—— fred spiksley. ball should be backheel, but who was he? -- fred spiksley.ee lines on his chest. they would that be? is ea compared? he was captured by the germans during the first world war but he escaped, arguably, he is the first superstar of professional football, this weekend is 70 years after the death of fred spiksley, and this lack has been unveiled in his honour. the first wave of schoolboys who could look at footballers on the field and think, actually, there is a career there, i will not necessarily end up in the factory. he turned professional aged just 17, at his hometown club he scored 131 goals, in 124 matches, and in1896, he scored 131 goals, in 124 matches, and in 1896, he scored two goals in the fa cup final. there was a comparison against a modern—day football player, if you look at the stats, they speak for themselves, the goals he scored, the games in which he played, his career progression... unbelievable, really. for many, he was a 19th—century george best, with the lifestyle to match. he did have two wives, he had his flaws, perhaps h

—— fred spiksley. ball should be backheel, but who was he? -- fred spiksley.s during the first world war but he escaped, arguably, he is the first superstar of professional football, this weekend is 70 years after the death of fred spiksley, and this lack has been unveiled in his honour. the first wave of schoolboys who could look at footballers on the field and think, actually, there is a career there, i will not necessarily end up in the factory. he