Season 1 Trailer

09/19/20 • 1 min

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This is a story starting from the late 19th century up to the present day, spanning three centuries. The history of black footballers in England will be told and narrated by Jessica Creighton with insights from current and former players and managers. Our contributors were influenced by those first trailblazers in the English game, and then became pioneers themselves, who broke down barriers whilst playing professionally for English clubs and for England.

We chart the history of well-known ‘icons’ such as Cyrille Regis, John Barnes, Brendon Batson, Laurie Cunningham, Paul Ince, Ian Wright, Rio Ferdinand, Raheem Sterling, Les Ferdinand and Viv Anderson, alongside the lesser known forebears; Arthur Wharton, Walter Tull, Jack Leslie and Albert Johanneson.

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Coming Soon...

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Next Episode

Episode 1: Long Shot

This is the story of Black footballers in the English game. This is our sporting history, this is yours. In this first episode we’ll be finding out about how Black players have been a fixture in the game since the very beginnings of professional football in England. We tell you the story of the first black professional footballer in England, Arthur Wharton, You’ll learn about a player called Walter Tull who was a pariah on the pitch - but a hero in the field, and how a Colour Bar existed for the England national team in regards, to a Plymouth Argyle striker called Jack Leslie. You’ll learn about people you may never have heard of, but you should know them. They are trailblazers and history makers. Players who made a place for themselves, and the Black and Mixed Race footballers who would follow them.

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