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THEY TOOK THE LEAD

PROFILES OF THE FOOTBALLERS, SUPPORTERS AND OFFICIALS

On the 15 December 1914, a meeting at the Fulham Town Hall would see the formation of the Footballers' Battalion, one of the Pals' Battalions in the Middlesex Regiment. The 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment was formed at Clapton Orient had the largest enlistment out of any other club. Over the course of the war over fourty-one footballers, fans and officials enlisted for the war effort. Here are the stories of some of this enlisted. We would like to thank the volunteers for their hard work in researching the footballers. 

 

Please note where possible we have used images of the footballers, in some cases general images have been used. These are credited as such.

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