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1902 | Willie Clarke | Aston Villa | Team Photograph | Original Paper Print
1902 | Willie Clarke | Aston Villa | Team Photograph | Original Paper Print
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7 x 5 inch print.
Featuring Willie Clarke footballer and pioneer, this is a very rare piece of football history. Willie Clarke was the first Black professional footballer to score in the English Football League, while playing for Aston Villa (the team featured in this print). He was also the second Black player to represent Scotland, after Andrew Watson, by playing for the Scotland juniors side in 1897.
A rare original printed photo from November 22 1902 from a game vs Bolton on 15 November where Villa won 4-2
This print is validated as being Willie Clarke in the book “Football's Black Pioneers: The Stories of the First Black Players to Represent the 92 League Clubs” by Bill Hern and David Gleave.
Player record:
| Senior career | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1896 | Kelburn | ||
| 1896–1897 | Crown Athletic | ||
| 1897–1900 | Third Lanark | 0 | (0) |
| 1898–1899 | → Arthurlie | ||
| 1899–1900 | → East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1900–1901 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | (3) |
| 1901–1905 | Aston Villa | 41 | (5) |
| 1905–1909 | Bradford City | 92 | (15) |
| 1909–1911 | Lincoln City | 35 | (1) |
| 1911–1912 | Croydon Common | ||
| Total | 188 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1897 | Scotland Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
See photos for condition. There is some colour staining, and edge wear.
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