Blackpool FC on Twitter: "On this day in 2000... Sir Stanley Matthews sadly passed away. The Wizard of the Dribble helped Blackpool lift the FA Cup in 1953 and won the inaugural
![The remarkable story of Sir Stanley Matthews's final game, five days after he'd turned 50 - Stoke-on-Trent Live The remarkable story of Sir Stanley Matthews's final game, five days after he'd turned 50 - Stoke-on-Trent Live](https://i2-prod.stokesentinel.co.uk/incoming/article2511433.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_mhqwc1febii00i45nkvcyq553973437.jpg)
The remarkable story of Sir Stanley Matthews's final game, five days after he'd turned 50 - Stoke-on-Trent Live
![01/01/1915 BORN ON THIS DAY - SIR STANLEY MATTHEWS Stanley Matthews with the ball before his testimonial match at Stoke, his last game before retirement Stock Photo - Alamy 01/01/1915 BORN ON THIS DAY - SIR STANLEY MATTHEWS Stanley Matthews with the ball before his testimonial match at Stoke, his last game before retirement Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G68T4W/01011915-born-on-this-day-sir-stanley-matthews-stanley-matthews-with-G68T4W.jpg)
01/01/1915 BORN ON THIS DAY - SIR STANLEY MATTHEWS Stanley Matthews with the ball before his testimonial match at Stoke, his last game before retirement Stock Photo - Alamy
![England Legend Sir Stanley Matthews' First Pro Contract Worth £5-Per-Week Goes to Auction - Sports Illustrated England Legend Sir Stanley Matthews' First Pro Contract Worth £5-Per-Week Goes to Auction - Sports Illustrated](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTAyNDcyNzgyMTkzOTM3/5984377b2b3a7ec74a000011jpg.jpg)
England Legend Sir Stanley Matthews' First Pro Contract Worth £5-Per-Week Goes to Auction - Sports Illustrated
![Stanley Matthews: Stoke City legend Sir Stan was always out there on his own | The Independent | The Independent Stanley Matthews: Stoke City legend Sir Stan was always out there on his own | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/01/31/19/stoke.jpg?width=1200)
Stanley Matthews: Stoke City legend Sir Stan was always out there on his own | The Independent | The Independent
Sir Stanley Matthews - #Throwback to 1956: England football team's first ever match v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, hosted at Wembley. The #ThreeLions triumphed 4-2 against the soon-to-be FIFA World Cup Winners,
![Find out how much football legend Sir Stanley Matthews' first contract sold for in Derbyshire - Derbyshire Live Find out how much football legend Sir Stanley Matthews' first contract sold for in Derbyshire - Derbyshire Live](https://i2-prod.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/article365850.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Stanley-4JPG.jpg)
Find out how much football legend Sir Stanley Matthews' first contract sold for in Derbyshire - Derbyshire Live
![When Blackpool legend Sir Stanley Matthews got the better of his Preston adversary Sir Tom Finney | Blackpool Gazette When Blackpool legend Sir Stanley Matthews got the better of his Preston adversary Sir Tom Finney | Blackpool Gazette](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyOTcyMjcw.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
When Blackpool legend Sir Stanley Matthews got the better of his Preston adversary Sir Tom Finney | Blackpool Gazette
![Footballer of the Year 1948 & 1963: Stanley Matthews, Blackpool and Stoke City – Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1948 & 1963: Stanley Matthews, Blackpool and Stoke City – Football Writers' Association](https://footballwriters-co-uk5.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2000/05/01140331/22d2f0_d34dcfe32e1d41b2ab08e7254192ee45_mv2.webp)