Walter Tull to get Nubian Jak Blue plaque

Totthenham Hostspur legend Garth Crooks is to unveil the Nubian Jak Blue Plaque in honour of his hero Walter Tull.

When Walter Tull stepped onto the hallowed pitch at White Hart Lane on 1st September 1909, he became the first professional outfield Black player to play in England’s premier football division.

Within eight years of making his debut for Tottenham Hotspur, he would become the first Black British army officer in the war to end all wars.

Sadly, a year later he would make the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

As part of the international centenary commemorating the First World War, the Nubian Jak Community Trust in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Professional Footballer’s Association and Haringey Council have organized a Walter Tull Memorial Tribute, which includes an under 16s football tournament bearing his name.

The event will take place at Noon on Tuesday 21st October at 77 Northumberland Park, Tottenham, N17 0PG.

OBV’s Simon Woolley has also been invited to speak as one of those who has been campaigning for Tull to receive a his posthumous Military Cross from the Prime Minister David Cameron.

The unveiling will be followed a reception at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, where a free matinee Gala of the WW1 and 2 play written by JD Douglass, From Sea to Land and Sky will be performed by 50 school children between the ages of 10 and 13.

OBV Staff Reporter