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Larry Canning

Midfielder · Aston Villa FC · historical profile

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Scottish footballer

Born 1925

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Lawrence "Larry" Canning was a Scottish footballer who played for Aston Villa during the 1940s and 1950s, then later served on the board. Canning also worked as a journalist and broadcaster, regularly contributing post-match reports on BBC Radio 2's Sports Report programme throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

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