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First foreign player to play in England?

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  • 17-07-2009 5:33pm
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    markopantelic
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    Was it john carey or was there some before hand?


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    Latchy
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    Not sure about first foreign palyer but I think Albert Johannason,a South African , was the first black player to play in England with Leeds Utd back in the 60s


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    Epicurus
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    I read somewhere about some German guy, played for Burnley sometime around 1910 or thereabouts. cant remember his name at the moment though.


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    Dodge
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    markopantelic wrote: »
    Was it john carey or was there some before hand?

    There were plenty of Irishmen before Carey

    Wikipedia has a section on pre 1922 Irish internationals, have a look there


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    Jam-Fly
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    Dodge wrote: »
    There were plenty of Irishmen before Carey

    Wikipedia has a section on pre 1922 Irish internationals, have a look there

    Would Irishmen playing in England pre-1922 be considered foreign?


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    alkev
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    Latchy wrote: »
    Not sure about first foreign palyer but I think Albert Johannason,a South African , was the first black player to play in England with Leeds Utd back in the 60s

    Arthur Wharton, born in Ghana, who played for Preston North End in 1896 was the first black and probably the first foreign player to play in England.


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