Conker Editions - Football's Black Pioneers

2020

Football's Black Pioneers

Conker Editions

1 print

Football's Black Pioneers - The Stories of the First Black Players to Represent the 92 League Clubs by Bill Hern & David Gleave. The illustrated colour paperback of 228 pages was published on 31 August, 2020.

A new perspective on the lives, careers and experiences of groundbreaking black footballers in England. Ninety-two chapters tell the unique stories of the first black footballers to play for each of the English Football League clubs. Four years of original research have not only identified each of these history makers for the first time in a definitive and permanent record. They have also uncovered a wealth of fascinating, often eye-opening personal tales, which now comprise a collection of rich and hugely varied short stories. The stories span the period from Arthur Wharton’s debut for Sheffield United in 1885 right up to the present day, covering over 130 years of social history.

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Football’s Black Pioneers