It will be a day of mixed emotions for the family of the late, great Jack Leslie.
There is pride at the unveiling of a plaque on the Devon house in which he lived while becoming the first black player to captain an English football league team. But sadness too, because it takes place 100 years after his call-up for England was rescinded because of his colour.
Leslie’s granddaughter Lesley Hiscott told the Guardian the family was delighted at the honour. “We have to keep pinching ourselves to make sure we’re not dreaming.