Arthur Wharton (1865 – 1930) The World’s first Black Professional Footballer – and also the world’s first 100 Yard record holder (10 seconds in 1886). Arthur Wharton, the son of the Rev. Henry Wharton, a Wesleyan Methodist missionary from the West Indies, was born in Accra, Ghana on 28th October, 1865. Arthur was brought to…… Continue reading Arthur Wharton
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