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Black Players Used by Match
Overview

This is a list of all England matches that have included black players as part of the participating players in a match.  It includes a brief summary of the black players used, as well as how many of the players were black.

Season 1978-79
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %
526 29-Nov-1978 Czechoslovakia Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 1/12 8.33
Viv Anderson became the first black player to be capped.
529 23-May-1979 Wales Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC 0 0 1/13 7.69
Laurie Cunningham became the first black forward to be capped.
532 10-Jun-1979 Sweden Råsunda Stadion, Solna F 0 0 2/14 14.29
Viv Anderson and Laurie Cunningham win their second caps.
533 13-Jun-1979 Austria Praterstadion, Wien F 3 4 1/14 7.14
Laurie Cunningham became the first black substitute, after 70 minutes.
Season 1979-80
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %
536 22-Nov-1979 Bulgaria Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 2 0 1/11 9.09
Viv Anderson became the first black player to be capped in a major tournament.
537 06-Feb-1980 Republic of Ireland Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 2 0 1/12 8.33
Laurie Cunningham became the first black player to be capped while playing for a foreign club side, Real Madrid.
538 26-Mar-1980 Spain Estadio Nou Camp, Barcelona F 2 0 1/13 7.69
Laurie Cunningham wins his fifth cap as a 77th minute substitute.
546 18-Jun-1980 Spain Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy ECF 2 1 1/13 7.69
Viv Anderson became the first black player to be capped at the finals of a major tournament.  Also the first to be substituted after 83 minutes.

1980-1990

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