Stanley Matthews Farewell Match Programme
This is the Sir Stanley Matthews Souvenir Book and Farewell Match Programme for the game between Stanley Matthews XI and the International XI which was played on Wednesday April 28th 1965 at the Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent.
It seems like Sir Stan’s farewell was quite a night out for the people from the Potteries as the live entertainment other than football consisted of The Dagenham Girl Pipers, The Band of the North Staffordshire Army Cadet Regiment T.A., plus a host of stars of stage, screen and television from the Water Rats
organisation which was led by Charlie Chester
and Tommy Trinder
. These stars also provided cabaret at the Farewell Ball after the game.
In addition to the main match of the evening there was also a 20 minute each way knockabout game between two teams of Post War Favourites consisting of a Harry Johnston XI and a Wally Barnes
XI.
Johnston had been the captain of Blackpool when they won the 1953 FA Cup and Wally Barnes an FA Cup winner with Arsenal in 1950.
Harry Johnston’s XI (Tangerine Shirts)
Bert Trautmann, Tim Ward, George Hardwick, Jimmy Hill, Neil Franklin, Harry Johnston, Don Revie, Stan Mortensen
, Nat Lofthouse
, Jimmy Hagan, Tom Finney
, Frank Bowyer
Wally Barnes XI (White Shirts)
Jimmy O’Neill, Jimmy Scoular, Wally Barnes, Danny Blanchflower, Jimmy Dickinson, Hugh Kelly, Bill McGarry, Jackie Mudie, Jackie Milburn
, Jock Dodds, Ken Barnes, Arthur Rowley
Referee Mr Denis Howell MP
Linesman Mr Ken Parr (Blackpool) and Mr G.T. Cartman (Stoke-on-Trent)
Trainers Mr Len Graham, Mr Frank Mountford, Mr Vic Shaw and Mr Douglas Brown
Tribute By World Stars
The main event of the evening was the big match between an International XI and Stan’s XI which was watched by a crowd of 35,000 and was covered on both TV and Radio.
The game ended International XI 6-4 Stan’s XI
Stanley Matthews “The Wizard of the Dribble”
Here are some of the details of the players who, at the time of the match programme going to press, had accepted invitations to play in Sir Stanley Matthews Farewell Match. This list was of course subject to club and national commitments plus injury.
| International XI (White Shirts, Blue Shorts) | Stan’s XI (Red and White) |
| Lev Yashin |
Tony Waiters (England) |
| Costa Pereira (Portugal) | Jim Armfield |
| Hans Tilkowski (West Germany) | George Cohen |
| Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (West Germany) | Ray Wilson |
| John Charles (Wales) | Johnny Haynes |
| Jim Baxter (Scotland) | Ron Flowers |
| Wolfgang Weber (West Germany) | Bobby Moore |
| Svatopluk Pluskal (Czechoslovakia) | Stan Matthews (England) |
| Jan Popluhar (Czechoslovakia) | Denis Law |
| Joszef Masopust (Czechoslovakia) | Jimmy Greaves |
| Raymond Kopa (France) | Alan Gilzean (Scotland) |
| Willie Henderson (Scotland) | Bobby Charlton |
| Hans Schaefer (West Germany) | Cliff Jones (Wales) |
| Wolfgang Overath (West Germany) | Roger Hunt |
| Silva Ferreira Eusebio (Portugal) | Peter Thompson (England) |
| Uwe Seeler (West Germany) | Bryan Douglas (England) |
| Alfredo Di Stefano |
John Ritchie (Stoke city) |
| Ferenc Puskas |
|
| Francisco Gento (Spain) |
Referee Mr Arthur Ellis of England
Linesmen Mr Ken Parr of Blackpool and Mr R Capey of Stoke-on-Trent
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