Parish Notes
BIRTLEY (Gateshead)

Munitionette Footballers
The following firms had ladies playing football during the Great War.

Armstrong Whitworth, based at Elswick, Scotswood and Birtley
Birtley Shell Shop
Cartridge Case Factory, Birtley
The Munitionettes. A history of Women's Football in North East England during the Great War. Patrick Brennan. Donmouth Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978 0 9555063.

Football in the Great War