Top 10 Footballers to Play into Their 40’s
9. Sir Stanley Matthews
In ninth place on the list is the Former English footballer Sir Stanley Matthews. It is quite rare for a footballer to be knighted and more rare is during his playing career but Sir Stanley Matthews was an exception as he was knighted during his playing career which goes to show just how great of a footballer he was .
The late Sir Stanley Matthews was a great dribbler and retired at the age of forty with his last club being Stoke City. Sir Stanley Matthews retired just before England won their World Cup but had a successful career having won an FA Cup title with Blackpool.