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Arthur Wharton (28 October 1865 – 12 December 1930) was a British footballer. He is widely considered to be the first black professional footballer in the world. [1] [2] [3] Though not the first black player outright – the amateurs Robert Walker, of Queen's Park, and Scotland international player, Andrew Watson, predate him (possibly a professional before Arthur Wharton for Bootle F.C. in ...
Wharton was born in Kansas, near Topeka. When he was six years old, his father died in a blizzard. Arthur began working at the age of thirteen, undertaking an apprenticeship as a machinist with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. He rose to become a foreman in Osawatomie, Kansas, then moved to St. Louis. [1] [2]
This means that Watson's professional career would predate the professional career of Arthur Wharton, who was previously considered to be the first black footballer to play professionally. [6] Onslow writes that Watson was Bootle's star signing and that the club pulled off the biggest coup in Merseyside by signing the Scotland international ...
Arthur Wharton left Preston North End to become the world's first black professional footballer. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Wharton's mother forbade her from reading many novels and Wharton said she "read everything else but novels until the day of my marriage." [ 70 ] Instead Wharton read the classics, philosophy, history, and poetry in her father's library including Daniel Defoe , John Milton , Thomas Carlyle , Alphonse de Lamartine , Victor Hugo , Jean Racine ...
They were last airborne over Wharton State Forest when the crash occurred about 8 p.m. We do not know the cause of this crash. That will be part of the investigation the FAA and NTSB will look at.”
Wharton's first published novella was The Touchstone, set in old New York, like many of her stories. It follows Stephen Glennard, who is suddenly impoverished and can't marry his beautiful ...
Battle Between King Arthur and Sir Mordred by William Hatherell. The Battle of Camlann (Welsh: Gwaith Camlan or Brwydr Camlan) is the legendary final battle of King Arthur, in which Arthur either died or was mortally wounded while fighting either alongside or against Mordred, who also perished.