Football League clubs and their first black players
10 (tough) Questions to test your knowledge
How good is your knowledge of the first black players? Answer the ten questions at the bottom of the page to find out!
– Use your mouse or keyboard arrow keys to move from square to square.
– Where your answer has more than one word do not leave a space between words.
– Correct answers will be highlighted in green (red if your answer is wrong).
– To change a letter, place your cursor over that square and hit the delete key.
– Answers are not case sensitive.
The correct answers are all in Football’s Black Pioneers – somewhere!
Good luck!
1. Who was England's first black full international? 3 and 8
2. At which ground did three black players from the same team appear together for the first time? 5 and 4
3. Who was the first black player at five clubs? 4 and 7
4. Who was selected by England but dropped before he even played? 4 and 6
5. Who was the first black professional footballer ever? 6 and 7
6. Who was the black footballer who died in World War One? 6 and 4
7. Who was the first black Welsh international footballer? 5 and 6
8. Who was the only first black player born on Bermuda? 6 and 7
9. Who was Leeds United's first black player? 5 and 7
10. Who was Sunderland's first black player? 4 and 8
