Stoke City F.C. Jimmy McIlroy were all players signed in the latter stages of their careers. Matthews was awarded a knighthood for services to football in the 1965 New Year's Honours list. This was followed by his final appearance for the club against Fulham in February 1965, shortly after his 50th birthday. Gordon Banks, England's 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper, joined in 1967 for £52,000 from Leicester. Regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world, Banks proved to be a shrewd signing for Waddington as he helped the club maintain stability in the First Division. During the close season of 1967, Stoke City played
Gordon S. Marshall Gordon S. Marshall Gordon S. Marshall was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Marshall Industries (), a publicly traded company from 1984 to 1999. Gordon S. Marshall died on June 2, 2015 at the age of 95. Gordon S. Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California in 1919. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1946. He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World War II. He founded Marshall Industries, headquartered in El Monte, California, in 1982. He served as its President from April 1982 to June 1992, and as