Andrew Watson (football player, 1856)
| Andrew Watson | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | May 24, 1856 | |
| place of birth | Demerara , British Guiana | |
| date of death | March 8, 1921 | |
| Place of death | London , England | |
| size | 183 cm | |
| position | defender | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| Maxwell | ||
| 1874-1880 | Parkgrove | |
| 1880-1882 | FC Queen's Park | 0 (0) |
| 1882-1884 | Swifts FC | |
| 1884-1885 | Corinthian FC | |
| 1885-1887 | FC Queen's Park | 0 (0) |
| 1887-1892 | FC Bootle | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1881-1882 | Scotland | 3 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Andrew Watson (born May 24, 1856 in Demerara , British Guiana , † March 8, 1921 in London , United Kingdom ) was a Scottish football player of Guyanese origin. He was the world's first black national player.
Career
Watson had a total of three missions for the Scottish national football team between 1881 and 1882 . His first game took place on March 12, 1881 in London against England . Scotland won 6-1.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/andrew_watson.html Retrieved March 12, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Watson, Andrew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Demerara , British Guiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1921 |
| Place of death | London , UK |