Watford Dressing Room

Freeth (1912-1986) was a British portrait painter and etcher who trained at the Birmingham School of Art and regularly exhibited at both the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Watercolour Society. Freeth served as a British Intelligence Officer and War Artist in the Middle East during the Second World War.

This piece depicts players from Watford Football Club in the changing room. Also in the collection is a preparatory sketch of Tony Collins, who made history as the first black manager in the Football League, leading Rochdale to their only major final appearance in the 1962 League Cup. Collins can be seen in the front right of the final watercolour.