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Oct 20, 2020 ... He was one of the first people of mixed heritage to play in the Football League's top division, and the British Army's first Black officer. The orphaned grandson of slaves played for Tottenham Hotspur and then became the first black man to hold a commission in the British infantry. Walter Tull 1888 – 1918 / Walter Tull built a career as a top division footballer./ He became the second professional black player in the Football League and ... Nov 11, 2020 ... The museum is hosting an online exhibition about Walter and you can access it here: http://waltertullexhibition.org/ Walter Tull became one of the first black professional footballers, playing with Tottenham Spurs. In 1917, he also became one of the first black Britons to ... Apr 12, 2018 ... Walter Tull, one of Britain's first black footballers who played for Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur. He was also the first black officer in the British ... Oct 31, 2012 ... Black footballer and army captain Walter Tull died at the Somme, but he never got his medal for bravery. Author Michael Morpurgo tells ... Born in Kent, in 1888, Walter Tull became not just the first black British professional outfield football player – for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town – ... Walter became an apprentice to a printer and found his love of and skill at football. His first game for. Clapton FC was on 26th December 1908 when he played ... Walter was only the second black man to play professional football in Britain. Tottenham Hotspur. Football Team 1909. Walter played for Tottenham until. 1910 ...