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Walter Tull was the first black football player within professional British football leagues and the first black army officer within Britain. Oct 30, 2016 ... The first black officer to lead white soldiers into battle in the history of the British army. Britain's second professional black footballer. May 8, 2024 ... Drama honours pioneering black footballer and war hero Walter Tull ... The life of one of English football's first black players and the British ... Mar 22, 2022 ... It was in London for the Bonner Road orphanage that Walter began to play football and demonstrate his skill, leadership and athleticism. The Red ... Oct 20, 2021 ... These adversities did not stop nor stunt Walter's achievements in football though, going on to win the Professional Football Charity Fund Medal ... Reading Champion: Walter Tull and the Missing Football · by Damian Harvey · Newsletter Signup · Reading Champion. Reading Champion: Sam and the Yam. Reading ... 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 ... Clapton F.C.; Tottenham Hotspur F.C.; Northampton Town F.C.. Walter Tull and WW1. First Football Battalion; Second Football Battalion; Second Lieutenant Walter ... 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 ... Oct 19, 2021 ... Walter Tull inducted into Hall of Fame ... Walter Tull, one of Britain's first black professional footballers, has been posthumously inducted into ...