Jack Leslie honoured with blue plaque at his former home

[Keepitgreen]

Well done to all involved.

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[WoodsyGreen]

Great stuff. Though it's a bit weird that they wrote an entire article about a blue plaque without stating what it says on it, or including a close-up photo.

 

[Lundan Cabbie]

Great stuff. Though it's a bit weird that they wrote an entire article about a blue plaque without stating what it says on it, or including a close-up photo.

 

[Daz]

Very good this. I was chuffed last night in the GT bar when my 10 year old was explaining to his sister what happened to Jack Leslie. Great that he was taught about it at school.

 

[Lundan Cabbie]

Very good this. I was chuffed last night in the GT bar when my 10 year old was explaining to his sister what happened to Jack Leslie. Great that he was taught about it at school.

Did the school give the full story? Did they mention that Billy Walker who had captained England in their previous match, had been injured and not played for Aston Villa in the weeks leading up to the international fixture. Records show that Walker did play in Jack Leslie's position for England against Ireland. Sadly for Jack, England didn't have another fixture for 5 months which gave the England selectors plenty of time to understand exactly who Jack Leslie was and not select him again. It's not as dramatic as the story being suggested, that he was called up and then sent home when they saw the colour of his face but like many historical incidents, the facts become altered to make the story more sexy.

 

[Daz]

Did the school give the full story? Did they mention that Billy Walker who had captained England in their previous match, had been injured and not played for Aston Villa in the weeks leading up to the international fixture. Records show that Walker did play in Jack Leslie's position for England against Ireland. Sadly for Jack, England didn't have another fixture for 5 months which gave the England selectors plenty of time to understand exactly who Jack Leslie was and not select him again. It's not as dramatic as the story being suggested, that he was called up and then sent home when they saw the colour of his face but like many historical incidents, the facts become altered to make the story more sexy.

The school taught my son that you don’t discriminate against someone because they are black.

Not sure about the finer details as I wasn’t there, but reiterating the story to his sister was heart warming and the point was well made.

 

[Adam]

Love it!

 

[IJN]

England didn't have another fixture for 5 months which gave the England selectors plenty of time to understand exactly who Jack Leslie was and not select him again.

Says it all doesn't it?

 

[Lundan Cabbie]

Says it all doesn't it?

Too many are being given the impression that he was called up on the Monday and dropped when they saw his face on the Friday which isn't correct. The committee had months to consider his reselection by which time nobody remembered except Jack of course but by which time it was easy for the FA to let everyone assume it was a form thing.

 

[WoodsyGreen]

Am I right in thinking that the first black rugby player to play for England was playing for Plymouth at the time?

It's such a shame Jack Leslie didn't get to pull on the Three Lions for so many reasons, not least because a rugby/football double would have been one hell of a claim to fame for the city of Plymouth.

 

[rsp4]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏well deserved

 

[Ray Stidwell]

Yes indeed, although not a Janner, but born in Salford, Jimmy Peters moved from Blackheath RFC & Bristol RFC to Plymouth Albion RFC in 1902 & made his England debut in March 1907.

 

[Ottawa Green]

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Jack Leslie and Argyle mentioned in BBC2 Only Connect tonight Monday 29 November 2021

 

[djg145]

Did the school give the full story? Did they mention that Billy Walker who had captained England in their previous match, had been injured and not played for Aston Villa in the weeks leading up to the international fixture. Records show that Walker did play in Jack Leslie's position for England against Ireland. Sadly for Jack, England didn't have another fixture for 5 months which gave the England selectors plenty of time to understand exactly who Jack Leslie was and not select him again. It's not as dramatic as the story being suggested, that he was called up and then sent home when they saw the colour of his face but like many historical incidents, the facts become altered to make the story more sexy.

Well said Lundan Cabbie. People seem to just jump on the bandwagon nowadays.
Jack Leslie played for a top THIRD DIVISION SOUTH side, for some reason he was selected to the England Squad for the game against Ireland. The thought of England selecting a player from the 3rd Division and not sending anyone down to watch him play, I can't believe that happened.
As Lundon Cabbie mentioned Billy Walker, he was a prolific goal scorer for FIRST DIVISION Aston Villa, he replaced Jack Leslie - maybe Billy Walker recovered from injury.
So a prolific goal scorer for a FIRST Division club replaced a player of a top 3rd Division side to play for England.
That seems to be quite a reasonable thing to do, dosen't it?

 

[Fulwoodgreen]

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Jack Leslie and Argyle mentioned in BBC2 Only Connect tonight Monday 29 November 2021

When the answer was given, I was starting my usual rant to the family of "ah yes, but it should've been...", but Victoria beat me to it!
I did get it right after 2 clues, which only happens around once a series!