Fri 27 Sep
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Former Ram claims one of the highest honours in football.
The National Football Museum last night inducted ten legends in to its Hall of Fame - one of the highest honours to receive in football.
Nine players and one referee joined the roll call of famous names, including former Derby County inside-forward Raich Carter.
Carter, who captained Sunderland to League and FA Cup wins in the 1930s before playing for Derby between 1945-1948, was part of the Rams’ 1946 FA Cup winning side.
He scored 34 goals in 63 appearances for Derby and was a popular player at the Baseball Ground during this three-year stint with the club.
Carter was also capped 13 times for England and saw out his professional playing days at Hull City.
Joining Carter in the Hall of Fame were:
Peter Schmeichel - the legendary Manchester United goalkeeper, Matt Le Tissier – possibly Southampton’s greatest ever player, Cliff Jones – member of the Tottenham double-winning side, and Mike Summerbee – one of the ‘Holy Trinity’ in the great 1968-70 Manchester City team, will all be inducted into the Hall of Fame at tonight’s prestigious award ceremony.
They’ll also be joined by former Chelsea and Man Utd midfielder Ray ‘Butch’ Wilkins, Leeds United legend Eddie Gray as well as Sheila Parker, who played for Chorley Ladies Football Club and is the club’s longest serving player and was the first women’s England captain, and Jack Taylor, the first Englishman to referee a World Cup Final (1974) and first referee to take a place in the Hall of Fame.
David Clarke, England’s record goal scorer in blind football completed the line-up.
The former players join a host of other famous football faces like Sir Alex Ferguson, lan Ball, Gordon Banks, Cliff Bastin, Jimmy Greaves and Sir Tom Finney, whose achievements are already celebrated with a place on the honour roll.
Inductees have been chosen by a panel featuring some of the biggest names in football including, the Museum’s President Sir Bobby Charlton, Vice President Sir Alex Ferguson, Gordon Taylor and Mark Lawrenson. They must have finished their playing career or be aged over 30 and have played or managed in England for at least five years to qualify for Hall of Fame nomination.
National Football Museum Director Kevin Moore said: “We are delighted to be able to recognise the achievements of these legendary players in this way. It’s a rare chance to see some of the biggest players in football history celebrating their success together. We’re also extremely grateful to the PFA for their continued support of the event which also raises vital funds for the work we do with schools and the local community.”
The National Football Museum provides a world-class home for the greatest collection of football memorabilia ever assembled, in addition to housing its nationally-recognised Hall of Fame in Manchester.
More than 140,000 objects, works of art and photographs make up this unique collection and highlights include a shirt from the world's first international match played in 1872, the 1966 World Cup Final ball and the shirt worn by Maradona during the infamous 1986 ‘Hand of God’ quarter final match between England and Argentina.
Admission is free of charge but, as the museum is a registered charity, it relies on donations from the public and support from the corporate sector to stay open.
