Football's Black Pioneers: The Stories of the First Black Players to Represent the 92 League Clubs
- ISBN-10
- 1999900855
- ISBN-13
- 9781999900854
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-08-31
- Author
- Bill Hern
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