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May 15, 2010 ... He was Britain's 'first black professional footballer. He played inspirational, brilliant football first for Tottenham Hotspurs FC for one ... Oct 26, 2022 ... Walter Tull (1888-1918) was a professional footballer and WWI soldier. Beginning his football career at Clapton FC at the age of 20, he was soon spotted and ... 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 ... Reading Champion: Walter Tull and the Missing Football · by Damian Harvey · Newsletter Signup · Reading Champion. Reading Champion: Sam and the Yam. Reading ... 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 ... 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 ... Oct 21, 2021 ... “It remains tragic that Walter was unable to feature for Rangers, but we remain immensely humbled that he was our first black player in a time ... 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. Football Battalion in World War i ... This racial abuse left Walter sitting on the bench for many a game, until he was signed to Northampton Town FC. He played ... 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.