[1][2] Like The Winning Goal (1920) and The Ball of Fortune (1926), the main plot in The Great Game revolved around football.
[citation needed] It contains guest appearances by numerous real-life footballers from Chelsea F.C., Arsenal F.C., and Birmingham City F.C.
[3] These included George Mills, Andy Wilson, Sam Millington and Billy Blyth.
Dicky Brown is a young, aspiring footballer who plays for a struggling side, the fictional Manningford F.C., a team in the midst of a successful cup run.
He manages to charm the daughter of the chairman and thus breaks into the side, and ultimately wins the Cup for his team.