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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Michael Fry

Who is Andrew Watson? Google Doodle celebrates life of influential Scottish footballer

TODAY’s Google Doodle is celebrating the life of one of Scotland’s most influential footballers. 

Andrew Watson is widely believed to be the first black footballer to play in the Football League and in an English Cup match. 

The Google Doodle webpage reads: “On this day in 1884, Watson took the field for Scottish football team Queen’s Park in the first game played at the new Hampden Park stadium.”

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