After missing the 1984 Olympics through injury, Imran Sherwani made a significant contribution to Britain’s victory in 1988. He played on the left-wing in all seven matches in Seoul and scored two of the three goals against West Germany in the final. Sherwani won silver medals at the 1986 World Cup and the 1987 European Cup and won 49 England caps and represented Great Britain 45 times. He became a newsagent in Stoke and played for Stourport.
His father, Asrar, played hockey internationally for Pakistan while his maternal great uncles were professional footballers for Stoke City and Port Vale respectively, in the English leagues.
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