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Tony Collins: the first Black football league manager

Early day motion 1520, tabled 22 February 2021 by Tony Lloyd (Labour). Signed by 13 members.

That this House is saddened by the recent death of Tony Collins, a footballer whose role as the first black manager of an English football league club has gone largely unrecognised; is aware that Tony played for a number of league clubs, finishing at Rochdale; notes that he went on to become player manager at Rochdale; recognises his achievement in taking Rochdale to their only final in the 1962 League Cup Final, where they became the first 4th division club to reach that milestone; and salutes this stalwart and pioneer of English football.

Signatures by party: Labour 6, Independent 3, Scottish National Party 2, DUP 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.