Finney, devoted to his hometown club and turning down moves elsewhere, never earned more than £20 a week (around £400 today) because the Football League capped wages at the time.
To make ends meet, the man who would later be knighted famously kept up his plumbing work alongside football.
A year after being demobilised from World War Two service as a tank driver, Finney made the first of his 433 appearances for North End and ultimately scored 210 goals.
For England, he earned 76 caps and netted 30 times, with his final World Cup outing in 1958.
At 31, Preston supporter Jack Bridge is, of course, far too young to have seen Finney play live.
Though Jack has watched a few clips, it’s The Splash that holds a special place in his heart.
“He’s our greatest ever player,” he said.
“I think of my grandad’s stories about him—and how, if he wasn’t playing, people would leave the ground.”
“That photo is the symbol of a true Preston legend; when he died in 2014 at the age of 91, the crowds lined the streets five deep.”