Six of the seven players banned for their involvement in the 1915 British football betting scandal were re-instated in recognition of their service to the country during World War I.  Sandy Turnbull's re-instatement was posthumous as he had been killed in the war.
In recognition of their service to the country during World War I, six out of seven players banned for the 1915 British football betting scandal were reinstated. Sandy Turnbull's reinstatement occurred posthumously since he died in the war.