![Footballer of the Year 1948 & 1963: Stanley Matthews, Blackpool and Stoke City – Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1948 & 1963: Stanley Matthews, Blackpool and Stoke City – Football Writers' Association](https://footballwriters-co-uk5.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2000/05/01140331/22d2f0_d34dcfe32e1d41b2ab08e7254192ee45_mv2.webp)
Footballer of the Year 1948 & 1963: Stanley Matthews, Blackpool and Stoke City – Football Writers' Association
Skores - The top 5 oldest Ballon d'or winners 🏆⚽ Will someone ever beat Sir Stanley Matthews? 🙌 | Facebook
National Football Museum - On this day in 1956, Stanley Matthews received the ultimate early Christmas present. 🎁🏆 The Blackpool FC veteran was named the inaugural winner of France Football's Ballon d'Or,
Blackpool FC on Twitter: "📷 The first ever Ballon d'Or, won by Sir Stanley Matthews in 1956, has been at Bloomfield Road today. https://t.co/HeCL6Ir76G" / Twitter
Blackpool FC on Twitter: "📷 The first ever Ballon d'Or, won by Sir Stanley Matthews in 1956, has been at Bloomfield Road today. https://t.co/HeCL6Ir76G" / Twitter
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Blackpool FC on Twitter: "📷 The first ever Ballon d'Or, won by Sir Stanley Matthews in 1956, has been at Bloomfield Road today. https://t.co/HeCL6Ir76G" / Twitter
![Blackpool FC on Twitter: "🏆 On the subject of Ballon d'Or winners... 🥇 Here is Sir Stanley Matthews winning the first ever Ballon d'Or in 1956. 🍊 #UTMP https://t.co/WK32n3x1Ei" / Twitter Blackpool FC on Twitter: "🏆 On the subject of Ballon d'Or winners... 🥇 Here is Sir Stanley Matthews winning the first ever Ballon d'Or in 1956. 🍊 #UTMP https://t.co/WK32n3x1Ei" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFbk7zSXsAIeo-Q.png:large)