“Football’s Black Pioneers”, with guest Bill Hern

Author Bill Hern joins Russell G & David Townsend to discuss the recent release of Football’s Black Pioneers, the book he’s co-written with David Gleave chronicling the first black footballer to play first team football for each of the current 92 clubs spanning England’s top divisions. Find out who was first black player to pull on an Albion shirt for a senior match, the first to represent a club anywhere in the country, the first to play for England and more as Bill describes some of the people and stories they uncovered on their four year journey to publication. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices