Remembering George Lawrence, the man who invented the “football special”
George Lawrence is the man who invented the football special – and with it the whole notion of away support, persuading railway companies to organise special one-off return trips to and from football grounds where Woolwich Arsenal played. 27 April 1851: George Lawrence, the club’s first major benefactor, was born. He became interested in football when …
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