1. 1800. The first black football player The first black football player was Arthur Wharton in the 1800s

  • 1857

    1. 1857. The foundation of the World's First Football Club (the English Sheffield Football Club) The World's First Football Club was the English Sheffield Football Club. It was founded in 1857 by Colonel Nathaniel Cresswick and Major William Priest, two British Army officers.