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Andrew Watson: The World's First Black Football Superstar

ISBN-13: 9781910553626

Author(s): Tony Talburt

Subjects: Black and Asian Studies, JBSL

Publisher: Hansib Publications

Publisher Imprint: Hansib Publications

Publication Date: 09-03-2017

Format: Paperback / softback

Availability: In stock

£9.99

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About the book

Today, seeing Black footballers playing the game at the very highest level is considered very normal. This, certainly, was not the case one hundred and forty years ago, and this is what makes the story of Andrew Watson so remarkable. It seems hard to imagine that a Guyanese-born Black man could head the Scottish national football team in 1881 in a game against England. Not only was he captain, but he also led them to a 6-1 victory in London - an achievement that still ranks as England's heaviest ever defeat on home soil.

Andrew Watson: The World's First Black Football Superstar

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