Dear colleagues,
See below.
All the best,
Pat
Dr Patricia Noxolo,
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences,
University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK
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From: Antony Talburt [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 30 September 2016 13:42
To: Patricia Noxolo
Subject: My new publication on Andrew Watson
Dear Pat,
Thanks for the email and suggestion. I have copied the details in the body and would be very grateful if you could forward this to the society of Caribbean studies or other net etc.
This son of a Caribbean slave owner had a most remarkable football career. He first played in1874 for Maxwell FC in Glasgow, before joining another club in 1876 called Parkgrove which was also in Glasgow. It was here that he appeared to have invested some of his own money in the development of the club, thus making him the world’s first black person to invest in football. He was also their club secretary. This was another first by a black person. His brilliance in football resulted in him becoming a member of the very best team in Scotland at the time, called Queen’s Park. It was particularly from this Scottish club that the modern emphasis on passing the ball (combination football) rather than on dribbling, was developed. Watson was an integral part of this team from 1880-1887 and also became their club secretary as well. He was, therefore, the first black person to be part of this pioneering development in the 1880s which would subsequently be ‘exported’ to England. He was the first black person to win three domestic cup medals as well as play in an English cup match. In 1881 he became the first black person to play for the Scottish national team. What’s more remarkable, he captained this team when they beat England 6-1 in London at the Oval. This is still England’s heaviest defeat on home soil. Because of his education, wealth and social upbringing, Watson also became the first black person to play for the amateur elite team called Corinthian Football Club based in London which only selected the very best players in Britain. He was, in many respects, Britain’s first black football superstar and deserves to be remembered. To order a copy please go www.hansibpublications.com
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