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The days of the Soccer Slaves
Longstanding reader and contributor to the Brownhills Blog David Oakley writes to me to raise this interesting question – it seems there was a third local footballer of note hereabouts, as well as the Great Dickie Dorsett and Cecil Poynton.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Birmingham City, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cecil Poynton, Clayhanger, David Oakley, Dickie Dorsett, famous, football, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, Rushden, Shelfield, soccer, Soccer Slaves, Staffordshire, Ted Duckhouse
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