P2: LANCE CORPORAL JAMES WILLIAM REVILL

Matthew Bell tells the story of the only Sheffield United player to be killed on active service during the first world war.

Jun 10, 2022

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(1891-1917)

Words: Matthew Bell

Part two – Killed in action

Jimmy Revill was a winger who played for Sheffield United from 1910 to 1915, including several games in United’s cup-winning season of 1914/15, though he did not play in the final at Old Trafford, in which United beat Chelsea 3-0.

In Part One we learned of Jimmy’s football career and, after war was declared, his enlistment in the Royal Engineers.

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