Was Wrexham’s trailblazing black footballer also the first Indigenous Australian to play overseas?

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What happened

Mystery surrounds the origin of Peter Baines, the trailblazing black footballer who played for the Welsh club, among others, during the 1940s Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article may contain the image a…

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  • Mystery surrounds the origin of Peter Baines, the trailblazing black footballer who played for the Welsh club, among others, during the 1940s Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article may contain the image a…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:00:49 UTC.

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