What is Walter Tull's enduring legacy in both football and British history?

Mar 27, 2018 ... Remembering Walter Tull 100 years on: Northampton's legendary Cobblers player and First World War hero. By The Newsroom. Published 27th Mar ... Walter Tull was both a professional footballer player and a soldier during World War One. Walter had to give up his career as a footballer to help out in the ... Oct 9, 2024 ... ... Walter Tull nonetheless rose to prominence as the first black footballer to play at the highest level of the English game, playing with ... Oct 18, 2023 ... GFC School Students learn about Walter Tull. Walter Tull is a name that means little to most football fans. The trailblazing footballer and ... 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 ... Oct 10, 2022 ... This campaign is supported by Walter Tull's descendants, and his former Football Clubs at Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur. Historians and ... The orphaned grandson of slaves played for Tottenham Hotspur and then became the first black man to hold a commission in the British infantry. 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. Mar 25, 2015 ... Walter Tull in his early footballing days with Tottenham Hotspur Football ... Walter was only the second black professional footballer in ... Feb 3, 2016 ... He played for Tottenham between 1909 and 1911 and then moved to Northampton, where he is now commemorated with a memorial at Sixfields Stadium.