article_snippet.sent: Others, already wearing the scars of gruesome battle, flocked to Old Trafford for the FA Cup Final in Others military uniforms and bandages.
article_snippet.sent: The anniversary is being marked in Manchester by the National Football Museum whose exhibition
article_snippet.sent: Football & The First World War tells the story of a controversial match played on the same day thousands of Allied troops were killed in a deadly German chlorine gas attack near Ypres, Belgium.
article_snippet.sent: Some claimed the final, won by Sheffield United following a 3-0 victory over Chelsea, should not have taken place at all following the outbreak of war the previous year.
article_snippet.sent: Crowds who had gathered in Sheffield to greet the Blades heroes were dispersed by police.
article_snippet.sent: It was certainly a far cry from what will greet Aston Villa and Arsenal when Aston Villa and Arsenal meet at Wembley Stadium in
article_snippet.sent: May. Head of Creative Programmes at the museum, Andy Pearce, explained that the authorities, desperate for reinforcements for the bloodthirsty battles on the muddy fields of Europe, were not impressed. '
article_snippet.sent: The 11 Sheffield United players who defeated Chelsea in the last game to be played in England for four years .
article_snippet.sent: the game was played at Old Trafford as the regular FA Cup final venue at the Crystal Palace had already been requisitioned for military training, and travel restrictions in the capital made an alternative London venue impractical.
article_snippet.sent: On Saturday 25 April 2015, members of the Manchester 1914-18 Living History Regiment will be at the National Football Museum to commemorate the final.
highlights_snippet.sent: Sheffield United beat Chelsea 3-0
highlights_snippet.sent: Sheffield United was played on the same day thousands of Allied troops were killed in a deadly German chlorine gas attack near Ypres, Belgium .
  