The Greater Game: Football and The First World War
From December 2014 a new exhibition will tell the forgotten stories of players and fans during World War One. The Greater Game: Football and The First World War explores the role football played at home and at the front during the war years, and looks in detail at some of those who served.
From the FA Cup winner killed just days before the end of war to the soldier injured in battle who fought back to be England captain, this engaging and original new exhibition will bring you closer to the people who served their club and their country a century ago.
To accompany the exhibition, the National Football Museum is supporting the online project to compile the comprehensive database of the contribution made by football and footballers during the First World War.
www.footballandthefirstworldwar.com features stories and record of every player who served during the conflict, as well as records of wartime football and stories from the wider game.
The site is appealing for 'citizen historians' to come forward with stories and artefacts relating to football during the war years.
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Family friendly
Website
www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/whats-on/event/2014/the-greater-game-football-and-the-first-world-war/19-12-14/
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