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Frank Soo: England's pioneer who died with a tale untold

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The voice of BBC commentator Raymond Glendenning crackles out of the radio.

"And this time a neat backpass by Soo finds Matthews..."

The date is 20 October 1945. World War Two has only been over for a month. As people across England crowd around their radios, they can hear 54,000 fans roaring on their team against Wales at the Hawthorns.

Nearly 80 years on, while Stanley Matthews remains one of English football's most enduring names, Frank Soo is a relative unknown.