| INCE | The first black England footie captain, Paul _ (4) |
| PAULINCE | First black England soccer captain, in 1993 (4,4) |
| MERTON | Have I Got News for You team captain, Paul _ (6) |
| OKON | '90s Socceroos captain, Paul ... (4) |
| DION | ___ Dublin, footie pundit and Homes Under The Hammer host cooking on CM this year (4) |
| NEIL | ___ 'Razor' Ruddock, ex footie star now CM contestant (4) |
| TEAM | Footie side; mate (anag.) (4) |
| FETE | A bazaar from footie tips with time out |
| TAFE | Thank footie tips for a NSW teaching institution |
| LIFE | Being light headed footie tips |
| TONI | Who authored the novel Beloved and became, in 1993, the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize? (first name only) |
| ASHE | Surname of the first black man to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship (4) (4) |
| OREE | Former Bruins winger Willie who was the first Black player in the NHL |
| AMOS | Valerie ___ (b.1954), politician and peer, the first black woman to serve in a UK Cabinet (4) |
| RORY | In 2009, ____ McLeod was the first black player to qualify for the World Snooker Championship |
| DOBY | Larry, the first black American Leaguer |
| ONE | Number worn on the back of the shirt of a footie team's first choice goalkeeper (3) |
| BALLGAME | A footie event, goal-focused sport, slam-dunking contest or other activity involving an orb or whole new proverbial situation (4,4) |
| OTHERHALF | Short rest then 45 mins of footie, mate? (5,4) |
| IAN | ___ Wright, ex-footie star in the IAC camp this year (3) |
