Honorary cap given to family of Jack Leslie, the first black player to receive an England call-up
The cap was presented to his granddaughters by FA chairwoman Debbie Hewitt and former England international Viv Anderson
The Football Association has presented a posthumous honorary cap to the family of the first black player to receive an England call-up.The cap was presented to his granddaughters before the England-Ukraine Euro 2024 qualifier at Wembley.It said: "In 1925, Jack Leslie earned a deserved call-up to represent England.
"However, he faced adversity because of the colour of his skin, and was deselected and never played for his country." It said the cap would recognise Leslie's "career, his contribution to our game and wider society, and to right this historical wrong".A statue to honour Jack Leslie was erected at the Plymouth Argyle ground in October 2022Granddaughters Lesley Hiscott, Lyn Davies and Gill Carter said the award meant "so much to the whole family"."This is our family's history and now it is part of the nation's history, a recognition that things can and must change.
FA chairwoman Debbie Hewitt and former England international Viv Anderson were part of the presentation.
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