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Originally Posted by cashman

must agree Mathews would get in any team today, but yer missing the best of em all IMHO, Finney, he was even played out of natural position fer the national side to accomodate Mathews, could play great in other positions.

I’ll go along with Tom Finney being one of the greats. It’s a moot point who was best.

Don’t forget that in those days players played for the love of the game and all had full time jobs outside of football. With a maximum wage of £20, but only during the football season, so they had to. If you lived in Preston and wanted a plumber it could easily have been Tom Finney who attended.

There were no ‘prima donnas’. In fact the ‘stars’ of the day would travel on the same bus as the supporters to a match.