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Sullivan, the soccer player …

PETER JACKSON

THIS column’s plaintive cry for the city 0 Cardiff to recognise Jim Sullivan has prompted admirers to delve into a treasure-trove of stories about rugby’s greatest goalkicker.
One of the more intriguing reveals how the pre-eminent football manager of the Roaring Twenties, Herbert Chapman, tried to sign Wigan’s new full-back for Huddersfield Town, then on their way to winning successive League titles.
Wigan signed the 18-yearold Sullivan in 1921. Chapman made his move before leaving Yorkshire for London where he made Arsenal the most successful club ...

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