Stanley Matthews’ professional career was unique ... 318 appearances, 54 goals Blackpool (1947–1961) – 379 appearances, 17 goals Matthews played his final competitive game in 1965, at ...

The bronze statue of Stoke-on-Trent born footballer Sir Stanley Matthews, which stands in the ... The footballer played almost 700 games for Stoke and Blackpool and gained 54 England caps before ...

Whenever I see in an American newspaper, which I have to say is very rarely, an item datelined from my old stamping ground, Blackpool ... has produced another Stanley Matthews and do little ...