The family of Jack Leslie, the first Black player to receive an England call-up, have been presented with a posthumous honorary cap by the Football Association.
The inside-left, who scored 137 goals in 400 appearances for Plymouth between 1921 and 1934, was called up to the national team in 1925, but denied an England appearance because of the colour of his skin, after selectors learnt about his heritage.
Leslie died in 1988 and was immortalised by a statue that was unveiled outside Argyle's Home Park stadium in October, with FA chair Debbie Hewitt later confirming Leslie last year had been posthumously awarded an England cap 97 years after he was called up.
Prior to England's Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday, Leslie's family were presented with said cap.
"He faced adversity because of the colour of his skin, and was de-selected and never played for his country. This should never have happened," the FA said on Twitter on Sunday, alongside an image of the presentation.
In a statement released in October, Ms Hewitt described Leslie as a "true football legend", who "shaped attitudes and behaviours to identify and remove discrimination from football".
