Arthur Wharton
Football, Football player
1865 – 1930
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Who was Arthur Wharton?
Arthur Wharton is widely considered to be the first black professional association football player in the world. Though not the first black player outright - the amateur, and Scotland international player, Andrew Watson predated him - Wharton was the first black professional and the first to play in the Football League.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1865
Accra - Ethnicity
- Ghanaians in the United Kingdom
- Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Accra
- Died
- Dec 13, 1930
Edlington
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on July 23, 2013
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