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
Peter S. Grosscup Peter S. Grosscup Peter Stenger Grosscup (February 15, 1852 – October 1, 1921) was a United States federal judge. Grosscup is best remembered for having made use of the judicial injunction against strikers in labor disputes, including most notably the leadership of the American Railway Union in the 1894 Pullman Strike. Peter S. Grosscup was born in Ashland, Ohio, on February 15, 1852. Grosscup received an Bachelor of Arts from Wittenberg College in 1872 and a Bachelor of Laws from Boston University School of Law in 1873. He was in private practice in Ashland, Ohio from 1873 to 1875 and