How did the war impact the fans and communities associated with football clubs?

Mar 23, 2018 ... Tull, who was a professional footballer at the outbreak of the first world war, gained his commission as a second lieutenant in 1917, having ... Born in Kent, in 1888, Walter Tull became not just the first black British professional outfield football player – for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town – ... May 15, 2010 ... He was Britain's 'first black professional footballer. He played inspirational, brilliant football first for Tottenham Hotspurs FC for one ... Jan 4, 2014 ... the team, through Walter's elder brother, Edward Tull-Warnock. In 1917, Edward played at. Turnberry Golf Club, in Ayrshire, where his golfing ... Mar 21, 2018 ... Don't miss out! Claim one of 100 free copies of Walter Tull: Footballer, Soldier, Hero by Dan Lyndon from the Collins Big Cat reading programme. Only five of the ten chapters are dedicated to examining Tull's childhood, football and military careers. Indeed, Walter's story is all over by p.47 of the ... Oct 24, 2012 ... Walter Tull's tale may be nearly a century old but the lessons he learnt on the football field and in the trenches remain true to this day. Jun 13, 2023 ... A signed and dated photo of footballer Walter Tull at White Hart Lane in his Tottenham Hotspur Strip, 17th January 1911. Oct 30, 2016 ... The first black officer to lead white soldiers into battle in the history of the British army. Britain's second professional black footballer. William Daniel John Tull was one of Britain's first Black infantry officers - a Black Briton in a society where there were few others.