Legendary ahead Len Shackleton made the transfer from Newcastle United to rivals Sunderland on at the present time again in 1948, signing for £20,050. The deal was a document switch payment on the time.
Shackleton had began his profession at Bradford Park Avenue earlier than becoming a member of Newcastle in 1946. After scoring six objectives on his debut for The Magpies, Shackleton scored 22 objectives in 38 video games.
He left Newcastle to affix Sunderland after falling out with members of the membership and handing in a switch request.
By the top of the 1947/48 season, Shackleton scored 4 objectives in 14 appearances. He would keep at Roker Park till 1958, scoring an additional 96 objectives in 334 video games.
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