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Authors: Emy Onuora

BOOKS

L. Back, T. Crabbe & J. Solomos,
The Changing Face of Football
(Berg, 2001)

P. Dimeo & G. P. T. Finn, ‘Scottish Racism, Scottish Identities’, in
Fanatics: Power, Identity and Fandom in Football
, ed. by Adam Brown (Routledge, 1998)

Peter Fryer,
Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain
(Pluto Press, 1984)

J. Garland & M. Rowe,
Racism and Anti-Racism in Football
(Palgrave, 2001)

Rodney Hinds,
Black Lions: A History of Black Players in English Football
(SportsBooks Ltd, 2006)

Richie Moran, ‘Racism in Football: A Victim’s Perspective’, in
The Future of Football: Challenges for the 21st Century
, ed. by J. Garland, D. Malcolm & M. Rowe (Frank Cass, 2000)

Ambalavaner Sivanandan,
A Different Hunger
(Pluto Press, 1991)

Rogan Taylor,
Football and its Fans
(Leicester University Press, 1992)

Phil Vasili,
Colouring Over the White Line: The History of Black Footballers in Britain
(Mainstream Publishing, 2000)

Brian Woolnough,
Black Magic: England’s Black Footballers
(Pelham Books, 1983)

NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS

‘Abused football trainee in new tribunal’, Helen Carter,
The Guardian
, 26 July 2001

‘Alexander Technique’, Grahame Lloyd,
When Saturday Comes,
March 2004

‘Are black footballers paid less than their white teammates?’, Harry Harris,
Daily Mirror
, 27 November 2007

‘A black day for Scots football’, Andrew Smith,
The Scotsman
, 30 December 2010

‘Blair slams racist abuse’, Kick It Out News, 18 November 2004

‘Blatter is not the only dinosaur football needs to slap down’, Patrick Collins,
Mail on Sunday
, 20 November 2011

‘Blind loyalty at Liverpool and Chelsea will not help racism’, Ian Prior,
The Guardian
, 22 December 2011

‘Di Matteo calls for calm as Ferdinand prepares to face “stick” from fans’, Dominic Fifield,
The Guardian,
28 April 2012

‘England go through amid mass brawl and racist abuse of Onuoha’, Jeremy Wilson,
The Guardian
, 18 June 2007

‘Exclusive: Kick It Out slams top clubs for “year wasted in hypocrisy”’, David Conn,
The Guardian
, 10 December 2012

‘FA under pressure to act’, Liz Fekete, IRR News, 29 July 2003

‘Football clubs told to tackle racism or face the courts’, Paul Kelso,
The Guardian
, 12 October 2004

‘The Hard Left: White working class football supporters have always been targeted by racist right’, David Eimer,
The Guardian
, 25 November 1994

‘Improbable, implausible, contrived’, Owen Gibson,
The Guardian
, 6 October 2012

‘Leeds ban on racist fans’, Martin Wainwright,
The Guardian
, 29 March 1988

‘No black and white issue’, Jonathan Wilson,
When Saturday Comes
, October 2007

‘Paul Elliott fighting hard against football racism’, Henry Winter,
Daily Telegraph
, 16 June 2008

‘Paul Ince sets example for a generation’, Jeremy Wilson,
Daily Telegraph,
12 March 2008

‘Professional Footballers Survey: Biggest concern is to walk straight into another job’, Nick Harris,
The Independent
, 21 April 2000

‘Race bias “still rife in football”’, Vivek Chaudhary,
The Guardian
, 20 May 2004

‘Racism in Spanish football exposed’, Liz Fekete, IRR News, 11 December 2004

‘Referee defeats Football League in race bias case’, Anne Whitney,
The Independent
, 6 December 2001

‘Ron and Ron again’, David Stubbs,
When Saturday Comes,
February 2005

‘Someone tell UEFA racism is not an English disease’, Simon Jordan,
The Observer
, 19 February 2006

‘Unequal use of stop and search against ethnic minorities’, Alan Travis,
The Guardian
, 31 March 2006

PUBLICATIONS

2001 FA Premier League National Fan Survey

Ethnic minorities and coaching in elite level football in England: A call to action, Sports People’s Think Tank, 2014

Football Task Force, Eliminating Racism from Football, 30 March 1998

Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: Report and an Inquiry, Sir William Macpherson, 1999

