The thinnest man in football


March 5, 1913
Surely the thinnest man playing first-class football is Bill Eadie, the Manchester City centre half. He must be over six feet in height. The City played in red jerseys on Saturday, and Eadie gave a realistic imitation of the “thin red line”!
(Dundee Courier: March 5, 1913)

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