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{{Infobox play |name=The Game |writer=Harold Brighouse |premiere=1916 |place=England |orig_lang=English }}

'''''The Game''''' is a play by Harold Brighouse, first published in 1920 as one of ''Three Lancashire Plays'', the other two plays being ''The Northerners'' and ''Zack''.

The play is centred on a fictional football team, Blackton Rovers, their star player Jack Metherell and the family of club owner Austin Whitworth.<ref>[http://www.northern-broadsides.co.uk/PAGES/past_productions/past_the_game.htm ''The Game'' by Northern Broadsides]</ref>

In 1920 the play was adapted into a film ''The Winning Goal'' directed by G.B. Samuelson. Professional footballer Jack Cock appeared as himself in the film.

It was revived by Northern Broadsides in 2010 after a period of near oblivion. Barrie Rutter, the company's artistic director, failed to find a copy of the script in Britain. He finally found one in a Canadian university library. It is now available from Samuel French Ltd.<ref>Northern Broadsides (2010) Programme for ''The Game''</ref>

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