Johnny Haynes Statue, Craven Cottage, Fulham, London SW6, UK
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Bronze statue of Johnny Haynes "The Maestro", footballer player with an 18 year career at Fulham FC.
Waymark Code: WMBF65
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/14/2011
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Born in 1934, Johnny Haynes was best known for his 18 years at Fulham. He played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for the club between 1952 and 1970. An inside forward, Johhny Haynes is widely regarded as the greatest footballer ever to play for the London club, particularly noted for his exceptional passing skill and ability to read a game. An accomplished international, he made 56 appearances for his country, including 22 as captain (many of them while playing for Fulham in the Second Division). Haynes became the first player to be paid £100 a week, immediately following the abolition of the £20 maximum wage in 1961. Pelé was once quoted as calling Haynes the "best passer of the ball I've ever seen". On October 18 2005 Johnny tragically died, a nine foot bronze statue of The Maestro now takes pride of place in front of the Craven Cottage gates. A fitting tribute to a Fulham legend. Probably the last of the “one club” players in England.
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