When football played on during world war one and inflamed a London derby

When football played on during world war one and inflamed a London derby | By rcfoster

These are unprecedented times, but the Football League also had to face the prospect of postponing or cancelling the season when war was declared on 4 August 1914. The league’s management committee met a few days later and concluded that it was business as usual, with one caveat: a number of grounds would be used for mobilisation purposes.

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