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Football Legends

on Radio 5

Jimmy Armfield recalls some of the great players of the past.

1: Len Shackleton - the Clown Prince of Soccer
Known as a maverick, Shackleton signed for Newcastle in 1946 and moved to Sunderland two years later. The crowds loved his entertaining antics, but his clowning did not endear him to the football bosses.

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Jimmy Armfield

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