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1st 100 Pounds Per Week

Great Britain · Sport / Football. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1961

John Norman "Johnny" Haynes1961

Sport / Football

Becomes the first player to be paid pounds 100 a week, immediately following the abolition of the pounds 20 maximum wage

Names involved

John Norman "Johnny" Haynes

Provenance

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