Folkestone's most famous footballing son?

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OnThisDay April 28 1888.

Walter Tull was born in Folkstone, Kent.
Walter was an English professional footballer
and British Army officer He played as an inside forward and half-back for Clapton, Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town and was the third person of mixed heritage to play in the top division of the Football League. He was also the first player of African descent to sign for Rangers in 1917, while stationed in Scotland During the First World War, Tull served in the Middlesex Regiment, including in the two Footballers' Battalions. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 30 May 1917 and killed in action on 25 March 1918.

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Leslie Ames - Kent and England  cricket great played a number of games for Folkestone before playing League football for Clapton Orient 

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There was a footballer named Bob Iverson , played for Aston Villa

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Mark Barham, Folkestone born (1962) and bred.

Played mostly for Norwich City and capped twice for England.
I went to school with him and funnily enough he was way better than anybody else at football. Way, way better!
Quite short, but extremely quick as I remember.

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Apr 28, 2024 18:26:09 GMT finbarr_in_z said:

OnThisDay April 28 1888.

Walter Tull was born in Folkstone, Kent.

He's got a musical now!! Shame no showing in his home town.

www.theredcard.org/news/srtrc-announce-the-commissioning-of-a-new-musical-drama-to-tour-the-uk-during-black-history-month-2024/