Card #175 · Winger · All-time great

Stanley Matthews

English right winger, the 'Wizard of Dribble', first Ballon d'Or winner (1956) and 1953 FA Cup hero who played top-flight football until 50.

Real football fact

On the card

Position: Winger
Country: England
National team: England, 1934–1957

Strengths

Body-swerve and feints
Extraordinary longevity
Pinpoint crossing

Clubs

Stoke City, 1932–1947
Blackpool, 1947–1961
Toronto City (loan), 1961
Stoke City, 1961–1965
Toronto City (loan), 1965

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