City and Black History

[Tim of the Oak]

Is there one of Clive Sullivan in Hull?

I know there is a Clive Sullivan Way in Hull. Tue statue in Cardiff he shares with Billy Boston is by a Hull Sculptor.

Statue of Clive Sullivan by Hull sculptor unveiled to honour rugby legend

Billy Boston, Gus Risman and Clive Sullivan were selected to adorn a statue commemorating the Cardiff Bay Codebreakers

www.hulldailymail.co.uk

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Is there one of Clive Sullivan in Hull?

This looks interesting at the Street Museum in Hull. It’s an exhibition on Clive.

Clive Sullivan and Rugby in Hull – Hull Museums and Galleries

A new display celebrating the legendary Clive Sullivan and rugby as a whole in Hull has opened at the Streetlife Museum.

www.hullmuseums.co.uk

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

What a cool dude Lemn Sissay is. I never knew he was a blue. I know he had such a terrible start in life due to no fault of his own,but rather than become a problem to society, he enriched it. What a guy.

 

[Blumooniac]

Earl Barrett went onto have a great career.

 

[jimharri]

Stan Horne, 1965, was City's first black player, for those who want to know.

Was there any black players in the intervening period between Stan, and the emergence of Roger Palmer and Dave Bennett? I'm struggling to remember any, to be honest.

 

[Longballutd]

Would I be right in thinking that Vinnie's statue is the first statue of a person of colour outside of London or Cardiff? (And I can't think of any in Ireland either).

Just an observation, by the way. I hope I'm not seen as posting this in a patronising "aren't we great" sort of way.

Phil Lynott

 

[Oyster28catcher]

What a cool dude Lemn Sissay is. I never knew he was a blue. I know he had such a terrible start in life due to no fault of his own. But rather than become a problem to society, he enriched it. What a guy.

Lemn stopped for a natter, autograph, and a photo. Always loved his stuff. He had a poem near Maine Rd on the Hardy's Well for years.

Unsure if Rain, another mural poem, is still somewhere in Manchester.

I think CITY should add the poem on a wall outside the ground.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Lemn stopped for a natter, autograph, and a photo. Always loved his stuff. He had a poem near Maine Rd on the Hardy's Well for years.

Unsure if Rain, another mural poem, is still somewhere in Manchester.

I think CITY should add the poem on a wall outside the ground.

I used to see that wall poem most days on my way to work,such a shame its no longer there. It'd be nice for City to put one of his poems on one of the houses near to where Peps mural is.

 

[Bigga]

I still remember Lemn sitting in my living room with bigger hair talking politics with my older brother (RIP). They were both poets and Lemn used to help run and contribute to their book of poems outlet in the late 90s.

Lemn won his poetry award not long after, I think. I think my brother was a little jealous of that, but he never let on to me to my face.

Does anybody remember the large poetry piece Lemn wrote on the Hardy Wells pub in Rusholme before it got knocked down?



and also in Rusholme

 

[Bigga]

He did View attachment 172235

I didn't see your post as I'm just reading through!

 

[Jimmieblue]

Earl Barrett went onto have a great career.

He was class Earl, “You’ll never beat Earl Barrett” they used to sing at Latics.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Was there any black players in the intervening period between Stan, and the emergence of Roger Palmer and Dave Bennett? I'm struggling to remember any, to be honest.

Tony Whelan

 

[Marvin.]

I still remember Lemn sitting in my living room with bigger hair talking politics with my older brother (RIP). They were both poets and Lemn used to help run and contribute to their book of poems outlet in the late 90s.

Lemn won his poetry award not long after, I think. I think my brother was a little jealous of that, but he never let on to me to my face.

Does anybody remember the large poetry piece Lemn wrote on the Hardy Wells pub in Rusholme before it got knocked down?

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and also in Rusholme
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You like that? That looks more like a word-game than poetry.

 

[jimharri]

Tony Whelan

Have to be honest here, I don't recall him. Just googled him; six appearances around 1973-74. That was just before I started going regularly to games.

 

[shemnel]

Was there any black players in the intervening period between Stan, and the emergence of Roger Palmer and Dave Bennett? I'm struggling to remember any, to be honest.

Tony Whelan

Tony Whelan is the only one i could uncover in that interim, but i suspect there may be one or two others under the radar? unsure.

 

[Bigga]

You like that? That looks more like a word-game than poetry.

Yes I do!

It's multifunctional and clever on many levels!

It makes your brain really work! LOL!!

 

[.db.]

Sir Billy Boston, rugby league legend, has 3 statues. I know you are talking football but the beautiful game might lag behind the M62, working class game.

Did you ever see this BBC documentary on the Rugby League Code Breakers?



I know this isn’t to do with City but the North of England really embraced the black players coming into the game.

Is there one of Clive Sullivan in Hull?

I know there is a Clive Sullivan Way in Hull. Tue statue in Cardiff he shares with Billy Boston is by a Hull Sculptor.

Statue of Clive Sullivan by Hull sculptor unveiled to honour rugby legend

Billy Boston, Gus Risman and Clive Sullivan were selected to adorn a statue commemorating the Cardiff Bay Codebreakers

www.hulldailymail.co.uk

This looks interesting at the Street Museum in Hull. It’s an exhibition on Clive.

Clive Sullivan and Rugby in Hull – Hull Museums and Galleries

A new display celebrating the legendary Clive Sullivan and rugby as a whole in Hull has opened at the Streetlife Museum.

www.hullmuseums.co.uk

There’s also the Clive Sullivan Trophy played for in the Hull derby every year since 2001.

Clive Sullivan was the first black British captain in any sport, the first black British player in any sport to score in a World Cup Final and the first black British player in any sport to win a World Cup (which he lifted as captain).

Again, I know this isn’t a City thing but interesting on this topic, nonetheless.

If anyone has an hour, give that documentary a watch, it’s decent.

 

[shemnel]

Stan Horne, 1965, was City's first black player, for those who want to know.

67/68 team photo.

 

[Maintainin]

Does anybody remember the large poetry piece Lemn wrote on the Hardy Wells pub in Rusholme before it got knocked down?

I've just read that with the voice of Papoose (alphabetical slaughter) as my inner monologue :-)

 

[.db.]

We are well represented with City fans being presenters on tele n’all: