Courage and Bravery Under Fire

Walter Tull built a career as top division footballer. He became the second professional black player in the Football League and transferred from Tottenham to ... Sep 13, 2015 ... Walter Tull one of Britain's first black 1st division footballer's and first black infantry army officer who died in action 1918. Walter Tull (28 April 1888 - 25 March 1918) was a professional footballer and British Army officer. His father was Barbadian, his mother was from Kent. He ... Football Battalion in World War i ... This racial abuse left Walter sitting on the bench for many a game, until he was signed to Northampton Town FC. He played ... Feb 1, 2021 ... Considered to be one of the most creative and brilliant managers of football in history, he led both Huddersfield Town and Arsenal to FA Cups ... 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 ... Walter was a keen footballer and in 1908 he was signed up for a local amateur side, Clapton FC. He was later spotted by Tottenham Hotspur and signed ... Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of Afro-Caribbean descent. Walter Tull was a professional footballer, the second professional black player in the Football League, who joined Northampton Town Football Club in 1911. 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 ...