SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Acknowledgements and Thanks to…

David Abbott, Gary Archer, Stephen Bannister, Edward Barbour, Simon Barker, Barnsley Football Club, Matthew Bell, Graham Birch, Professor Huw Bowen, Paul Briers, Tony Brown, Chelsea Graves Society, Jugjit Chima, Tim Clapham, The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, James Cotton, Ray Court, Steph Coutts, Scott Davidson, Everton FC Heritage Society, Brian Fare, Alex Flood, The Fulhamish Podcast, Terry Growley, Harold Heys, Sally Hawley, Nigel Henderson, Richard Holmes, Dr Alex Jackson, Denise Jackson, Dr Gary James, Sammy James, Steve Jenkins, Paul Joannou, Duncan Johnson, Suzanne Jones, Pam and Ken Linge, Manchester United Football Club, Ian McCallum, Iain McCartney, Natalie McMullen, George McMullen, Grace McMullen, Manchester Archives, John Meffen, Leslie Millman, James Morris, Ian Nannestad, The National Football Museum, Paul Nixon, Tony Onslow, Roger Pashby, Andy Pearce, David Pendleton, Andrew Pickles, The Pompey Pals Project, The Professional Footballers’ Association, David Raw, Nathan Reynolds, Andrew Riddoch, Glenn Roberts, Daniel Routt, Mike Royden, Catherine Ross, The Scottish League Forum, Stewart Simpson, Martin Skelton, Roge Slater, Rick Smith, Phillip Stallard, Matt Stevens, Jonny Stokkeland, Alison Styles, Elliott Taylor, Gordon Taylor OBE, Paul Taylor, Matteo Tonna, Lawrence Trask, Spencer Vignes, Tony Wainwright, Mick Wallace, Watford Football Club, Alex White, Nathan Whitehouse, Dr Jean Williams, Jeff Williamson, Darren Wilson, Dave Wilson, David Wood, Mark Wylie.

Archives and Records

  • The British Library
  • The Library of Birmingham
  • Liverpool Records Office
  • Manchester Records Office (Archives+)
  • The Missing of the Somme Database
  • The National Archives.
  • The National Football Museum Archives.
  • Newcastle City Library
  • Nottinghamshire Archives
  • The Official Liverpool Football Club Archives
  • West Yorkshire Archives

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