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Jack Leslie - Plymouth Argyle
Football - 1927 / 1928 season - Plymouth Argyle team group
John Jack Francis Leslie.
He made 384 league appearances for Plymouth between 1921 and 1934, scoring 132 goals.
Born to a Jamaican father in Canning Town, Leslie was the only professional black player in England during his time at Plymouth Argyle. He was reportedly set to become the first non-white player to represent England at international level before he was denied the opportunity when selectors were made aware that he was, as was then euphemistically called, " a man of colour". As a consequence it wasn t until 1978 that Viv Anderson became the first black player to represent England in a full international
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