Lessons from Walter Tull's Life

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 ... 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. 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. Jan 4, 2014 ... Before the war, Mr Walter Tull played professional football with Tottenham Hotspur and. Northampton, and joined the Army in September 1914 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 27, 2018 ... The PFA have been proud of the contributions of Walter Tull for many years. He was part of the 1st Footballers Battallion, the 17th (Service) ... Jun 5, 2013 ... Walter Daniel Tull (1888 - 1918) - first established his sporting credentials at Forest Gate's Clapton FC, in the years before the first World War. 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 ...