Like baseball great Jackie Robinson he was a sporting pioneer. Except, unlike Robinson, his story is largely unknown. When Albert Johanneson walked onto the pristine Wembley turf in the 1965 FA ...

THE story of Albert Johanneson evokes admiration and anguish like few others, even in football’s rich tome of fallen heroes. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can ...

ALBERT JOHANNESON was born on this day '“ March 13 '“ 75 years ago, a gifted footballer who can stake a couple of claims to fame in Leeds United's history. After learning his trade on the ...

Albert was the player who allowed Podd to properly connect with Leeds United. Advertisement Later, they would play against each other: Podd for Bradford City and Johanneson for York in the very ...

Albert Johanneson will be honoured ahead of this year's Wembley showpiece between Arsenal and Aston Villa. Johanneson, the South African winger who played for Leeds United vs. Liverpool in 1965 ...

Albert Johanneson wore the Leeds Utd shirt for a match in 1966 and it features the signatures of other club legends including Jack Charlton. Johanneson, who was born in South Africa, made 200 ...

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Albert Johanneson of Leeds United was the first player of African heritage to appear in an FA Cup final in 1965 A city's blue plaque scheme must do more to honour notable people from BAME ...

Thu 13 Jul 2006 at 01:00 The nephew of former Leeds United winger Albert Johanneson stopped the London-based Irishman after 63 seconds of the fourth round to win the vacant title at the east ...