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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 ... 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 ... 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 the first black football player within professional British football leagues and the first black army officer within Britain. 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 ... Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a ... Mar 21, 2018 ... The nation's first infantry officer of black heritage British Army officer made history on the football pitch and in World War 1. Walter Tull (28 April 1888 - 25 March 1918) was a professional footballer and British Army officer. His father was Barbadian, his mother was from Kent. He ... 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 ... 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.