A football legend, once lauded by Bill Shankly as having blood made of "old gold", was actually born and raised in a Cheshire town.
Stan Cullis was born in Ellesmere Port on October 25, 1916. During his 13-year playing career, Cullis cultivated a reputation as a top-class defender and, after venturing into management in 1948, established himself as one of the greatest managers in English football history.
Cullis was a pupil at Cambridge Road School in Ellesmere Port, where a plaque was unveiled in his honour last year. After beginning his career at Ellesmere Port Wednesday, Cullis joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1934 and first captained the side when he was just 19 years old.
