"38 years later the nightmare continues" - Signed by Leicester City, then wrongfully arrested

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Gary Lineker on that incredible Premier League win by his beloved Leicester. While there has been widespread celebration for football fans, for one Derry man it's been bittersweet. Gerry McGowan from Creggan was just 17 when he signed a professional football contract to play at Leicester alongside Lineker. He should have had the world at his feet but when Gerry found himself WRONGFULLY arrested for murder of a British soldier, life took a very different turn and he become one of the Derry Four.

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