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Leigh Richmond Roose – The Story of Football’s First Playboy
LEIGH RICHMOND ROOSE - FOOTBALL'S FIRST PLAYBOY Scholar. Goalkeeper. Playboy. Entertainer. Medic. Soldier. Hero. Leigh Richmond Roose was many things to many people over the course of his 38 years on Planet Earth. Killed on 7 October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, this proud Welshman was of course just one of millions who […]
Continue readingSunderland Association Football Club and the First World War
SUNDERLAND ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB 1914/15 Squad Sunderland Football League and FA Cup Squad View 1914/15 Results Sunderland Football League and FA Cup Results View Home Ground Roker Park Football Ground, Roker, Sunderland View Players Served Sunderland Players Served in the First World War View
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