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Northampton: Ivan Toney's England debut leaves hometown 'buzzing'

By Kris Holland

BBC News

Ivan Toney's first grassroots club says "the whole town is buzzing" after he became the first senior men's player from Northampton to represent England.

Toney, 27, made his debut for the Three Lions as a substitute in Sunday's 2-0 win over Ukraine at Wembley Stadium.

The striker, who plays for Premier League side Brentford, started his career at grassroots club Soccer Stars FC, based at Upton in Northampton.

"I think it's fantastic," said the club's chairman James Witkiss.

"We have been following his progress for a long time.