The Three Lions team that we will all cheer on this week in the Euros is a symbol of England that we can all be proud of, embodying the multi-ethnic society we share today. This Saturday marks Windrush Day, the anniversary of the 1948 ship bringing new arrivals from the Caribbean that has come to symbolise postwar migration to Britain. The legacy of the Windrush is evident in our football team as it is in our society: from Cyrille Regis, John Barnes and Rio Ferdinand to Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka today. Football can unite us in support for our team and hope that we bring the trophy back this summer from Germany – before the UK and Ireland host the next Euros in 2028. That year also marks 50 years since Viv Anderson became England’s first Black full international player and 30 years since Hope Powell became the Lionesses’ first Black manager – as well as 80 years since the Windrush arrived in Britain. It is a moment that we should mark in a major way, celebrating the Black contribution to English football and using the game’s unique power to bring people of all backgrounds together. Alford Gardner Windrush passenger Viv Anderson First Black full international England player Paul Canoville First black player at Chelsea Brendon Batson One of West Bromwich Albion’s legendary “Three Degrees” Stan Horne First Black player at Manchester City and first to win a League Championship medal Winston White First Black player at Leicester City David Busby First Black player at Brighton and Hove Albion Neville Chamberlain First Black player for Port Vale Mark Chamberlain Player, England, Port Vale, Stoke and Portsmouth Steve Johnson First Black player at Wigan Calvin Symonds First Black player at Rochdale and former Bermuda cricket captain Peter Foley First Black player at Chesterfield and at Scunthorpe Tony Ford Player in a record 931 league games, including for Stoke City and Grimsby Town Greg Foxsmith and Matt Tiller Jack Leslie Campaign Roland Butcher First Black player to represent England at cricket and first Black footballer for Stevenage Patrick Vernon Convener, Windrush 100 Network Sunder Katwala Director, British Future Ruth Hollis Chief executive, Spirit of 2012 Jon Knight Chief executive, Together Coalition Bill Hern and David Gleave Co-authors of Football’s Black Pioneers Delroy Corinaldi Black footballers partnership Lucky Pemu African Caribbean Community Association North East Adrian Murrell Windrush United FC, Preston