Billy Meredith Manchester City
He was one of soccer first super stars. Played for both Manchester City and Manchester United.
Amazingly, this is a card from 1922 - Billy is still playing here at age 47. He'll play two more seasons.
In fact he plays internationally at a record age 45 for his native Wales.
He was responsible for getting the players union to revoke the minimum wage - declaring that average players, and one who were substitutes, should not be paid the same as standout players.
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Last edited by Copa7; 02-25-2019 at 10:47 PM.
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