The world's first black international football player has been honored with a blue plaque at his former school.
Andrew Watson had Scotland for a 6-1 win over England during his debut in 1881 and made two more winning performances for his country.
The star was born in Guyana from a mother who had been a slave, while his father was a white Scottish lawyer.
Watson also won the Scottish FA Cup three times before moving to London to play for the celebrated amateur team Corinthians.
Yesterday, Viv Anderron, the first black international of England, unveiled a plaque who tributed to Watson at Crossley Heath School in Halifax, Yorkshire, where he studied and grew up.
The world's first black international football player has been honored with a blue plaque at his former school. Andrew Watson (rear row, center) captain Scotland to a 6-1 win over England during his debut in 1881
Mr. Anderson, 68, who made his debut in England against Czechoslovakia in 1978, said the BBC: 'He must have been very strong in the 1800s, it must have been quite difficult for him.
“And he came through and did very well. I have nothing but admiration for him. '
Watson moved to Great Britain around two years old. Because of his father's status and wealth, he was able to have a good education.
He played rugby at his school in Halifax – who was then called the Heath Grammar School – and then moved to Scotland to study at the university.
In 1875 the entire back became the first black man to play amateur football in Great -Britain, for Maxwell FC.
In 1880 he joined Queen's Park, the largest of the Glasgow clubs at that time.
His role in the victory of Scotland in England The following year almost a decade came after what is considered the first international football match, when the two parties played each other in Hamilton Crescent north of the border in 1872.
Watson's entry in the Scottish Football Association annually from 1880–81 is: 'One of the very best backs we have; Since he became with Queen's Park, as a player has made rapid progress forward; Has great speed and tackles beautifully; powerful and certainly kick; Certainly worth a place in every representative team. '
Yesterday, Viv Anderron, the first black international of England, unveiled a plaque who paid tribute to Watson at Crossley Heath School in Halifax, Yorkshire, where he studied and grew up
Andrew Watson (front, center) depicted with his colleague players
In November 1877 he married Jessie Nimmo Armor. Their son, Rupert, was born the following year and a daughter, Agnes Maude, in 1880.
Data shows that in 1881 the family lived in Govan.
A few days after his first game for Scotland, he played again while defeating Wales 5-1.
His third and last cap came on Scottish soil in Hampden Park, against England on March 11, 1882. A match that ended in another 5-1 victory for Scotland.
After his death in March 1921, a tribute in the Scottish newspaper The Daily Record described him as a 'photo of an athlete', a 'big football player' and a 'clean kicker'.
His exploits were followed by goalkeeper Arthur Wharton, who became the first black professional of England when he signed for Preston North End in 1889.
The plaque in place at Crossley Heath School in Halifax. It was unveiled yesterday by Viv Anderson
In 1908 Walter Tull signed for Tottenham, where he spent two seasons. He then spent four years in Northampton.
He became the first black officer in the British army, but was killed in the fight in the First World War.
In 1965, Albert Johanneson became the first black player to appear in a FA Cup final, when he played for Leeds in their 2-1 defeat against Liverpool in Wembley.
In 1993, 15 years after Anderson's debut, Paul Ince became the first black player of Captain England.
