Category: HISTORY

Billy Casper lead a legendary golfing career that spanned over three decades. Billy Casper picked up 51 PGA tour victories which ranked him at 7th on the all-time list, whilst wearing his Stylo Matchmakers golf shoes.

Six-time major champion, Sir Nick Faldo was one of the British world greats sporting Stylo golf shoes, including his own popular signature Stylo/Faldo range. Nick Faldo gained 41 professional wins which included 30 victories on the European Tour and 6 major championships. 3 Open Championships (1987, 1990, 1992) 3 Masters (1989, 1990, 1996). Faldo ranked…

USA golfing legend, Arnold Palmer was a king of the sport and well known for contributing to the Stylo Matchmakers golf shoe success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1rlkXoRNKw Nicknamed The King, Arnold Palmer was one of golf’s most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport’s television age, which began in the 1950s. Palmer…

THE ORIGINALS The “George Best Stylo Matchmakers” were of course endorsed by George Best in the late 1960’s after he signed with Stylo in 1968. This particular pair is part of a private Manchester collection and has lost its laces, but the printed signature remains. They have been worn and there is mud residue still…

If you’re in the market for a new pair of real British classic football boots, look no further than the Stylo Matchmakers Heirship retro collection. Our retro football boot designs were worn by some of the biggest names in football history. We offer the best made real leather football boots for the modern-day footballer who…

IN 1974. John ‘Jock’ Stein who was a Scottish manager for Celtic F.C signed Stylo Matchmakers as boot sponsor to the club. He was the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974. Jock Stein worked as a coalminer while…

ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER NORMAN HUNTER SIGNED TO STYLO MATCHMAKERS WITH A NUMBER OF LEEDS UNITED TITLE WINNING SIDE. Hunter was part of the 1966 FIFA World Cup winning squad, receiving a winner’s medal in 2007. He has since been included in the Football League 100 Legends. Known for his tackling, he was nicknamed “Bites…

In 2018, Premier League Champion  Christian Fuchs wore Stylo Matchmakers Heirship Seventeen.  Christian even customized his own boots with his own brand No Fuchs Given. Christian Fuchs began his senior career as a teenager at Wiener Neustadt before signing his first professional contract at 17 with SV Mattersburg, challenging for the Austrian Football Bundesliga title…

LIAM BRADY SIGNED WITH STYLO MATCHMAKERS IN 1975/1979.  THE YOUNG TALENTED IRISH PLAYMAKER WOULD BECOME A LEGEND AND RECEIVED THE PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN 1979 FOR ARSENAL. Liam Brady started his career at Arsenal, moving to London to join the side on schoolboy forms in 1971, at the age of 15. He turned…

IN 1975, BRIAN CLOUGH SIGNED STYLO MATCHMAKERS TO NOTTINGHAM FOREST  AS THE CLUBS BOOTS SPONSOR. BRIAN CLOUGH WORE THE BOOTS DURING HIS INFAMOUS SPELL AS MANAGER AT LEEDS UNITED AND WAS IMPRESSED BY THE BRANDS QUALITY. Arguably the most successful, almost certainly the most outspoken, English manager of his generation, Brian Clough’s desire to win…