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Frank Soo was the first ( and so far only ) ethnic Chinese person to play for England, during the Second World War, though these were not official internationals.

Other non-white footballers in Britain in the early and mid 20th century included Eddie Parris, a black Welsh international ; Mohammed Abdul Salim, an Indian playing for Celtic ; Tewfik Abdullah, an Egyptian who played for Derby County ; the Jamaican Lindy Delapenha, who won a title with Portsmouth before moving to Middlesbrough ; his countryman Gil Heron, who played for Celtic ; and Charlie Williams, a British black defender for Doncaster Rovers who later became a successful entertainer.