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PART IN HISTORY? IT’S A DUNN DEAL!

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 January 2020

By DAVID BAUCKHAM

PICTURESQUE: The stunning backdrop of Kimbolton Castle where the Old Kimboltonians take on Old Columbans in ‘The Dunn’
PICTURES: David Bauckham

ARTHUR Tempest Blakiston Dunn was born in Whitby on August 12, 1860. Described “as the finest and most accomplished footballer of the 1880s”, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Dunn made 31 appearances for the legendary Corinthian club between 1886-92, scoring 12 goals; and also won five England caps.
He was the last amateur captain of the national team, c...

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