Wow ….football violence was pretty rampant back then as indeed was society in general with public drunkenness the norm in big city’s ,as the workers drowned the sorrows of their back breaking jobs and often slum housing . Fascinating reading, I seem to recall a Sammy turnbull Bar at Maine road but can’t remember if it was at the back of the main stand or kippax !
There was also a bar at Maine Road named after lifetime teetotaller Billy Meredith.
Yeah, the Edwardian era was a pretty turbulent one. I'll be going into the politics of the time in the next couple of instalments. Arthur Balfour's sex life might also get a mention too.
Wow ….football violence was pretty rampant back then as indeed was society in general with public drunkenness the norm in big city’s ,as the workers drowned the sorrows of their back breaking jobs and often slum housing . Fascinating reading, I seem to recall a Sammy turnbull Bar at Maine road but can’t remember if it was at the back of the main stand or kippax !
There was also a bar at Maine Road named after lifetime teetotaller Billy Meredith.
Yeah, the Edwardian era was a pretty turbulent one. I'll be going into the politics of the time in the next couple of instalments. Arthur Balfour's sex life might also get a mention too.