THERE ARE SO
many people without whom I’d never have been able to write this book and I apologise profoundly to those I’ve neglected to mention. To all the players who agreed to be interviewed, I cannot thank you enough for your time, insight and perspectives. A special thanks goes to Iffy Onuora, Bobby Barnes and Paul Davis at the PFA for helping me get such great contacts; Ged Grebby at Show Racism the Red Card for his encouragement and support; Andrew Sherlock for his constructive criticism; to the massive Onuora clan, especially Obi, Uzo, Chiz, Chika, Chiz Jnr, Anyika and Nkechi for their encouragement and expertise and to Auntie Rose and Auntie Chinwe. Thanks to Linda Atherton for the great title and Pete Atherton for all his support; Billy Dutton, Liza Durkin, Pauline Donald, Wendy Gutin, Cheryl Varley, Jakub Goscinny for support and inspiration; and Rod Alexander and Jimmy Jagne for being a sounding board and fountain of knowledge and ideas. Last and by no means least, to my agent Darryl Samaraweera for his belief and to Olivia Beattie, my editor, for her invaluable input and everyone else at Biteback Publishing for their support.

  1. Abbott, Diane
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  2. Aberdeen FC
    1
  3. Adams, Brett
    1
  4. Adams, Rolan
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  5. Afro (hairstyle)
    1
  6. Agbonlahor, Gabby
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  7. Akinbiyi, Ade
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  8. Alexander, Keith
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  9. Ali, Muhammad
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  10. Allen, Martin
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  11. Allen, Ronnie
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  12. Ameobi, Shola
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  13. Amokachi, Daniel
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  14. Anderson, Audley
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  15. Anderson, Myrtle
    1
  16. Anderson, Viv
    1. birth of
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    2. and black football fans
      1
    3. and Calvin Plummer
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    4. England career
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    5. and ‘greatest black British team’
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    6. and John Barnes
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    7. at Manchester United
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    8. and Michael Johnson
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    9. at Nottingham Forest
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    10. and Paul Canoville
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    11. management role
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    12. switches to centre–back
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  17. Anfield (Liverpool)
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  18. Anichebe, Victor
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  19. Ansah, Andy
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  20. Anti-Nazi League
    1
  21. Anya, Ikechi
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  22. apartheid
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  23. Aragonés, Luis
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  24. Archer, Ian
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  25. Ardiles, Ossie
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  26. Arsenal FC
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  27. Aston Villa
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  28. Atkinson, Ron
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  1. Baily, Eddie
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  2. Banjo, Tunji
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  3. Barclay, Patrick
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  4. Barnes, Bobby
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  5. Barnes, Colin
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  6. Barnes, John
    1. and British Jamaican team
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    2. and British press
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    3. as Celtic manager
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    4. and Chris Powell
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    5. early career
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    6. England career
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    7. and framing of racism debate
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    8. and ‘greatest black British team’
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    9. and hairstyles
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    10. at Liverpool
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    11. and ‘nod of acknowledgement’
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  7. Barton, Tony
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  8. Baseball Ground (Derby County)
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  9. Bassett, Dave
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  10. Bates, Chic
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  11. Batson, Brendon
    1. and Atkinson’s racist slur
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    2. and British Jamaican team
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    3. and Ford’s Dagenham plant
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    4. and ‘Kick Racism Out of Football’ campaign
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    5. and PFA
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    6. and ‘Three Degrees’
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  12. ‘Battle of Lewisham’
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  13. Batty, David
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  14. Bell, Dougie
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  15. Benjamin, Ian
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  16. Benjamin, Tristan
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  17. Bennett, Dave
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  18. Bennett, Gary
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  19. Bent, Junior
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  20. Berry, George
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  21. Best, Clyde
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  22. Bhangal, Gurdeep
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  23. Bingham, Billy
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  24. Birmingham City
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  25. ‘Black All Stars’ team
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  26. black cultural expression
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  27. black football fans
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  28. Black Magic: England’s Black Footballers
    (book)
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  29. black managers
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  30. ‘black power’
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  31. ‘Black XI’ team
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  32. Black, Eric
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  33. Blackburn Rovers
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  34. Blake, Nathan
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  35. Blakelock, Keith
    1
  36. ‘bleached blond’ (hairstyle)
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  37. Bleasdale, Steve
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  38. Blissett, Luther
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  39. Boateng, Paul
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  40. Bowie, David
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  41. Bradford City
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  42. Brady, Liam
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  43. Bremner, Billy
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  44. Bright, Mark
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  45. British Movement
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  46. British Nationality Act (1981)
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  47. Brixton (London)
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  48. Brooking, Trevor
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  49. Broster, Lee
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  50. Brown, Allan
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  51. Brown, Craig
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  52. Brown, Jason
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  53. Bruce, Steve
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  54. Bulldog
    (National Front newspaper)
    1
  55. Burton, Deon
    1

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