Person    | Male  Born 24/10/1883  Died 13/3/1957

George Allison

Categories: Sport / Games

Football manager, journalist and broadcaster. He was the BBC's first sports commentator and Arsenal Football Club's second longest serving manager, 1934 - 47.

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Ken Friar

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Surrey County Cricket Club

Surrey County Cricket Club

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Professional Footballers Association

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Ealing Cricket Club

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Jonathan Rashleigh

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Manche Masemola

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Alan Cartwright

Alan Cartwright

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Greenwich roundels - Howard

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Donald Collett

Donald Collett

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1 memorial
Canterbury Province New Zealand

Canterbury Province New Zealand

SW1, Whitehall, 22

Above the door is a cartouche reading "Hotl & Co 1809" and the porch frieze reads: "Glyn Mills & Co."

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