His Contribution to the Game The Intersection of Sport and War

Jan 5, 2011 ... Dan Lyndon, Roger Wade Walker ... Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are ... Walter Daniel John Tull (1888-1918) was an army officer and English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town. William Daniel John Tull was one of Britain's first Black infantry officers - a Black Briton in a society where there were few others. Aug 22, 2019 ... Walter Tull: football's hidden pioneer whose story everyone should know ... Walter Tull. It's a name every player and football fan should know. Walter Tull was a professional footballer, the second professional black player in the Football League, who joined Northampton Town Football Club in 1911. His professional football career began after he was spotted playing for top amateur club, Clapton. He had signed for Clapton in October 1908, reportedly never ... Mar 24, 2018 ... Walter Tull was a soldier, a leader, a hero and a bloody good footballer. So it seems fitting to end this with the words of the current ... Clapton F.C.; Tottenham Hotspur F.C.; Northampton Town F.C.. Walter Tull and WW1. First Football Battalion; Second Football Battalion; Second Lieutenant Walter ... Walter was only the second black man to play professional football in Britain. Tottenham Hotspur. Football Team 1909. Walter played for Tottenham until. 1910 ... Oct 19, 2021 ... TULL, one of Britain's first black professional footballers has been posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame.