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
Stanley Matthews (tennis) quite good enough to be one of the best." In May 1962 Matthews made his debut in a grand slam event – the French Open. He faced Ernesto Aguirre in the first round, losing in straight sets. In January 1963 he was knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open by Peter Harris. Matthews won the first set, but Harris came back to win three straight. In June 1963 he made it to the second round of Wimbledon. He defeated Sergio Tacchini in straight sets in the first round, but in round two he was knocked out in