Black footballer who was first to be called up for England duty...but then dropped because of his skin colour

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John 'Jack' Leslie, who scored 137 goals in 400 appearances for Plymouth Argyle between 1921 and 1934, was called up to the national team in 1925

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14716491/Black-footballer-England-duty-dropped-skin-colour.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490

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