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I was in that crowd aged 12 years old - we beat Leeds to break their unbeaten run 3-2 -

 

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Sir Stan was a bit more than that. First European footballer of the Year, Balon D'Or as is now, in the mid fifties with the likes of Di Stefano trailing in his wake. A Knight of the Realm for his services to football here and all over the world, particularly impoverished countries. A British legend for many reasons.

But your brother was right about his trickery. Unstoppable, uncatchable, thus pristine unsullied white shorts. Always

I've not seen a poll of experts/historians about who the greatest British footballer was between 1900-1950, but i'd be very surprised if Matthews wasn't the clear winner. He was definitely the stand-out global star from these shores, until eclipsed by Bobby Charlton (mainly due to TV and the world cup).

 

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Nice story, but what a pity. A pipe smoker like Peter Farrell and....me

 

[Joey66]

I've not seen a poll of experts/historians about who the greatest British footballer was between 1900-1950, but i'd be very surprised if Matthews wasn't the clear winner. He was definitely the stand-out global star from these shores, until eclipsed by Bobby Charlton (mainly due to TV and the world cup).

Dixie Dean in that era.....

 

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Played limited games for us - Goalkeeper that won the FA youth cup team in the mid 1960s, transferred to Arsenal to replace Bob Wilson won a cup final medal ....

 

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