Johnny Haynes will probably be best remembered as the first £100 a week footballer but this tag should not deflect attention from his special abilities as a footballer or the profound way in which he influenced the game in this country.
Haynes had appeared destined for greatness as a boy, being the pick of a fine England schoolboys side in 1950. Following this he would go on to represent his country at youth, under 23, "B" and full levels.
All the time these personal glories were coming his way Haynes continued to play his club football with Fulham and they would remain his only club right up until his retirement in 1969.
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