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
Lester S. and Missouri "Zue" Gordon Parker House Lester S. and Missouri "Zue" Gordon Parker House Lester S. and Missouri "Zue" Gordon Parker House is a historic home located at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story, irregular plan, a Classical Revival style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It has two two-story brick pavilions and features a full height central portico with classical pediment and Ionic order columns and pilasters. Also on the property are the contributing small two-story brick dwelling and root cellar. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, and it is located