His Role and Actions Experiences in the Mud and Trenches

Dec 5, 2022 ... Walter Tull was a trailblazer. But when World War I broke out, he became the first Black officer in the British army to lead a battalion. 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 ... He began playing for Clapton FC in 1908 and within a few months he had won winners' medals in the FA Amateur Cup, London County Amateur Cup and London Senior ... Dec 7, 2024 ... In part one, we went into soccer pioneer Walter Tull's short career in English professional football. A stellar athlete he performed well on ... Mar 25, 2015 ... Walter Tull in his early footballing days with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (with permission from Bruce Castle Museum -Haringey Culture ... Reading Champion: Walter Tull and the Missing Football · by Damian Harvey · Newsletter Signup · Reading Champion. Reading Champion: Sam and the Yam. Reading ... Oct 10, 2022 ... This campaign is supported by Walter Tull's descendants, and his former Football Clubs at Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur. Historians ... 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 ... May 15, 2010 ... He was Britain's 'first black professional footballer. He played inspirational, brilliant football first for Tottenham Hotspurs FC for one ... The first black outfield player to feature in the English top flight, Tull spent two seasons at Tottenham Hotspur before going on to play over 100 games for ...