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22nd December 1938: Ground staff at Stoke City tending the braziers which have been placed on the football pitch in an attempt to thaw the frozen ground. Player, Stanley Matthews, warms his hands over one of the fires. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

22nd December 1938:  Ground staff at Stoke City tending the braziers which have been placed on the football pitch in an attempt to thaw the frozen ground. Player, Stanley Matthews, warms his hands over one of the fires.  (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)