TOP 8 BLACK FOOTY ICONS!
1 ARTHUR WHARTON
• Arthur, who balled between 1885-1902 for the likes of Darlington and Preston, is widely considered to be the first-ever black professional player and has his own statue at St George’s Park. The Ghana-born keeper amazingly once set a world-record for a 100-yard dash!
ICONIC MOMENT
Wharton kept a clean sheet for Preston in the FA Cup in 1897, which was described in a
