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Stanley Matthews

1915 - 2000

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Sir Stanley Matthews (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game and one of the greatest players of all time, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing football, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards. His nicknames included "The Wizard of Dribble" and "The Magician". Matthews kept fit enough to play at the top level until he was 50. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Matthews is the 85th most popular soccer player (down from 50th in 2019), the 571st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 316th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Soccer Player.

Stanley Matthews was a Welsh footballer who played for Stoke City and Blackpool. He is most famous for his dribbling skills, and was the first player to be knighted while still playing.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stanley Matthews ranks 85 out of 21,273. Before him are Gianluigi Buffon, José Leandro Andrade, Gabriel Batistuta, Paul Breitner, Bobby Moore, and Gheorghe Hagi. After him are Raúl, Helenio Herrera, Guillermo Stábile, Yochanan Vollach, Xavi, and Xabi Alonso.

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Among people born in 1915, Stanley Matthews ranks 30. Before him are Saul Bellow, Aung San, Robert A. Dahl, Joachim Peiper, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., and Jerome Bruner. After him are Fred Hoyle, Robert Hofstadter, Curd Jürgens, Les Paul, Henry Taube, and Geraldine of Albania. Among people deceased in 2000, Stanley Matthews ranks 20. Before him are Konrad Emil Bloch, Charles M. Schulz, Pierre Trudeau, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Lída Baarová, and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. After him are Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, Abulfaz Elchibey, Giovanna of Italy, Erich Mielke, and Gherman Titov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stanley Matthews ranks 571 out of 8,785. Before him are Bobby Moore (1941), John Cleese (1939), John Hicks (1904), Eadweard Muybridge (1830), John Bowlby (1907), and Jim Clark (1936). After him are Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919), James Hutton (1726), Thomas Cromwell (1485), John Knox (1514), Christopher Wren (1632), and John Turner (1929).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Stanley Matthews ranks 7. Before him are Bobby Charlton (1937), George Best (1946), David Beckham (1975), Alan Ball Jr. (1945), Billy Wright (1924), and Bobby Moore (1941). After him are George Graham (1944), Gordon Banks (1937), Tony Adams (1966), Colin Bell (1946), Andy Cole (1971), and Denis Law (1940).

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