Andrew Watson: Scotland's First Black Football Star!

Andrew Watson was born in 1856 in British Guiana, now known as Guyana, to a wealthy Scottish plantation owner and a British Guianese woman. Andrew came to Britain with his father, and relocated to Scotland where he went on to become came captain of the country's football team and an internartional sporting icon! Hear his story in this 60-second video!

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Illustration by: Jimena Isabel Merchán. Find her on Instagram at: @jimenaimm

Music: Love In Your Eyes by Lee

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