Crystal Palace 0 vs West Ham 3. West Ham's new boys Clyde Best and Ade Coker waiting to kick off the game, 30th October 1971.
Benjamin Odeje will make history by becoming the first African to play soccer for England, 15-year-old Benjy, from Nigeria, has been picked for...
English League Division One match at Upton Park. West Ham United 1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. West Ham's Clyde Best, 23rd October 1971.
English footballers Roy Brown and Tony Collins of Watford F.C., training at the Watford ground, UK, 15th August 1957.
Soccer player Benjamin Odeje of Charlton Athletic FC, 16th April 1971. He was the first black footballer to represent England at any level.
Sport/Football, circa 1896, Arthur Wharton, a goalkeeper of some note, who played for Preston North End and Rotherham United
Sport/Football, 29th May 1981, The victorious Liverpool team parade the European Cup on Merseyside after they had beaten Real Madrid 1-0 in Paris,...
Sport, Football, League Division One, Highbury, London, England, 26th October 1968, Arsenal v West Ham United, West Ham United's John Charles is...
Football, 1984 European Championships Qualifier, Wembley, 15th December 1982, England 9 v Luxembourg 0, England's Luther Blissett celebrates as he...
Sport, Football, Friendly International, Wembley, London, 29th November 1978, England 1 v Czechoslovakia 0, Nottingham Forest's Viv Anderson becomes...
John Barnes poses in the home team dug out for an official photograph shortly after signing for Liverpool from Watford at Anfield on June 09, 1987 in...
The players of Middlesbrough Football Club. From the back row, and from left to right are : H Stepherdson , W Harris, R Barnard, Rolando Ugolini, R...
Stoke City Football Club player, Roy Brown , 23rd September 1947. Brown was the first black player in the history of the team.
The West Ham team, winners of the Evening Standard’s London 5-a-Side Football Championships, with their trophy at the Empire Pool, Wembley, 8th April...
From left, Watford strikers John Barnes and Luther Blissett celebrate after Blissett scored Watford's third goal in the League Division One match...
British footballer Brendon Batson in action with the ball as a defender for West Bromwich Albion during play in a League Division One match in...
Liverpool players John Barnes celebrates in the dressing room with the First Division Trophy after winning the 1989/90 First Division Championship...
Nottingham Forest defender Viv Anderson in action with the ball during play in a League Cup match between Nottingham Forest and Watford in England...
England winger Laurie Cunningham and defender Trevor Cherry in their Admiral sports wear, look on during a training session ahead of the 1980 Euro...
Fulham player Les Barrett looks over his right shoulder as West Ham United's John Charles watches the ball during a match at Upton Park, London,...
English footballer John Charles pictured as a youth player with West Ham United, London, circa 1961. Charles went on to become the first Black player...
England's first ever Black international player, fifteen year-old centre forward, Benjamin Odeje, in action during a schoolboy international against...
England's first ever Black international player, fifteen year-old centre forward, Benjamin Odeje , competing for the ball during a schoolboy...
English football forward Frederick Hanley shakes hands with William Howitt, another recent signing to Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge stadium, London,...
Plymouth Argyle captain Jack Leslie shaking hands with Arsenal captain Tom Parker ahead of their 4th round FA Cup match at Highbury, London, January...
Former England woman's football manager, Hope Powell is photographed for Bloomberg Markets Magazine on May 7, 2013 in London, England.
British footballer John Charles , a full-back with West Ham's youth team, posing with a ball, London, February 22nd 1960. Charles went on to become...
Celtic striker Gil Heron playing Snooker, 20th August 1951. The Jamaican national is the first Black player to play for the Scottish club.
Everton's inside right Mike Trebilcock shown in running leaping arm waving action after scoring during the FA Cup Final against Sheffield Wednesday...
Plymouth Argyle FC trainer Tommey Haynes as a points duty policeman directing the way to promotion, UK, 10th August 1926. Third from right is Jack...
Soccer players of the Plymouth Argyle FC team in training, UK, January 1924; they are Jack Leslie, Percy Cherrett, Bob Preston, Jimmy Dickinson.
Studio photo of footballer Walter Tull in a suit was taken in London, probably between 1908 and 1911, when he was living in London.
Signed and dated photo of footballer Walter Tull at White Hart Lane in his Tottenham Hotspur Strip, 17th January 1911. This photo is a postcard sent...
British footballer Luther Blissett, striker with AC Milan, posed with a ball on the pitch in Milan's San Siro stadium soon after signing for the club...
Brendon Batson of West Bromwich Albion moves between Southampton defenders Dave Watson and Chris Nicholl during their Division One match held at The...
Laurie Cunningham of West Bromwich Albion with his team-mate Cyrille Regis in the dressing room after Albion's UEFA Cup tie against Valencia in Spain...
Rachel Yankey of England celebrates her goal during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between England Women and Turkey Women at the Bank's Stadium...
England manager Hope Powell looks on during the FIFA Womens World Cup 2011 Qualifier between England and Austria at Loftus Road on March 25, 2010 in...
English international women's footballer Kerry Davis in action for the England women's national football team during an international match against...
Paul Ince, the newly appointed manager of Blackburn Rovers, holds up the club shirt for photographers at Ewood Park on June 24, 2008 in Blackburn,...
29th March 1997, Friendly International at Wembley, England 2 v Mexico 0, England captain Paul Ince gives instructions during the game, Paul Ince won...
Match referee Uriah Rennie during the Barclays Premiership match between Watford and Chelsea at Vicarage Road on March 31, 2007 in Watford, England.
Captain, Mary Phillip of England celebrates qualifying for the World Cup after the FIFA Womens World Cup Qualifier match between France and England...
Lord Herman Ouseley is presented with the Admin Award at the Football Black List 2016 at Village Underground on March 28, 2017 in London, England.
Alex Scott of England beats Petra Vaelma of Finland during the Women's UEFA European Championship 2005 Group A game between England and Finland at...
Tottenham Hotspur striker Garth Crooks attempts to take the ball past Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Peter Shilton during their 1st Division match at...
Caz Simone Fields of Huddersfield Town looks on during The Adobe Women's FA Cup Third Round match between Sunderland and Huddersfield Town at...
Caz Simone attends the Football Blacklist awards evening at Battersea Arts Centre on March 21, 2024 in Battersea, England.
Tony Ford of Rochdale in action during the Nationwide Division Three match against Leyton Orient played at Spotland in Rochdale, England. Rochdale...
Bristol City football team, 1904-05. Bristol City finished in 4th place in League Division Two. Back row : WP Kingston, Harry Thickett, William Tuft,...
Howard Gayle of Liverpool is chased by Coventry City defender Keith Osgood during their Central League match at Highfield Road in Coventry, circa...
