1914/15 Season Archives - Football and the First World War

The Story of the 1914/15 English Football Season

THE STORY OF THE 1914/15 SEASON Great Britain’s involvement in what would later become known as the First World War began at 11pm on 4 August 1914. Having received unsatisfactory response to its ultimatum demanding the immediate withdrawal of German troops from neutral Belgium, the Foreign Office announced to the country that Britain had commenced hostilities […]