Arthur Wharton: The first Black FootballerPosted in Articles, History, Media Archive, United Kingdom on 2013-05-27 19:45Z by Steven |
Arthur Wharton: The first Black Footballer
BBC Tyne
Culture
October 2003
BBC
Over 100 years before Dyer, Jenas and Ameobi, the North East had the UK’s first professional black League player. Meet the legendary Arthur Wharton.
Arthur Wharton was born on 28 October 1865 in Accra, formerly the Gold Coast, now capital of Ghana, West Africa.
His father, Henry Wharton was a famous Methodist Minister and Missionary from Grenada in the West Indies and his mother was Annie Florence Egyriba, was related to the Fante Royal Family.
Both of Arthur’s paternal grandfather’s were Scottish traders. One of his great grandmothers was an African-Grenadian slave.
Arthur’s uncle on his mothers’ side was a successful businessman and owner of the Gold Coast Times…
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