Posted on 13 December 2011. Tags: African Americans, Celtic, Detroit Corinthians, Giles Heron, Gill Scott Heron, Glasgow, Phil Vasili, Scotland, The Last Holiday, football

Giles Heron became the first Afro-Caribbean player to play first team football for Celtic.
Heron scored on his debut, a 2-1 win against Morton during the 1951-52 season and was quickly bestowed the nicknames "Black Flash" and "Black Arrow".
Giles Heron became the first Afro-Caribbean player to play first team football for Celtic.
Heron scored on his debut, ...
Posted in African American History, Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month UK, Black Sports Stars, Caribbean History
Posted on 25 May 2010. Tags: Arsenal, Black Footballers, Celtic, Ian Wright, Live from Studio 5, MBE, Strikers, TV Presenter, The Ian wright Show

Ian Wright was one of the best known footballers in the British game, he started off as a low paid plasterer and ended up being one of the most recognised footballers of our time.
He was recognised as an extremely talented young striker which his managers soon noticed. He was getting paid very little and was ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black Sports Stars, Caribbean History
Posted on 16 May 2010. Tags: Black Footballers, Celtic, Great goalscorers, Jamaica, Liverpoof FC, Newcastle United, Racism in football, Soccer, Watford FC, football

John Barnes was an exciting Black footballer playing for Liverpool in the 1980's and 90's.
Three years after his spectacular solo goal for England against Brazil at Rio's Maracana Stadium the exciting Jamaican-born winger was signed from Watford for 900,000 pounds by Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish in 1987 as part of his team reshaping following the ...
Posted in African History, Black Sports Stars, Caribbean History