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
S. Anna Gordon Gordon married in 1858, W. A. Gordon, M. D., of Wausau, Wisconsin. After the Civil War they moved to Hannibal, Missouri. S. Anna Gordon S. Anna Gordon (born January 9, 1832) was a physician and author of "Camping in Colorado with Suggestions to Gold Seekers, Tourists and Invalids" (1879). S. Anna Gordon was born in Charlemont, Massachusetts, on January 9, 1832. On her father's side she was a descendant of John Steele Sr (1591-1665), who established the town, now city, of Hartford, Connecticut. Among the distinguished persons in her family lineage was Noah Webster, the son of Noah Webster Sr.