How did Walter Tull get his first opportunity in professional football?

Dec 6, 2024 ... Hailing from 1888 Folkestone, England, Walter Tull was one of the early Black soccer players. He played for six years and with three teams. footballers and also the first black combat Officer in the British Army. Walter's story can be told thanks to a £49,900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund ( ... Walter was a professional footballer who played insider for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town before 1914 and was one of only a handful of Black ... Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer. He played as an inside forward for Tottenham Hotspur and ... Apr 15, 2014 ... On March 21, 1918, the Germans made one last desperate effort to win World War One. Walter Tull was a 29 year old 2nd Lieutenant in the 23rd (2 ... 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 ... Nov 2, 2015 ... The extraordinary story of Walter Tull, who overcame prejudice to become the first Black British Army officer and a professional footballer, ... 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 ... 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 ... From 1908 he started to play football and was signed by Clapton FC, then the following year by Tottenham Hotspur F.C. He was the second person of African- ...