<Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Debut </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scotland </Td> <Td> Andrew Watson </Td> <Td> England , 12 March 1881 </Td> <Td> Born in Demerara , British Guiana ( now Guyana ) to an Afro - Guyanese mother and Scottish father . <P> No black players represented Scotland since Watson until the debut of Nigel Quashie on 27 May 2004 . Quashie was born in London to a Ghanaian father and English mother , and qualified for Scotland through a grandfather . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> Helmut Köglberger </Td> <Td> Hungary , 5 September 1965 </Td> <Td> Born in Steyr , Austria to an African - American father and Austrian mother . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> Dimitri Mbuyu </Td> <Td> Portugal , 4 February 1987 </Td> <Td> Born in Berchem , Belgium , of Congolese origin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Faroe Islands </Td> <Td> Sonni Nattestad </Td> <Td> Malta , 19 November 2013 </Td> <Td> Born in Tórshavn , Faroe Islands , of Afro - Haitian origin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Raoul Diagne </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia , 15 February 1931 </Td> <Td> Diagne was born to Senegalese parents in Saint - Laurent - du - Maroni , French Guiana . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wales </Td> <Td> Eddie Parris </Td> <Td> Northern Ireland , 5 December 1931 </Td> <Td> Parris , born to Jamaican parents in Pwllmeyric near Chepstow , played one match for Wales . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Erwin Kostedde </Td> <Td> Malta , 22 December 1974 </Td> <Td> Born in Münster to an African - American father and German mother . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> Daniel Batista Lima </Td> <Td> Finland , 12 October 1994 </Td> <Td> Born in São Vicente , Cape Verde , a naturalised Greek citizen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England </Td> <Td> Viv Anderson </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia , 29 November 1978 </Td> <Td> The first black player to represent England at any level was Benjamin Odeje , for the England schoolboys team against Northern Ireland in 1971 . Paul Ince was the nation 's first black captain , against the United States in June 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of Ireland </Td> <Td> Chris Hughton </Td> <Td> United States , 29 October 1979 </Td> <Td> Hughton was born in London to a Ghanaian father and Irish mother . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> Donato Gama da Silva </Td> <Td> Denmark , 16 November 1994 </Td> <Td> Born in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , and a naturalised Spanish citizen . The first Spanish - born black player in the team was Vicente Engonga , born in Barcelona to Equatoguinean parents , who debuted against Russia on 23 September 1998 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> Humphrey Mijnals </Td> <Td> Bulgaria , 3 April 1960 </Td> <Td> Born in Paramaribo , Surinam , then a Dutch plantation colony , played three matches for the Netherlands and 45 matches for Suriname . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> John Carew </Td> <Td> Egypt , 18 November 1998 </Td> <Td> Born in Akershus , of Gambian origin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> Emmanuel Olisadebe </Td> <Td> Romania , 16 August 2000 </Td> <Td> Born in Warri , Nigeria , a naturalised Polish citizen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> Guilherme Espírito Santo </Td> <Td> Spain , 28 November 1937 </Td> <Td> Born in Lisbon , Portugal , of São Toméan descent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Fabio Liverani </Td> <Td> South Africa , 25 April 2001 </Td> <Td> Born in Rome to a Somali mother and Italian father . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> Lúcio Wagner </Td> <Td> Bulgaria , 9 May 2006 </Td> <Td> Born in Río de Janeiro , Brazil , a naturalized Bulgarian citizen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> Theodor Gebre Selassie </Td> <Td> Peru , 4 June 2011 </Td> <Td> Born in Třebíč to an Ethiopian father and Czech mother . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Debut </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scotland </Td> <Td> Andrew Watson </Td> <Td> England , 12 March 1881 </Td> <Td> Born in Demerara , British Guiana ( now Guyana ) to an Afro - Guyanese mother and Scottish father . <P> No black players represented Scotland since Watson until the debut of Nigel Quashie on 27 May 2004 . Quashie was born in London to a Ghanaian father and English mother , and qualified for Scotland through a grandfather . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> Helmut Köglberger </Td> <Td> Hungary , 5 September 1965 </Td> <Td> Born in Steyr , Austria to an African - American father and Austrian mother . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> Dimitri Mbuyu </Td> <Td> Portugal , 4 February 1987 </Td> <Td> Born in Berchem , Belgium , of Congolese origin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Faroe Islands </Td> <Td> Sonni Nattestad </Td> <Td> Malta , 19 November 2013 </Td> <Td> Born in Tórshavn , Faroe Islands , of Afro - Haitian origin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Raoul Diagne </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia , 15 February 1931 </Td> <Td> Diagne was born to Senegalese parents in Saint - Laurent - du - Maroni , French Guiana . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wales </Td> <Td> Eddie Parris </Td> <Td> Northern Ireland , 5 December 1931 </Td> <Td> Parris , born to Jamaican parents in Pwllmeyric near Chepstow , played one match for Wales . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Erwin Kostedde </Td> <Td> Malta , 22 December 1974 </Td> <Td> Born in Münster to an African - American father and German mother . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> Daniel Batista Lima </Td> <Td> Finland , 12 October 1994 </Td> <Td> Born in São Vicente , Cape Verde , a naturalised Greek citizen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England </Td> <Td> Viv Anderson </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia , 29 November 1978 </Td> <Td> The first black player to represent England at any level was Benjamin Odeje , for the England schoolboys team against Northern Ireland in 1971 . Paul Ince was the nation 's first black captain , against the United States in June 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of Ireland </Td> <Td> Chris Hughton </Td> <Td> United States , 29 October 1979 </Td> <Td> Hughton was born in London to a Ghanaian father and Irish mother . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> Donato Gama da Silva </Td> <Td> Denmark , 16 November 1994 </Td> <Td> Born in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , and a naturalised Spanish citizen . The first Spanish - born black player in the team was Vicente Engonga , born in Barcelona to Equatoguinean parents , who debuted against Russia on 23 September 1998 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> Humphrey Mijnals </Td> <Td> Bulgaria , 3 April 1960 </Td> <Td> Born in Paramaribo , Surinam , then a Dutch plantation colony , played three matches for the Netherlands and 45 matches for Suriname . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> John Carew </Td> <Td> Egypt , 18 November 1998 </Td> <Td> Born in Akershus , of Gambian origin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> Emmanuel Olisadebe </Td> <Td> Romania , 16 August 2000 </Td> <Td> Born in Warri , Nigeria , a naturalised Polish citizen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> Guilherme Espírito Santo </Td> <Td> Spain , 28 November 1937 </Td> <Td> Born in Lisbon , Portugal , of São Toméan descent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Fabio Liverani </Td> <Td> South Africa , 25 April 2001 </Td> <Td> Born in Rome to a Somali mother and Italian father . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> Lúcio Wagner </Td> <Td> Bulgaria , 9 May 2006 </Td> <Td> Born in Río de Janeiro , Brazil , a naturalized Bulgarian citizen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> Theodor Gebre Selassie </Td> <Td> Peru , 4 June 2011 </Td> <Td> Born in Třebíč to an Ethiopian father and Czech mother . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was first black footballer to play for england
who was first black footballer to play for england
Viv Anderson Benjamin Odeje
Viv Anderson Benjamin Odeje