Obituaries and Tributes

Oct 10, 2018 ... Walter Tull was one of English football's first black players and the British Army's first ever black officer to command white troops. 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 ... Apr 12, 2019 ... One hundred years after his death, the achievements of Walter Tull, professional footballer and the first man of black heritage to become an ... Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer. He played as an inside forward for Tottenham Hotspur and ... Aug 3, 2023 ... After playing football in the Orphanage football team, Tull was selected to play for the amateur club Clapton in 1908. Scarcely four months had ... 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 ... 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 ... 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. Nov 1, 2010 ... He was the first Black outfield player to play in the English. Football League. He was also the first Black officer in the British Army and was ... 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.