Andrew Watson footballer

Google sometimes adds an interactive image to its logo to honour a certain person or event. Today, it's Andrew Watson.

He is buried in Richmond Cemetery. He was the first black player to win a major competition and moved to London in 1882 where he became the first black player to play in the English Cup for Swifts. In 1883, he then joined the amateur club the Corinthians and played for a number of other English clubs including Pilgrims, Brentwood and London Caledonians. At the time, the Scottish club was Britain’s largest football team and he led them to two consecutive Scottish Cup wins in 1981 and 1982. He was selected to represent Glasgow against Sheffield in February 1980 and won 1-0, then signed for Queen’s Park in April of the same year. The footballer first played for Maxwell in 1876 before signing for Parkgrove, where he was also their match secretary and the first black administrator in football.

As part of the famous Queen's Park of the 1880s, Watson won three Scottish Cups and also became the first black player to feature in the FA Cup.

In 1887 he headed back to England to play for Bootle, where it has been suggested he may have received payments for playing, something that would also make him the first black professional footballer. He was described by the club at the time as "one of the very best backs we have'. He is also the first black person to captain his country and the first black football administrator. His love of football had already blossomed and he was a talented full-back, able to play on either flank. He went on to play for the famous Corinthians in 1884 where he became the first non-English player to turn out for them. From there, he joined Queen's Park, then considered to be the best side in the world. He helped Queen's Park win two consecutive Scottish Cups in the 1880s, making him the first black player to win a major honour. But at the age of 21, he started a wholesale warehouse business. Watson was born in 1856 in British Guyana to wealthy Scottish sugar planter Peter Miller Watson and Guyanese woman Hannah Rose. Google say their doodle, which includes young black players from other generations, shows him as he "looks into the future at black football legends to come". [here](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/). [London](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/london).

The year 2022 will be remembered as a historic one for English football. The beloved Lionesses won their first major tournament in a dramatic Euro Cup final ...

Balancing his business entrepreneurship with his football career, he played for both Scotland and England, typically in the full-back position. Born in 1856 in what is now Guyana, Andrew was one of the most influential footballers of his time, captaining Scotland and leading his team to historic victories over England and Wales. For example, many female players have had to maintain full-time jobs whilst pursuing their football career, often a side effect of sometimes disproportionate funding for the women’s game.

Today's Google Doodle honours Andrew Watson, a Scottish Football player widely thought to be the first black footballer to play in the Football League and ...

He was also player and secretary to Queen’s Park Football Club which was one of the biggest clubs in [Britain](https://www.scotsman.com/topic/britain) at the time and he achieved three Scottish Cup wins in total. Watson eventually retired and moved to London where he died at the age of 64 in 1921. [Football League](/topic/football-league) for Exeter City. Andrew Watson went on to attend [commemorated last year for his death 100 years ago](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/international/andrew-watson-scotland-remembers-first-black-footballer-100-years-on-from-his-death-3156620)) was born on May 24, 1856 in what is now known as Guyana, a country in the north-east of South America. Watson is considered one of the most influential [football](https://www.scotsman.com/topic/football) players of his time as he captained [Scotland](/topic/scotland) and led his team to historic victories against England and Wales.

Andrew Watson was one of those that helped to influence proceedings, but who was he and why was he the star of a Google Doodle on October 18, 2022? GOAL takes a ...

“Coming so soon after the euphoric celebrations of the Lionesses’ victory, it was important to me to capture that connection in the Doodle — to demonstrate that one person’s contribution can spark a positive and lasting chain reaction. “I wanted to capture the beauty of football: the pace, the excitement, the vibrancy and, most importantly, the fun. After reading about his incredible life, I decided to not only illustrate his career, but also the trajectory of those who have followed in his path. Watson skippered Scotland to a 6-1 victory over England in 1881, which remains the Three Lions’ record home defeat, and a 5-1 win over Wales a few days later. A year later, he was the first foreign player to be invited to join the legendary Corinthians club. Watson was born in Demerara, British Guyana on May 24, 1856.

Who is the pioneering Scottish footballer starring on Google Doodle? Search engine portrays Andrew Watson as a trailblazer for future black footballers. Andrew ...

It was the first of only three caps, with Watson’s move south ending his international career as only home-based Scots were selected at the time. “He’s one of the first few pioneers. That year brought a greater accolade, when Watson became the first black international footballer in a game that is one of the high points in the national side’s storied history.

Andrew Watson is being celebrated by Google on the October 18 Doodle on the site. A Scottish footballer who lived between 1856 and 1921, Watson is now ...

An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also been to the FA Cup and League Cup finals for FFT and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. A History of Bootle Football Club that the club pulled off "the biggest coup in Merseyside" by signing the Scotland international player. In 1880, he was selected to represent Glasgow against Sheffield and later that year, he signed for Queen's Park – then Britain's largest football team – becoming their secretary the following November.

The illustration, created by London-based artist Selom Sunu, shows Watson playing for Scottish club Queen's Park, along with five black children, ...

“A status that was acknowledged by the Scottish Football Association when they inducted him into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2012.” This means Watson was not only the first black international footballer, but the first black person to captain his country. His first cap came against England in London on 12 March 1881, in which he captained the side to a 6-1 victory. His final Scottish cap came on 11 March 1882 in a 5-1 win over England in Glasgow. His success at club level led Watson to be called up for the Scotland national side. Watson’s father died when he was just 13, leaving a substantial sum of money behind for the two children.

Andrew Watson was, 140 years ago, one of the best known and most influential footballers, captaining Scotland and leading his team to victories over England and ...

When he retired, he returned to London and died in Kew in 1921 at the age of 64. He added: "With the finished product, I wanted to capture the beauty of football: the pace, the excitement, the vibrancy and, most importantly, the fun. After reading about his incredible life, I decided to not only illustrate his career, but also the trajectory of those who have followed in his path. Bootle paid wages to some of their players and whilst there is no evidence that Watson received financial compensation from the team, it is possible that he may have been the world’s first black professional footballer. He went on to play for the leading Scottish club at the time, Queen's Park. Watson and his second wife had two children, Henry in 1888 and Phyllis in 1891. According to the National Records of Scotland, Andrew was born in Georgetown, Demerara, the capital of British Guyana to a wealthy Scottish sugar plantation owner, Peter Miller Watson, and a local black Guyanese woman called Hannah Rose. When, in 1869, Watson's father died, his estate of around £35,000 (about £2 million in today's money) was shared between Andrew and Annetta and a small amount went back to Hannah in Guyana. Balancing his business entrepreneurship with his football career, he played for both Scotland and England, typically in the full-back position. He enrolled at the University of Andrew Watson was a Scottish footballer widely believed to be the first black footballer to play in the Football League and the first player of colour to play in an English Cup match. Today, Google has published a doodle dedicated to Andrew Watson, widely believed to be the UK’s first black professional footballer.

On Tuesday, exactly 138 years after he first played for Queen's Park, the pivotal figure - who featured for Scotland between 1881 and 1882 - is being ...

Each character has their own experience with the ball, in the same way that each football player has their own unique style and strength. 'Coming so soon after the euphoric celebrations of the Lionesses' victory, it was important to me to capture that connection in the Doodle — to demonstrate that one person's contribution can spark a positive and lasting chain reaction. After reading about his incredible life, I decided to not only illustrate his career, but also the trajectory of those who have followed in his path. Watson finished his career at Liverpool outfit Bootle, who he joined in 1887. Watson captained his side on his debut in March 1881, defeating rivals England in London 6-1. The pinnacle of his footballing career - representing Scotland - would follow not long after.