[1] The identity of Black Scottish people has evolved since the arrival of Black people in Scotland as early as the fifteenth century, with significant numbers arriving in the twentieth century after World War II.
Watson also played for Queen's Park, the leading Scottish club at the time, and later became their secretary.
[16] With some brief exceptions, such as Jamaican born Gil Heron at Celtic, Walter Tull signing for Rangers, and John Walker at Hearts, Black players largely disappeared from Scottish football for the next 100 years until the arrival of Mark Walters at Rangers in 1988.
[19] Subsequently Coatbridge-born Chris Iwelumo (Black father from Nigeria), has also played for Scotland.
In a Strathclyde University survey, almost 45 percent of black Scottish reported experiencing discrimination between 2010 and 2015.