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Footballer Albert Johanneson Albert Louis Johanneson Was One Of The First High-profile Black Players Of Any Nationality To Play Top-flight Football In England. Johanneson A Skilful And Swift Left Winger Was Recommended To Leeds United By A South Afri

Footballer Albert Johanneson Albert Louis Johanneson Was One Of The First High-profile Black Players Of Any Nationality To Play Top-flight Football In England. Johanneson A Skilful And Swift Left Winger Was Recommended To Leeds United By A South African Schoolteacher And Joined The Club In April 1961. He Stayed There For Nine Years Working Diligently At His Game And By The 1963-64 Season Had Established Himself As A Powerful Attacking Force Providing 13 League Goals Which Assisted In Leeds' Promotion From The Second Division. In 1965 Johanneson Earned His Berth To The Football Association Challenge Cup (f.a Cup) Final Played At Wembley Stadium. While Leeds Lost The Match To Liverpool And Johanneson Regrettably Did Not Play His Best He Made History By Becoming The First Black Person To Feature In The Final Of The World-renowned Football Competition. Over Following Seasons A Spate Of Injuries And The Emergence Of Eddie Gray Left Johanneson On The Sidelines And He Made Only 10 Further Starts For Leeds Before Manager Don Revie Released Him In 1970. Later That Year Johanneson Joined York City Scoring Three Goals In 26 Appearances Before Retiring. In 1963 Johanneson Married Jamaican-born Pharmacist Norma Comrie. Together They Had Two Children: Yvonne Born In 1963 And Alicia Born In 1966. The Couple's Marriage Lasted 11 Years Ending In Divorce In The 1980s.

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