John Barnes might never have made it as a professional footballer, let alone won two First Division titles, two FA Cups and represented England 79 times over a 13-year period, had it not been for a passing taxi driver spotting him playing for Sudbury Court.
As a teenager, Barnes turned out for Middlesex League side Sudbury Court, enjoying his football locally before his seemingly imminent departure from the UK. As he explains, Barnes was due to head to America to take up a football scholarship at 17-years-old.
