battalion was a group of professional footballers, which was the reason for its most commonly used name, The Football Battalion (also the footballers'...

players heeded the calls, and a special Football Battalion was formed, as part of the Middlesex Regiment. The battalion was led by Frank Buckley, who later...

participated in the Caucasian War, is used as one of the symbols. The battalion consists of football fans of Russian clubs Zenit, Lokomotiv, Orel, Spartak, Torpedo...

Engineer Battalion 17th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, the Football Battalion 17th Parachute Battalion (United Kingdom) 17th Battalion, Northumberland...

so-called 'footballers' Pals battalions to be raised during the war and was the main inspiration behind the creation of the 17th Battalion, Middlesex...

This is a list of pals battalions (also called "service" or "locally raised" battalions) of the British Army during the First World War. Pre-war Territorial...

of the club's 150th Anniversary celebrations and remembering the Football Battalion. The club then welcomed Tottenham Hotspur in a tribute to Dave Mackay...

the Royal Air Force October 1918 Edward Bell, Sr. Commander of the Football Battalion 24 March 1918 6 months Killed in World War I. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

War, Tull served in the Middlesex Regiment, including in the two Footballers' Battalions. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 30 May 1917 and...

The Sportsman's Battalions, also known as the 23rd (Service) Battalion and 24th (Service) Battalion (2nd Sportsman's), Royal Fusiliers (City of London...

Cambridgeshire Battalion The Bermondsey Battalion The 2nd Portsmouth Battalion The Kent County Battalion The Lewisham Battalion The 2nd Football Battalion The Arts...

formed battalions. Several sportsmen's battalions were formed, including three battalions of footballers: 17th and 23rd (Service) Battalions, Middlesex...

Ranger Battalion, currently based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord south of Seattle, Washington, United States, is the second of three ranger battalions belonging...

to 16 Hearts footballers enlisted in the services. 'McCrae's Battalion', as it came to be known, was the original sportsman's battalion. At least 30 professional...

the founder of the Football League was inducted to commemorate the organisation's 125th anniversary. In 2014, the Football Battalion, a group of professional...

professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Clapton Orient. He was the first person to enlist in the Football Battalion during...

headquarters company, a military intelligence battalion, a special troops battalion, and three Ranger battalions. The 75th Ranger Regiment primarily handles...

Royden. "Joe Mercer and the Football Battalion" (PDF). Roydenhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Gary James (1993). Football with a Smile: The Authorised...

London, on 1 September 1914 '1st Football Battalion', later 17th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (1st Football) – raised by William Joynson-Hicks...

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created...

(Royal West Kent Regiment) 23rd (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (2nd Football) 20th (Service) Battalion (Wearside), Durham Light Infantry (transferred...

volunteer battalion, joining en masse on 25 November 1914. The battalion was to become the 16th Royal Scots and was the first to earn the "footballer's battalion"...

ucraini, dalla tregua al Battaglione Azov" [FOOTBALL: Ukrainian Ultras, from the truce to the Azov Battalion]. eastjournal.net (in Italian). 30 November...

1911. During World War I, he formed a Pals battalion within the Middlesex Regiment, the "Football Battalion." He acquired a reputation as a well-informed...

specializes in air assault operations. It can plan, coordinate, and execute battalion-sized air assault operations to seize terrain. These operations can be...

Russian citizenship. The Hispaniola Battalion, part of Redut PMC, is a battalion consisting of former Russian football hooligans. In April 2023, they visited...

The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7 RAR) is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in 1965 as part of...

The 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers was one of the numerous Pals Battalions formed in the North East of England on Kitchener's call for men during...

Depot Battalion Royal Engineers F.C. was an English football club. In 1908 the club joined Division Two the Southern League. That season they finished...

amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal as a left back. Ford served as a sergeant with the Football Battalion of the...