Will we ever see their like again
Wing wizards that could chase away the rain
Didn't matter if they were large or small
As long as they knew how to move the ball
They were always sent to entertain
Way back in the 30s saw England blessed
With three lions, of the very best
Their skills upon the old leather ball
Puts them at the top of the tree
You will not find better than Mannion, Matthews and Finney
Poor Wilf he rarely got to play
With Matthews and Finney in the team
No substitutes were the order of the day
So the man from Boro could only dream
Of playing out on the turf of Wembley
Finney, was his generations best
Wherever he played he past the test
He holds a record that will stand
For positions that he played for England
Listen to the list, then tell me
What his current transfer fee would be
Centre Forward, and wings both left and right
And inside right and left he played real nice
So how much would you spend
To take him from Preston North End?
One in a generation comes a man
To inspire and change the world he sees
That was the fate of His Highness Sir Stan
After him nothing could ever be the same
Schoolboys would imitate his moves
All trying to perfect ‘a Matthew’s’ turn
And the FA Cup Final will rarely repeat the groove
Seen at the Blackpool v Bolton Final,
Listen and learn
Lofthouse put in for Bolton within two
Mortensen levelled with his first
Moir and Bell made Bolton lead
Reduced by Mortensen again so now 3-2
The minutes ticking by, felt like an hour
Two minutes left and nothing seemed likely to change
The engraver preparing to etch Bolton’s name
Then two attacks by Matthews charged it all
First cross saw a hattrick for the Blackpool striker
And now with two minutes added time being played
Stan Matthews put the ball, Perry caused the net to squall
To Blackpool was the journey the Cup made
Matthews was the first player to get
A boot deal changing the football world
After 30 years playing at the top
He retired, and he quoted no regrets
But many said he made that move too soon
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