How tall is Stanley Matthews?

Stanley Matthews's listed height was 174 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 74% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 174 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 74% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1915 (average 169.5 cm).

About Stanley Matthews

Sir Stanley Matthews was an English footballer who played as an outside right, born on 1 February 1915 in Hanley. He is the only player to have been knighted while still playing football, and his nicknames included The Wizard of Dribble and The Magician.

Matthews spent 19 years with Stoke City, from 1932 to 1947 and again from 1961 to 1965, helping the club win the Second Division title in 1932 to 1933 and 1962 to 1963. Between those spells he spent 14 years with Blackpool, where he helped win the FA Cup in 1953 after losing the finals of 1948 and 1951. In 1956 he won the first Ballon d'Or, and he was the first winner of the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award. He won 54 caps for England between 1934 and 1957 and played in the 1950 and 1954 World Cups. He kept playing at the top level until he was 50.

Matthews stood a listed 174 cm (5'9"). He died on 23 February 2000, and in 2002 he was an inaugural inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame.

Frequently asked

How tall is Stanley Matthews in feet and inches? Stanley Matthews was 5'9" tall, which is 174 cm, 68.5 inches or 1.74 m.

Is Stanley Matthews tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 174 cm he was taller than about 74% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1915, whose average height is 169.5 cm.

Sources

• Stanley Matthews on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Stanley Matthews on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 174 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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