SIR STANLEY MATTHEWS

STOKE CITY GAVE BIRTH TO A CHAMPION,
59 CAPS , MR ENGLAND , TOP FLIGHT.
THE WIZARD OF THE DRIBBLE , FOOTBALL MAGIC,
STANLEY MATTHEWS FIRST TO BECOME A KNIGHT.
THE MATHEWS FINAL , THE FA CUP,
STANLEY RULES , THE TOAST OF FIFTY-THREE.
FIVE GOALS AGAINST SCOTLAND , ENGLAND WINS,
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP , YOU SEE.
THIRTY YEARS OF EXCELLENT FOOTBALL,
SIR STANLEY WOULD DAZZLE THEM ALL.
AT FIFTY , HE SCORED A DECISIVE GOAL,
PROMOTING STOKE CITY , THE FOOT , THE BALL.
FALLING TO MANCHESTER UNITED IN FORTY-EIGHT,
BLACKPOOL WOULD KNOW NO BETTER MAN.
FOOTBALL'S LOSS IS HEAVEN'S GAIN,
SIR STANLEY MATTHEWS , I WILL , I CAN.

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