We've delved into our archives to dust off some snapshots of six of the city's most famous sportsmen as fresh-faced hopefuls. (Spoiler alert: it shouldn't be too difficult!)
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Is that beaming grin familiar? Pictured here in a family photograph from this England defender's days as a teenager with Blackburn Rovers academy.
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After a long career with Everton, West Brom, Sunderland and Wigan, Kevin Kilbane retired and is now a TV pundit.
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Who could this young chap be? This picture was taken 1933, making the young footballer aged around 11.
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If you're having an argument about who is Preston's greatest ever sports stars, the answer is always Sir Tom Finney. He played 433 times for his hometown club, scoring 187 goals.