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13 hours ago, PaulC said:

Freddie Mwila in 1968 must have been the first. Played a game under Tommy Docherty. I remember watching Ivor Linton. Great guy outside the game from what a mate told me. 

Freddie and Emment Kapengwe back in 1969:

Freddie Mwila And Emment Kapengwe Aston Villa 1969 | Aston villa, Aston,  Villa

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46 minutes ago, omariqy said:

 

I won't give away mine just yet but fair to say we've had some absolute top quality black players and great history of having black players in our team. Something to be very proud of.

I don't think there is any doubt who the top one should be......

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4 hours ago, Clarry said:

Rather than "class", I would say socio-economic status coupled with life chances.

Ah. You see to me that's pretty much what I mean with class in this context. Is class a term you use for working class? 

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3 hours ago, rjw63 said:

Oct 19, 1991 maybe?

Won 2-0 with goals from Daley and Regis.

Team was

I think Ugo was on the bench

There are five of the best players I’ve ever seen play for us full stop in that squad. 

(God, Atkinson, Daley, Yorke and Ugo) 

 

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6 hours ago, villa4europe said:

Benin - gestede

Ghana - adomah, ayew

ivory coast - kodj

Senegal - gueye, beye

Egypt - elmo and trez

Tanzania -  samatta

Zimbabwe - nakamba

burkina faso - traore

togo - salifou

Cameroon - makoun, djemba djemba

Morocco - hadji

mali - sylla

congo - samba, tshibola

adama traore has ties to mali, ugo and gabby to Nigeria, benteke was born in zaire

John Carew has ties with Gambia (his father was Gambian)

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18 hours ago, sidcow said:

I'm mainly surprised that Andy Gray from Palace is on a favourite player list.  

A more average player I would struggle to think of. 

Played for England, once!

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8 hours ago, blandy said:

I remember going to Goodson in the 90s. Midweek evening game, that deckchair green away strip, Neville Southall applauding us away fans at the end of the game for making a racket non-stop, and I mean, genuinely did not stop for a moment throughout the game. Anyway, we had a team that was mostly black players. I’m not sure it was 9, but maybe 7 started. I think we won 2-0, but it might have been a draw. I’m trying to recollect the the team in my memory. Brian Small, Earle Barrett, God, Yorkie, Dalian, Bozzie, Deano...anyone else remember that game?

Yes. Didnt we have midfielder called mark blake play that game too?

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