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Football’s Black Pioneers on Radio Leeds

William Gibb Clarke, first black player to score in the English Football League

Bill Hern continued his virtual journey around the radio stations of Yorkshire when he spoke about ‘Football’s Black Pioneers’ on Radio Leeds.

Understandably the interview focused on the clubs likely to be of particular interest to the audience: Leeds; Huddersfield and the two Bradford clubs. Although the catchment area may sound relatively small, Bill was able to draw South Africa, Jamaica and Sierra Leone into the discussion. Football in England really does owe an enormous amount to players who were born overseas. Scotland, Wales and Ireland all got a mention too.

You can listen to the interview here:

‘Football’s Black Pioneers’ will be published in less than two weeks, on 31st August.