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The family of Jack Leslie, the first black player to receive an England call-up, were presented with a posthumous honorary cap ahead of the Three Lions' 2-0 win over Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday.
The inside left, who scored 137 goals in 400 appearances for Plymouth between 1921 and 1934, was called up to the national team in 1925.
But Leslie would disgracefully be denied an England appearance due to the colour of his skin after selectors discovered his heritage.
The Argyle favourite died in 1988 and his family were presented with an honorary England cap on Sunday – 98 years after his first call-up – as the Football Association recognised his 'contribution to the game and wider society, and to right a historical wrong.'
FA chair Debbie Hewitt and former
