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Colin Allan recalls the early days of some of English Football's true greats

Despite their future successes, several famous footballers regarded their first selection for England Schoolboys as one of their happiest memories. It would mark the moment for them when a professional career in football became a distinct possibility.
Raich Carter was one of England’s greatest footballers of the 1930s and 1940s. The inside-forward captained Sunderland to the League title in 1936 and FA Cup victory the following year. He also enjoyed an FA Cup triumph with Derby County in 1946.
Carter was awarded 13...

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