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What does it truly mean to represent your country at the highest level? Coming in from the Cold starts in the late 19th century and spans three centuries. Jessica Creighton tells the history of black footballers in England with personal stories from iconic players and managers and insights from sports historians and experts. Football's early Black trailblazers influenced generations of household names in the English game who then became pioneers themselves - breaking down barriers whilst pla ...
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This is the story of Black footballers in the English game. This is our sporting history, this is yours. In Episode 6, the final episode of the series, It’s a new millennium, and some of the biggest superstars in the English game are Black or Mixed Race. These players, the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Ashley Cole, Raheem Sterling and Marcu…
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This is the story of Black footballers in the English game. This is our sporting history, this is yours. In Episode 5, we’ll head into possibly the most transformative period of time for the national game. The 1990s... When the game was rebooted off the back of the national team being a force once again in major tournaments; the Premier League was …
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This is the story of Black footballers in the English game. This is our sporting history, this is yours. In episode 4 you'll find out about how Black players finally got national and international recognition by playing for England, as we learn about a group of players who survived and thrived in the 1980s. The 80s were seen as a dark period of Eng…
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This is the story of Black footballers in the English game. This is our sporting history, this is yours. In this third episode we’ll continue to find out about how Black players have been a fixture of professional football in England, during the 1970s. In this episode we’ll tell you all about the men who proved that Black players could hold their o…
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This is the story of Black footballers in the English game. This is our sporting history, this is yours. In this second episode we’ll continue to find out about how Black players have been a fixture of professional football in England, during the interwar years, the aftermath of World War 2, the 1950's and the 1960's. In this episode we’ll learn ab…
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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…
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Coming Soon... 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, a…
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