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Football and the First World War – The Story of Football during World War One

“I knew nothing of professional footballers when I took over this Battalion. I have learnt to value them. I would go anywhere with such men. Their esprit de corps was amazing. This feeling was mainly due to football - the link of fellowship which bound them together. Football has a wonderful grip on these men […]

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Joe Bache

Joseph William Bache (1880–1960) was born in Stourbridge on 8 February 1880 and died in Birmingham on 10 November 1960. An England international inside-forward, Bache spent the majority of his career at Aston Villa before the First World War, during which he served in the British Army. Football Career Bache began his career at Bewdley Victoria before […]

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