1917-18 The War Years : Friendlies

BRIGADE of GUARDS : Charity Match

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Upton Park

5 - 4 (Burns 2, Rowe 2, Shea)

25 August 1917

Lawton

Maconnachie

Cope

Manning

Woodards

Willis

Kirby

Shea

Burns

Rowe

Mackesy

THE ROYAL ARTILLERY : Woolwich War Memorial Hospital

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Rectory Field, Blackheath

1 - 3 (Burke)

21 March 1918

Kennedy

Flockhart

Lloyd-Davies

Burton

Stevenson

Johnstone

Allen

Hamilton

Burke

Thompson

Windell

Football National War Fund

The Football Association, acting with the Football the Southern Football League, and County Associations, held a meeting at Derby in December last and decided inaugurate a Football National War Fund for the benefit of footballers and their dependants who are in need of assistance arising from the war and other causes.

This Football National War Fund will be supplemental to all other rights and claims of such injured or dependants, the aim being to remove financial suffering and want and to give a good chance in life to all who become participants of the fund.

FULHAM

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Upton Park

2 - 0 (Puddefoot, Tresadern)

13 April 1918

Hufton

Cope

Tirrell

Johnstone

Bell

Burton

Burke

Cunningham

Puddefoot

Tresadern

Mackesy

FULHAM

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Craven Cottage

1 - 1 (Puddefoot)

20 April 1918

Hufton

Johnstone

Hodson

Hall

Bell

Mackesy

Ashton

Burke

Puddefoot

Cunningham

Yellop

CHELSEA

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Upton Park

3 - 3 (Hamilton 2, Cunningham)

27 April 1918

Hughes

Hodson

Tirrell

Johnstone

Bell

Cope

Burke

Cunningham

Puddefoot

Hamilton

Yellop

CHELSEA

Stamford Bridge

1 - 4 (Puddefoot)

4 May 1918

Hufton

Tirrell

Cope

Johnstone

Tresadern

Burton

Burke

Cunningham

Puddefoot

Tufnell

Yellop

THE ROYAL ARTILLERY : Grand Charity Football Match

Image courtesy of Nigel Turner

Rectory Field, Blackheath

3 - 2 (Blake 2, Puddefoot)

11 May 1918

Griffiths

Rhodes

Cope

Johnstone

Atkinson

Tresadern

Ashton

Puddefoot

Blake

Mackesy

Yellop

Other Matches Played at the Boleyn Ground

L.G.O. (Forest Gate Garage) v. Sterling (Sterling Telephone and Electric Co.) Lady Athletics

Upton Park 0 - 5 24 August 1917

Ladies football on behalf of the East Ham and West Ham War Memorial Fund at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday.

WEST HAM BOYS v. CARDIFF BOYS : English Schools First Round Proper

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Upton Park

3 - 0

24 April 1918

WEST HAM BOYS v. EAST HAM BOYS : Sun Shield Final

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Upton Park ? - ? 24 April 1918

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