football maniac Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 After seeing Chris Iwelumo make his Scotland debut, I was just wondering if there are any other black footballers that were born in this country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart. Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I think one of the members of the first Scotland team was black, or maybe I dreamed that? Archie something maybe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I think one of the members of the first Scotland team was black, or maybe I dreamed that?Archie something maybe? Andrew Watson. He wasnt born in Scotland though and neither was Nigel Quashie so Im thinking Iwelumo was maybe the first Scottish born black player to represent the national team. Hopefully he gets another chance to prove himself, did ok overall except that rather unfortunate sitter . Kevin Harper is obviously another black Scottish player but he never got a full cap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Sara Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I'm sure Iwelumo is the 3rd. I remember someone on TV sayin Quashie was the 2nd but no idea who the 1st was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Scotland's 'ethnic minorities' will probably produce world-class cricketers before they produce world-class footballers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I'm sure Iwelumo is the 3rd. I remember someone on TV sayin Quashie was the 2nd but no idea who the 1st was. If you had read the posts before yours then you would know the answer . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 (edited) Andrew Watson. He wasnt born in Scotland though and neither was Nigel Quashie so Im thinking Iwelumo was maybe the first Scottish born black player to represent the national team. Hopefully he gets another chance to prove himself, did ok overall except that rather unfortunate sitter .Kevin Harper is obviously another black Scottish player but he never got a full cap. there was a video about him at the hampden museum i think he was captain as well Edited October 12, 2008 by paul-r-cfc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Only ones I can think of is Emmanuel Panther (ex jags, super j's), Iwelumo and Harper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padayr Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Eric ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanJM Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 (edited) I had a conversation about this with a mate at work who is from Cameroon. We both came to the conclusion that the reason is that there just aren't that many black people in scotland. The number is definitely increasing and I think in about 10-15 years there will probably be at least a couple of black players in the scotland team. IMHO this will be a very good development. Scotland really lack both pace and power and black players (not all i might add) tend to have more of both (yes I know that is a bit of a generalisation but it's also fairly accurate). Edited October 13, 2008 by AllanJM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shaft Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Viktor Kasule....played for Albion Rovers end of the 80's but dont think he ever got a call up!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Yeah it certainly seemed to give us a more modern look if you like , if thats the right way to say it. I was impressed with Iwelumo apart from the miss , he was very strong and had alot of pace for a big fellow , reminded me of Carew to be honest. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Rose Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Wasn't there a documentary on the BBC about a year back about Scotlands first black footballer to be capped? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Kevin Harper was born in England but raised in Edinburgh. Black Scottish-born footballers include Chris Mackie (ex Alloa), Malcolm Kpedekpo (ex Aberdeen), Chris Ogboke (ex Montrose). Callum McRobbie of Aberdeen's U19s could be mixed race? Cowdenbeath's Joe Mbu has played for Junior Scotland but he was born in London as far as I know. Gordon Lennon of Dumbarton was born in Northern Ireland but I've no idea how long he's been over here - he joined Albion Rovers from Govan juvenile side Harmony Row. There are a few other black players in the non-leagues such as Dan Gerrard and Max Asante but I don't know if they were born in Scotland either. I think Arniston's Ubong Umatong came up from England and I've no idea where Albion Rovers signed Abou Mansare from - he's now at St Anthony's. East Craigie have a black forward called Josh Perera. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Kevin Harper was born in England but raised in Edinburgh. Black Scottish-born footballers include Chris Mackie (ex Alloa), Malcolm Kpedekpo (ex Aberdeen), Chris Ogboke (ex Montrose). Callum McRobbie of Aberdeen's U19s could be mixed race? Cowdenbeath's Joe Mbu has played for Junior Scotland but he was born in London as far as I know. Gordon Lennon of Dumbarton was born in Northern Ireland but I've no idea how long he's been over here - he joined Albion Rovers from Govan juvenile side Harmony Row. There are a few other black players in the non-leagues such as Dan Gerrard and Max Asante but I don't know if they were born in Scotland either. I think Arniston's Ubong Umatong came up from England and I've no idea where Albion Rovers signed Abou Mansare from - he's now at St Anthony's. East Craigie have a black forward called Josh Perera. what about brian mcphee? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 what about brian mcphee? Yep, forgot about him. Born in Glasgow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Chris Iwelumo is no more black than he is white. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 no idea who the 1st was. Colin Calderwood. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpsnapper Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Wasn't there a documentary on the BBC about a year back about Scotlands first black footballer to be capped? Andrew Watson, as mentioned by a couple of posters above. Not born in Scotland though, British Guyana. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telefunken U47 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I've no idea where Albion Rovers signed Abou Mansare from - he's now at St Anthony's. He was from Guinea - born in Conakry - and was studying in Scotland. Rovers signed him from a juvenile side; possibly St Peters in Paisley, but I can't be 100% certain. My memory is a bit hazy. Abou missed half the season until his passport was sorted, and only made a couple of appearances from the bench, which was a shame as he looked very impressive in the pre-season friendlies. The Scotsman at the time claimed he was a Guinean international. He wasn't - though I can't envisage a scarier or more physically intimidating centre-half pairing than Abou and Bobo Balde. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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