Former Hull City player-manager Raich Carter has been inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame.
Carter inspired a generation of Hull City fans when he joined the club in 1948 and led one of the best of all Tigers sides to the Division Three North title.
During that 1948-49 season City lost just four of their 42 league games and regularly saw gates of 40,000-plus at Boothferry Park.
The 55,019 in attendance for an FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United in February of that season would never be bettered.
Carter was already a star before he joined City, having helped Sunderland win the league championship in 1936 and the FA Cup in 1937.
He followed that by leading Derby County to another Cup win in 1946 and collected 13 England caps as well as playing 17 wartime games for his country.
Carter was an attacking player described by Stanley Matthews as a "supreme entertainer" and "lethal in front of goal".
But like many great players of his era, his career was interrupted by the Second World War and when he joined the Tigers he was already in his mid-30s.
Nevertheless, he made 136 appearances and scored 57 goals, establishing himself in the process as one of the club's all-time greats.
The National Football Museum's Hall of Fame was established in 2002. Inductees include Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, Kenny Dalglish and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Its stated aim is to "celebrate and highlight the achievements of the all-time top English footballing talents, as well as non-English players and managers who have become significant figures in the history of the English game".
Former City manager Eddie Gray is among this year's other new inductees, with Cliff Jones, Matt Le Tissier, Mike Summerbee and Ray Wilkins.
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