Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

Accrington stanley!!

apparently some canadian - though who he was i dont know

so we can say to abramovich, to arsene, to benitez, to fergie

Sit your punk as*es down

we started the fire!!

hurrah

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

interesting, give us some more info/data mani, its certainly surprised me.:)

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

http://sport.independent.co.uk/footb...cle2086684.ece

The discovery that Walter Bowman, of Canada, Accrington Stanley and Ardwick (now Manchester City), was the first overseas player is but one of many curiosities in a book

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

I never knew that! Thanks for sharing that with us, Mani, but does the "we" mean that we can expect to see you on the Clayton End anytime soon?

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

thanks for that mani,you learn summat new every day.;)

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

wynonie - i've been a few times this season but cause i work late on friday nite/sat mornin i usually sleep thru sat day times unless i get a chance early finish.

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

cant be hard to miss a great big green guy!






what do you mean thats not a pic of you?

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

Well, if you come a few times that more than most folk in Accy, so respect to you, Mani.

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

:confused: Was It Man Utd

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*L*

mallard - no accrington stanley

i just told u in the top post...

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

We also got the first red card and conceeded the first penalty - WOO

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

:D Funny you should say that - even though I know what Mani looks like I can't help imagining him as green thanks to that avatar! :D

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

*LOL*

leave my lovely friendly avatar alone

ur all just jealous that ur not green.

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

first team to play under floodlights? might have been first league game or first friendly or something - got a vague memory of having read that.

first team to have a heated stand - directors stand in early fifties

first team to go belly up

first town to have three separate league teams all of the same guise?

first team to make the long road back from oblivion




too many firsts its spooky!

Re: Who signed the first foreign player in british football?
 

A Canadian!!!!!! Yes, yes, yes. Probably got his start by kicking grizzly bears in the ass. Warning: do not try this at home; to be done only by trained professionals on hibernating bears with their false teeth out.