Fergus Suter starred in ‘The English Game’ Netflix series by Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey Fame. It was an interesting story and brought Fergus back into the public domain as an early football legend at Darwen and Blackburn Rovers. This is the story of his final resting place.
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Football Star in Victorian Lancashire, a tragedy and a mystery
John Richard Parker or Johnny Parker to give him his footballing or soccer playing name was my great grandfather. I knew him as a rather dapper gentleman, never appearing without a tie or his walking cane. He had a presence, a man who filled the room even though he was in his late 80’s whenContinue reading “Football Star in Victorian Lancashire, a tragedy and a mystery”
Football Star in Victorian Lancashire, a tragedy and a mystery
John Richard Parker or Johnny Parker to give him his footballing or soccer playing name was my great grandfather. I knew him as a rather dapper gentleman, never appearing without a tie or his walking cane. He had a presence, a man who filled the room even though he was in his late 80’s whenContinue reading “Football Star in Victorian Lancashire, a tragedy and a mystery”
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