 The sign was unveiled on Monday |
The house in Stoke-on-Trent where footballing legend Sir Stanley Matthews was born has been marked with a special plaque. Ceramics firm Wedgwood has teamed up with BBC Radio Stoke to pay for the sign, which has been fixed to the wall of 89 Seymour Street, Hanley.
Sir Stanley, who played 54 times for England, was born at the house in 1915.
His daughter Jean Gough said she was delighted that people remembered him.
"I've been very lucky to meet people that have lived here for years and they have fond memories of him," she told BBC Midlands Today.
The terraced home was bought by a businessman at auction for �45,000 earlier this year.
Bob Ahmed has offered 89 Seymour Street for use as a museum, although there has so far been no interest in the idea.
Sir Stanley was one of the most famous footballers of his generation and in 1964 became the first player to be knighted. He died in 2000.
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