▁holds ▁the ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁league ▁appearances ▁for ▁Port sm outh ▁F . C . ▁( 7 6 4 ). ▁Only ▁Sw ind on ▁Town ' s ▁John ▁T rollo pe ▁( 7 7 0 ) ▁has ▁made ▁more ▁appearances ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁club . ▁His ▁performances ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁call - up ▁to ▁the ▁England ▁national ▁football ▁team . ▁He ▁won ▁ 4 8 ▁caps ▁for ▁England , ▁making ▁him ▁Port sm outh ' s ▁most ▁c apped ▁English ▁player . ▁During ▁his ▁record ▁ 8 4 5 ▁club ▁appearances ▁for ▁Pom pe y ▁and ▁his ▁ 4 8 ▁England ▁caps ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁once ▁book ed ▁or ▁sent ▁off , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁nick name ▁Gent le man ▁Jim . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁pub ▁in ▁Al ton ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁called ▁The ▁Gent le man ▁Jim . ▁ ▁Graham ▁Str at ford , ▁English ▁cattle ▁bre eder , ▁local ▁politician ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁the ▁first ▁Town ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Al ton ▁Town ▁Council . ▁ ▁Graham ▁Wilson ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁studied ▁at ▁E gg ar ' s ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁Wilson , ▁who ▁worked ▁briefly ▁at ▁the ▁Har p ▁L ager ▁Bre wer y ▁and ▁Le is ure ▁Centre , ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁management ▁text ▁books , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁" Problem ▁Sol ving ▁and ▁Dec ision ▁M aking ", ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁Bi