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JACK’S LEGACY MERITS JUSTICE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 July 2020

JACK’S LEGACY

1920s ace deserves his place in history
By David Richardson

ARCHIVES: Jack Leslie and, inset, lining up for Barking FC
PICTURE: Barking FC

BARKING FC are determined to maintain the legacy of their former player Jack Leslie, who was denied an England cap in 1925 after selectors found out he was black.
The Jack Leslie Campaign has been launched to raise money for a statue to recognise the remarkable achievements of the footballer.
Nearly 100 years ago, Leslie, the son of an English mother and a Jamaican father, won the Essex Senior Cup and West Ham Charity Cup with Barking Town where hi...

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