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Jimmy Armfield - former England captain and Blackpool stalwart - speaks to some of the heroes of the British game about life before, during and after football in this series of radio interviews.
From the days when a professional's wage was capped at £20 a week and football was an escape route from the pit or the factory, to the unheard of glamour of a continental club contract and the start of the cult status attending the modern game, we hear from some of those who made the journey to legendary status.
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Stanley Matthews
One of England's greatest players on his regrets at retiring at 50.
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Nat Lofthouse
The record-breaking 'Lion of Vienna', who could 'run, shoot and head'.
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Len Shackleton
Football's clown prince and soccer genius.
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George Hardwick
Middlesbrough's left-back with the famous moustache.
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Lawrie Reilly
'Last Minute Reilly' - Scotland's greatest striker.
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Geoff Hurst
England's 1966 hero recalls the match that changed his life.
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Jack Charlton
How the Leeds and England player could have been a career miner.
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Pat Jennings
Top goalkeeper Pat Jennings remembers his long career.
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Johnny Giles
Player, manager and one of the 'Busby Babes'.
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Dave Mackay
Honours at Spurs and an Indian summer at Derby County.
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