhampton	3 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
March 17, 1965	17/03	D1	Round 23	Stoke City	2 - 1	Birmingham	Absent
March 13, 1965	13/03	D1	Round 34	Stoke City	1 - 1	Blackburn	Absent
February 27, 1965	27/02	D1	Round 32	Chelsea	2 - 0	Stoke City	Absent
February 13, 1965	13/02	D1	Round 30	Nottingham	3 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
February 06, 1965	06/02	D1	Round 29	Stoke City	3 - 1	Fulham	90 Minutes
February 03, 1965	03/02	FAC	Round of 32	Man United	1 - 0	Stoke City	No data
January 30, 1965	30/01	FAC	Round of 32	Stoke City	0 - 0	Man United	No data
January 23, 1965	23/01	D1	Round 28	Man United	1 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
January 16, 1965	16/01	D1	Round 27	Stoke City	2 - 0	WBA	Absent
January 11, 1965	11/01	FAC	3rd round	Stoke City	4 - 1	Blackpool	No data
January 02, 1965	02/01	D1	Round 26	West Ham	0 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
December 28, 1964	28/12	D1	Round 25	Stoke City	4 - 1	Arsenal	Absent
December 26, 1964	26/12	D1	Round 24	Arsenal	3 - 2	Stoke City	Absent
December 12, 1964	12/12	D1	Round 22	Everton	1 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
December 09, 1964	09/12	F	Europe	Netherlands	1 - 1	England	Absent
December 05, 1964	05/12	D1	Round 21	Stoke City	4 - 2	Blackpool	Absent
November 28, 1964	28/11	D1	Round 20	S Wednesday	1 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
November 21, 1964	21/11	D1	Round 19	Stoke City	1 - 1	Liverpool	Absent
November 18, 1964	18/11	BHC	Round 2	England	2 - 1	Wales	Absent
November 14, 1964	14/11	D1	Round 18	Aston Villa	3 - 0	Stoke City	Absent
November 11, 1964	11/11	LC	Round of 16	Plymouth	3 - 1	Stoke City	No data
November 07, 1964	07/11	D1	Round 17	Stoke City	0 - 2	Wolverhampton	Absent
November 04, 1964	04/11	LC	Round of 16	Stoke City	1 - 1	Plymouth	No data
October 31, 1964	31/10	D1	Round 16	Sunderland	2 - 2	Stoke City	Absent
October 24, 1964	24/10	D1	Round 15	Stoke City	3 - 3	Leicester	Absent
October 21, 1964	21/10	F	Europe	England	2 - 2	Belgium	Absent
October 17, 1964	17/10	D1	Round 14	Chelsea	4 - 0	Stoke City	Absent
October 14, 1964	14/10	LC	Round of 32	Stoke City	3 - 1	Southend	No data
October 10, 1964	10/10	D1	Round 13	Stoke City	2 - 3	Leeds United	Absent
October 07, 1964	07/10	D1	Round 10	Blackburn	1 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
October 03, 1964	03/10	D1	Round 12	Stoke City	1 - 1	Nottingham	Absent
October 03, 1964	03/10	BHC	Round 1	N. Ireland	3 - 4	England	Absent
September 29, 1964	29/09	LC	2nd round	Shrewsbury	0 - 1	Stoke City	No data
September 26, 1964	26/09	D1	Round 11	Fulham	1 - 4	Stoke City	Absent
September 23, 1964	23/09	LC	2nd round	Stoke City	1 - 1	Shrewsbury	No data
September 19, 1964	19/09	D1	Round 9	Stoke City	1 - 2	Man United	Absent
September 16, 1964	16/09	D1	Round 8	Tottenham	2 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
September 12, 1964	12/09	D1	Round 7	WBA	5 - 3	Stoke City	Absent
September 09, 1964	09/09	D1	Round 6	Stoke City	2 - 0	Tottenham	Absent
September 05, 1964	05/09	D1	Round 5	Stoke City	3 - 1	West Ham	Absent
September 02, 1964	02/09	D1	Round 4	Stoke City	0 - 1	Sheffield U	Absent
August 29, 1964	29/08	D1	Round 3	Birmingham	1 - 2	Stoke City	Absent
August 26, 1964	26/08	D1	Round 2	Sheffield U	0 - 1	Stoke City	Absent
August 22, 1964	22/08	D1	Round 1	Stoke City	0 - 2	Everton	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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