77: The Footballer's Who Went To War (1914)

from The History Chap Podcast · host Chris Green

Send me a messageDuring the First World War, over 2,000 professional footballers in Britain fought frothier country.Three specific Footballer's Battalions were formed.Many became officers, many were decorated for valour (including to VC's).Over 300 never came home.This is the story of those football battalions and some of the men who left the sports field and went to the battlefield.Get my free weekly newsletterSupport the show

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