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Bill Slater - Blackpool, Brentford & Wolves - RIP

 
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:39 am 
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Passed away on Tuesday. The last amateur player to captain an FA Cup Winning team (correct me if I am wrong).

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2018/12/18/wolves-legend-bill-slater-dies-aged-91/
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:48 pm 
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The last Wolves man to hold one of these (1960). And the only ex Bee to be Footballer of the Year (so I found out today!).

RIP Bill.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:15 pm 
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Nice obit published in yesterday's i paper.

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