His Dedication to Duty

Walter Tull was the first black football player within professional British football leagues and the first black army officer within Britain. Jan 16, 2014 ... PETER FROST finds a memorial in Northampton with a sad story of a forgotten hero and a century of racism in football. May 15, 2010 ... He was Britain's 'first black professional footballer. He played inspirational, brilliant football first for Tottenham Hotspurs FC for one ... Jul 10, 2023 ... ... Walter Tull pub but I think it's only a few quid. Don't park at the Odeon as they've started to clamp down on football parking with heavy fines. Walter Tull and the Missing Football (ISBN: 9781445188973) This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage ... Mar 26, 2018 ... Efforts are being made to ensure he will not be forgotten. Walter Tull orphanage football team (pic: Action for Children). Image: Tull's ... 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. Jun 13, 2023 ... A signed and dated photo of footballer Walter Tull at White Hart Lane in his Tottenham Hotspur Strip, 17th January 1911. 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 ... On 2nd October 1909 Bristol City played Spurs. In this match 'Tull was the target of sustained, vociferous and ferocious racial abuse'*1. In his match report ...