1908-09 BRADFORD CITY F.C. TEAM PHOTO POSTCARD WITH WILLIE CLARK (1st BLACK PLAYER TO SCORE IN THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE)
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YEAR: 1908-09
ISSUE: THE RAPID RINTING COMPANY LTD. — PHOTO BY R. SCOTT & CO, MANCHESTER
NUMBER: N/A
CONDITION: VERY GOOD— INK & PENCIL MARKINGS TO VERSO
WILLIE CLARKE (SEATED FAR LEFT) WAS THE FIRST BLACK PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER TO SCORE IN THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE—THE GOAL COMING FOR ASTON VILLA IN DECEMBER 1901. HE WAS ALSO THE SECOND BLACK PLAYER TO REPRESENT SCOTLAND, AFTER APPEARING FOR THE SCOTLAND JUNIORS SIDE IN 1897. ANDREW WATSON WAS THE FIRST.