Hard as it is to imagine, but of the many thousands of
footballers, currently plying their trade, only a handful will be remembered in
a hundred years time. Sadly, the rest
will silently slip away into obscurity, perhaps only remembered by a grandson’s
tale of a heroic Cup Final, or a miraculous, last minute goal to stave off
relegation. A precious few will stamp
their name indelibly on to the collective consciousness of history.
The aim of this site is to remember those footballers from
the formative era of our beautiful game.
Extraordinary men who lived through harsh and often brutal times, men
who despite everything remained dedicated to the sport, men to whom the sport
was entirely incidental and men to whom football was everything.
From Nobel laureates to great warriors, chewed up by the
wars of the 20th century, from innovators to journeymen, these are
the hitherto unsung. Here we give these
silent few, back their voices.
From across the ages, these are their songs.