Ince, Paul England's first black skipper donned the armband for the first time in 1993, when he was only making his seventh international appearance, against the host country in the United States Cup. He remained on the field for the entire 90 minutes of that game.
Ince ended up being selected as England player of the year for that season. He was also named in the Team of the Year by both The Football Association and FIFA.
After retiring from playing, Ince went on to manage several clubs including Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Leeds United. He died of cancer in April 2016 at the age of 60.
Before Ince there had been two other black players in the English national team lineup: Brian Marwood who played in five matches between 1976 and 1980 and Trevor Francis who appeared twice in 1982.
England have had many black coaches over the years, most recently Steve McClaren who managed the national team from 2007 to 2011. Before him there were Roy Evans, Bob Bennett, David Platt, Peter Taylor and Terry Venables.
There have been several black players in the English national team lineup, most recently John Obi Mikel and Michael Dawson. There has never been a black captain though.
Other black males who have worn the armband include Paul Ince and Sol Campbell. Raheem Sterling became England's seventh black captain on Thursday when he was selected to lead the team out against Holland. The 17-year-old has seven caps to his name so far.
England head into their Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland with concerns over the form of goalkeeper Joe Hart, who is being monitored by doctors after missing training with a chest infection. Hart has been the first-choice keeper since the age of 21 but has only kept three consecutive games since February 2015. He lost his place to Fraser Forster last season after suffering from depression and anxiety following the death of his son Charlie. Hart responded well and returned to action within two months, but has been unable to retain his position since then.
Joe Root will be hoping that Steven Cook's absence through injury will give him another chance to prove himself after he was dropped from the squad earlier this year. Root had been expected to take over as England's new number one keeper after Hart's form fell away but Cook has been able to force his way back into the side thanks to injuries to both he and Hart.
Charles John John Charles was the first black player to represent England at any level, appearing for the England under 18s in 1962 and scoring against Israel. Paul Ince was the country's first black captain, and he led the team against the US in June 1993. Hughton grew up in London, the son of a Ghanaian father and an Irish mother. He played for Chelsea and Newcastle United and was named Professional Footballer of the Year in 1995.
England women have never had a black female football star. However, Claire Rafferty was involved in the game as a child growing up in South Yorkshire. She played for Doncaster Belles, Sheffield Women and York Ladies before becoming assistant manager at Southend United and then coach at Leeds United.
Black players have been involved with the English game since its inception. Frederick Douglass is said to have attended an early game between Wanderers and Botfield in 1877. However, they only used non-white players as substitutes and they all came from the same pool as the white players so they weren't given equal opportunities. The first black player to appear for England was Jackie Robinson in 1947 (who was also the first black player in Major League Baseball). He was followed by Gordon Derrick, David Whitehead and Darren Carter. Of those, only Derrick and Whitehead played at international level. Derrick was born in Nigeria and represented England several times. Whitehead was born in Britain to Jamaican parents and also earned 14 caps for his country.
What is the significance of England's black armbands? England's cricketers are wearing black armbands to commemorate Captain Sir Tom Moore's death. Sir Tom was admitted to the hospital on Sunday after being treated for pneumonia and testing positive for coronavirus earlier in the week. He died at 4:50 a.m. on Friday, with his family by his side.
England players will wear black armbands in their next match, against New Zealand, to show their respect.
Black armbands have been used to mark deaths since 1866 when it was adopted by the government as a sign of national mourning. It is customary for the entire country to wear black clothes or badges during this time.
The first world war saw the introduction of red armbands to indicate those who had died. After the second world war, white armbands were worn by people to remember those who had lost their lives.
It is now only men who can don the armband. Women can lay flowers at any British military cemetery.
The cricket team has decided to wear black armbands in response to Sir Tom's death. The incident occurred while the knighted politician was recovering from pneumonia he got while in self-isolation due to having been diagnosed with Covid-19.
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