Today's soccer schoolmaster is Donald Simpson Bell who was the first professional footballer to enlist during WW1. He also worked as a Teacher in Starbeck Council School. He was a 2nd Lt in the Green Howard's Yorkshire Regiment. He was killed in the Battle of the Somme storming a German trench for which act of bravery he was awarded the Victoria Cross
Hanwell Celtic - Posted 3 years ago
Race Europe
This is an article I wrote about the Race Europe challenge taht appeared in The Catholic Universe on Friday. I hope you like it.
Hanwell Celtic - Posted 3 years ago
Soccer Schoolmaster No 1 John Adams
Today, I begin my challenge for Race Europe. I said I will post about inspirational schoolteachers who played at the elite level and made a contribution ot the game. I begin with John Adams. He played for Walsall before becoming a highly respected referee taking charge of the 1903 FA Cup Final when Bury beat Derby County 6-0 in front of a crowd of 63,102 at the original Crystal Palace. He was the Headteacher of the City Road Elementary School in Birming for over 20 years and was a powerful advocate of athleticism - the belief that games playing had a moral as well as physical benefit for schoolboys.
