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Andrew Watson

1856 - 1921

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Andrew Watson (24 May 1856 – 8 March 1921) was a Scottish footballer who is widely considered to be the first black person to play association football at international level. He played three matches for Scotland between 1881 and 1882. Arthur Wharton was previously commonly thought to be the first black player, as he was the first black professional footballer to play in the Football League, but Watson's career predated him by over a decade. There is evidence that Watson was paid professionally when at Bootle in 1887, two years prior to Wharton becoming a professional with Rotherham Town; however, the Merseyside club did not play in the Football League at the time Watson played there. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Watson is the 2,443rd most popular soccer player (up from 6,882nd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Guyana (up from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Andrew Watson ranks 2,443 out of 21,273. Before him are Hans Mock, Ziad Tlemçani, Christian Ziege, Danilo, Rigobert Song, and Robert Körner. After him are Hong Deok-young, Javi Martínez, Ľubomír Luhový, Gianni De Biasi, Zvonko Bego, and Arne Selmosson.

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Among people born in 1856, Andrew Watson ranks 101. Before him are Edmund Beecher Wilson, Ernesto Schiaparelli, Helene von Druskowitz, Louis Brandeis, Alberto Palacio, and Paul von Jankó. After him are Keir Hardie, Gabrielle Réjane, Elbert Hubbard, Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar, Jens Christian Christensen, and Friedrich Kluge. Among people deceased in 1921, Andrew Watson ranks 101. Before him are Jan Janský, Dimitrios Rallis, Hans Huber, Edward Douglass White, Virginia Rappe, and Jean Cau. After him are Lipót Schulhof, Alexandre Michon, Fernand Courty, Yosef Haim Brenner, William Robert Brooks, and Lev Chernyi.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Andrew Watson ranks 6 out of 24. Before him are CCH Pounder (1952), Phil Edwards (1907), Eddy Grant (1948), Arthur Chung (1918), and David A. Granger (1945). After him are Mark Phillips (1961), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Forbes Burnham (1923), Donald Ramotar (1950), and Walter Rodney (1942).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Guyana

Among soccer players born in Guyana, Andrew Watson ranks 1. After him are Alex Bunbury (1967).

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