Mansfield Road: the birthplace of the co-founder of AC Milan
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Mansfield Road: the birthplace of the co-founder of AC Milan
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 12 May 2018
Nottingham Civic Society's green plaque reads: HERBERT KILPIN The father of Italian football and the founder of Milan Foot-ball and Cricket Club (AC MILAN) was born here 24th January 1870 The information boards on the Huntingdon Street bus shelter explain that Kilpin was the son of a butcher and moved to Italy to work in the textile industry. There he became the first Englishman to play football abroad. He was the driving force behind the foundation of AC Milan and responsible for its black-and-red-striped shirts. "Kilpin is a hero at the San Siro [the Milan stadium] and regarded by many as the father of Italian football. He is the 'Lord of Milan'. He was born in Nottingham". (Nottingham has another Italian football connection: the black-and-white-striped shirts of Juventus Turin are modelled on those sported by Notts County, the world's oldest professional league club.)
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Image Location
Latitude
52.962798
Longitude
-1.151804