There was a ref in the 1982 World Cup by the name of Bob Valentine.
The spin twins were Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine.
So maybe the "Man in black" was Valentine Dial from the post war radio programme!
That's it...Valentine Dyall had a marvellous deep voice and introduced radio's Appointment with Fear and featured in a number of horror films.
Frenchie and Dave may have to fight it out for the next question...

Man in black = Valentine Dyall of BBC Radio horror series Appointment with Fear fame?

On the Parliamentarian side in the Civil War
Yes I was looking for the Battle of Edgehill.
On the Parliamentarian side in the Civil War