What does it truly mean to represent your country at the highest level? Coming in from the Cold starts in the late 19th century and spans three centuries. Jessica Creighton tells the history of black footballers in England with personal stories from iconic players and managers and insights from sports historians and experts. Football's early Black trailblazers influenced generations of household names in the English game who then became pioneers themselves - breaking down barriers whilst playing professionally for English clubs and ultimately the Three Lions, England's national team.
The six-part podcast series charts the history of well-known figures such as Ian Wright, John Barnes, Viv Anderson, Brendon Batson, Clyde Best, Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham, Luther Blissett, Justin Fashanu, Paul Ince, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Raheem Sterling, Les Ferdinand, Andy Cole and Viv Anderson, alongside the lesser-known forebears; Arthur Wharton, Walter Tull, Jack Leslie, Lindy Delapenha, John Charles, Ces Podd and Albert Johannesson.
Awards:
Best Sports Show, Radio Academy ARIAS Awards 2021 (Gold winner)
Best Factual Series, Radio Academy ARIAS Awards 2021 (Silver winner)
Best Sports and Recreation Documentary, New York Festival Radio Awards 2021 (Bronze Winner)
Best Audio, British Sports Journalism Awards 2020 (Bronze winner)
Best Sports Podcast, British Podcast Awards 2021 (nominee)
Podcast of the Year, Sports Industry Awards 2021 (nominee)
Best New Podcast, Spotify UK 2020 (shortlist)
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What does it truly mean to represent your country at the highest level? Coming in from the Cold starts in the late 19th century and spans three centuries. Jessica Creighton tells the history of black footballers in England with personal stories from iconic players and managers and insights from sports historians and experts. Football's early Black trailblazers influenced generations of household names in the English game who then became pioneers themselves - breaking down barriers whilst playing professionally for English clubs and ultimately the Three Lions, England's national team.
The six-part podcast series charts the history of well-known figures such as Ian Wright, John Barnes, Viv Anderson, Brendon Batson, Clyde Best, Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham, Luther Blissett, Justin Fashanu, Paul Ince, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Raheem Sterling, Les Ferdinand, Andy Cole and Viv Anderson, alongside the lesser-known forebears; Arthur Wharton, Walter Tull, Jack Leslie, Lindy Delapenha, John Charles, Ces Podd and Albert Johannesson.
Awards:
Best Sports Show, Radio Academy ARIAS Awards 2021 (Gold winner)
Best Factual Series, Radio Academy ARIAS Awards 2021 (Silver winner)
Best Sports and Recreation Documentary, New York Festival Radio Awards 2021 (Bronze Winner)
Best Audio, British Sports Journalism Awards 2020 (Bronze winner)
Best Sports Podcast, British Podcast Awards 2021 (nominee)
Podcast of the Year, Sports Industry Awards 2021 (nominee)
Best New Podcast, Spotify UK 2020 (shortlist)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is the story of Black footballers in the English game. This is our sporting history, this is yours. In this third episode we’ll continue to find out about how Black players have been a fixture of professional football in England, during the 1970s.
In this episode we’ll tell you all about the men who proved that Black players could hold their own anywhere on the pitch, anywhere in the land - and beyond. The influence of the Brazil 1970 World Cup winning team led by outstanding Black players like Pele, Jairzinho and the captain, Carlos Alberto. The Three Degrees... Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson. Three brilliant Black stars who took West Brom - and English football - to another level. We also tell the story of the Whites vs Blacks match, a game that took place for West Bromwich Albion's Len Cantello, for his testimonial game. Did you know about the incident involving Wolves & Wales defender George Berry going into the crowd to confront a racist fan, many years before Eric Cantona's infamous kung fu kick at Selhurst Park?
They are trailblazers and history makers. Players who made a place for themselves, and the Black and Mixed Race footballers who would follow them.
WARNING: This episode contains a racial slur, that some may find potentially offensive.
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