title: Eugène Langenove
text: # Eugène Langenove
  
  Eugène Langenove (12 August 1899 – 3 March 1958) was a French footballer who played as a defender. After being banned by the French federation, he became the first Frenchman to play league football in England when he signed for Walsall in 1922. He participated in the Coupe de France Final 1921 with Olympique de Paris. Georges Crozier, who played for Fulham in the Southern League between 1904 and 1906, was the first Frenchman to play in England.
  
  