By Chris Wright
With the London Olympics beginning to crown over the horizon, we thought we’d plunder the archives for some brilliant vintage photos of Olympic football tournaments past (in no particular order, click through for full-size images)…
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The dapper gents of the 1956 British Olympic Soccer team off to Melbourne, Australia. Left to right Herbert Dodkins (Ilford); Derek Lewin (Bishop Auckland); James Lewis (Chelsea); Bob Hardisty (Bishop Auckland); Dexter Adams (Hendon); D Coates (Royal Navy) and John Laybourne (Corinthian Casuals).
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