
Peter Baines
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Peter Baines was a trailblazing black footballer who played for clubs like Wrexham and Liverpool in the 1930s and 1940s, and is noted for potentially being the first Indigenous Australian to play football overseas, although his exact origins remain a subject of historical debate.
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Peter Baines was a trailblazer as a black footballer and the first Indigenous Australian to play football overseas.
Was Wrexham’s trailblazing black footballer also the first Indigenous Australian to play overseas? | FootballThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-09-20






