I'd like to thank people for their contributions. For the book we will go with a cropped head and shoulders shot similar to the one above. In normal times you can access copies of old newspapers through the British Library, unfortunately at the moment they aren't making the bound volumes available, ...

I'm reviving this thread with a request for help. But first congratulations on your promotion to the EFL, exciting times for the club! Earlier in the year I asked who your first black player was and we established that it was most likely Dave Busby. The reason for my interest is that I am writing / ...

Thanks for all the contributions. Hadrian, yours was exactly what I was after - I don't suppose you can give me the exact date of his debut (although I might be able to work it out). We'll have to ask Dave if he remembers the game against Bacup, it sounds as though he should! There's a story that th...

Thanks for the contributions. I love the way these forums always spiral off in different directions! Charlie Williams was the first black player at Doncaster. His League career with Doncaster went from 1949/50 to 1958/59. They were in Division 2 at the time and as far as I can see he never played a ...

Hi, I've joined the forum to ask if anyone can tell me who Barrow's first black player was. I'm doing research on clubs up and down the country for a forthcoming book. For my purposes 'black' includes players of mixed heritage (one black parent or even one black grandparent). I'm hoping people on he...