Footballers' War

A special series of features looking at footballers from the Midlands who were called up to the Army to fight overseas in 1914 and 1915.

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Footage of Leyton Orient playing Leicester City in the final game of the 1914/15 season.

At the end of the match the London side changed into their khaki uniforms and marched with the 17th Middlesex Regiment.

They were part of the Footballers' Battalion who fought and died in World War One.

Major Frank Buckley Credit: ITV Central News

One of the men injured was England international Major Frank Buckley.

He was first man to sign up to the Footballers’ Battalion.

He survived the war and went on to manage WolverhamptonWanderers for 17 years between 1927 and 1944.

Youth team members at Notts County have re-traced the footsteps of hundreds of professional footballers killed in World War One.

Players honour footballers killed in Great War

Youth team members at Notts County have re-traced the footsteps of hundreds of professional footballers killed in World War One.