on this day in 1978...

[YoouuPiessss]

Viv Anderson became the first black player to play for England...

It seems strange today that there was no black players for England pre 78...

[alfinyalcabo]

A very black day indeed..

[dazzyo-villa]

I was 5

Yes it's a mad changed world eh..

[donnytyke]

I wonder how long it will be before all the players are black.

[alfinyalcabo]

I wonder how long it will be before our whole country is black.. . ?

[Acido]

My ex wife was born then, so 1978 as a year can go f*k itself!!

We had Viv Anderson as a player manager at Barnsley (in 1993-4) and he made a mess of things, so lets not get too enthusiastic about him eh!!

[Artist]

We had Viv Anderson as a player manager at Barnsley (in 1993-4) and he made a mess of things

He did something right then.

[Markovitch]

As opposed to who got it right at Barnsley? Or are they one of these teams that won the FA Cup 3 times before the first world war?

[bwfcforever]

art remembers it well !

[alfinyalcabo]

My ex wife was born then, so 1978 as a year can go f*k itself!!

We had Viv Anderson as a player manager at Barnsley (in 1993-4) and he made a mess of things, so lets not get too enthusiastic about him eh!!

Ah yes,the one that used to like it up the arris if I remember correctly Acido.,