Stanley Matthews he helped Blackpool to win the cup with a formidable personal performance in the "Matthews Final" of 1953. Between 1934 and 1957 he won 54 caps for England, playing in the FIFA World Cup in 1950 and 1954, and winning nine British Home Championship titles. Following an unsuccessful stint as Port Vale's general manager between 1965 and 1968, he travelled around the world, coaching enthusiastic amateurs. The most notable of his coaching experiences came in 1975 in South Africa, where in spite of the harsh apartheid laws of the time he established an all-black team in Soweto known as "Stan's
Neil Matthews (footballer, born 1967) from the Third Division and won the Welsh Cup after defeating Rhyl in the final. He signed for Rochdale in 1993 and later became the club's first player to win an international cap at any level after representing the Northern Ireland B side in a match against Scotland B in 1995. His spell with the side was plagued with injuries and he made just nineteen league appearances during a two year spell at Spotland Stadium. Neil Matthews (footballer, born 1967) Neil Peter Matthews (born 3 December 1967) is a former professional footballer. He began his career with Blackpool before moving