Stanley Matthews Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, 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. Matthews' nicknames included "The Wizard of the Dribble" and "The Magician". Matthews kept fit enough to play at the top level until he was 50 years old. Matthews was also the oldest player
Tom Davies (footballer, born 1882) at outside-right to John Bainbridge who had returned from injury. Davies spent the rest of the season in the reserves, making only two further first-team appearances. In March 1910, he broke his leg in a reserve-team match at Eastleigh Athletic which brought his football career to a close. Davies' younger brother, Bertie was also a player with Swindon Town, for whom he made 276 first-team appearances before becoming assistant manager to Louis Page in 1949. Tom Davies (footballer, born 1882) Thomas Osborne Davies (27 March 1882 – 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward for