Former Bohs and Ireland captain among war heroes remembered in Northern Ireland programme

"His finest performance was against Wales when he scored a hat-trick in a thrilling 4-4 draw."

Former Bohs and Ireland captain among war heroes remembered in Northern Ireland programme

A former Irish football team captain who died on the Western Front has been commemorated in a special programme at Northern Ireland's Armistice Day clash with Azerbaijan.

Dubliner Harold Sloan joined the British Army in 1915 and served with the Royal Garrison Artillery but was killed in action aged 34 near the Somme in January 1917.

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