Arthur Wharton
Ghanaian footballer (1865-1930)
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Lived 1865–1930, aged 65United Kingdom
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Arthur Wharton was a British footballer. He is widely considered to be the first black professional footballer in the world. Though not the first black player outright – the amateurs Robert Walker, of Queen's Park, and Scotland international player, Andrew Watson, predate him – Wharton may have been the first black professional and the first to play in the Football League.
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- Stockport County F.C.1901–1902
- Stalybridge Rovers F.C.1899–1901
- Ashton North End F.C.1897–1899
- Stalybridge Rovers F.C.1895–1897
- Sheffield United F.C.1894–1895
- Rotherham Town F.C.1889–1894
- Preston North End F.C.1886–1888
- Darlington F.C.1885–1886
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| 1901–1902 | 6 | 2 |
| 1899–1901 | 1 | 0 |
| 1897–1899 | 1 | 0 |
| 1895–1897 | 4 | 1 |
| 1894–1895 | 1 | 0 |
| 1889–1894 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886–1888 | 2 | 1 |
| 1885–1886 | 1 | — |
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- English Football Hall of Fame
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- Arthur WhartonLow confidencewikipedia · uz.wikipedia.org
- آرثر وارتونLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
- آرثر وارتونLow confidencewikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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