Key Matches Played Manager During His Time at Clapton

Nov 11, 2016 ... Between 1909 and 1914 he played for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town before war was declared and he left his football career behind to ... Walter Tull was a professional footballer, the second professional black player in the Football League, who joined Northampton Town Football Club in 1911. Oct 20, 2020 ... One report in the Football Star, headlined “Football and the Colour Prejudice”, is thought to be the first time racial abuse was mentioned in a ... Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of Afro-Caribbean descent. Only five of the ten chapters are dedicated to examining Tull's childhood, football and military careers. Indeed, Walter's story is all over by p.47 of the ... 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 ... TULL100: War Historian Jon Cooksey tells us about the life of Walter Tull. Northampton Town Football Club · 4:20 · TULL100: BBC Radio Northampton's Graham ... Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are even more exceptional because Walter was Afro- ... May 15, 2010 ... He was Britain's 'first black professional footballer. He played inspirational, brilliant football first for Tottenham Hotspurs FC for one ... Mar 8, 2025 ... Honouring Walter Tull: a football pioneer and war hero. The first black outfield player in the Football League, he broke racial barriers and ...