‘Bittersweet’: plaque unveiled for black footballer whose England call-up was rescinded

<p>It will be a day of mixed emotions for family of late, great Jack Leslie when ceremony is held in Plymouth </p><p>It will be a day of mixed emotions for the family of the late, great <a href="https://jackleslie.co.uk/">Jack Leslie.</a></p><p>There is pride at the unveiling of a plaque on the Devon house in which he lived while becoming the first black player to captain an English football league team. But sadness too, because it takes place 100 years after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/07/fa-award-jack-leslie-posthumous-england-cap-97-years-after-call-up">his call-up for England </a>was rescinded because of his colour.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/16/bittersweet-plaque-unveiled-for-black-footballer-jack-leslie-whose-england-call-up-was-rescinded">Continue reading...</a>