A Conversation for Arthur Wharton - the First Black Professional Footballer
Andrew Watson
GreyDesk Started conversation Jul 24, 2002
It looks like there was a black player in Scotland way before Arthur took to the field - http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=302188
Thank you Gosho for providing the link
Andrew Watson
There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jul 24, 2002
Andrew Watson
GreyDesk Posted Mar 17, 2003
Hmm... that link to the Independent newspaper archives seems to have gone a bit bad
So try this new and improved link instead http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/Andrew%20Watson.html
Andrew Watson
GreyDesk Posted Feb 1, 2005
Keeping the links updated. This is the latest offering, and hopefully one that won't go bad - http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/gallery/awatson/default.html
Andrew Watson
me[Andy]g Posted Feb 1, 2005
That link appears to have gone as well - these are okay at the moment:
http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/andrew_watson.html
And one about Andrew Watson at the University of Glasgow:
http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/gallery/awatson/default.html
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