I'm interested in certain references in the (beautiful) song The Lark by Oldham Tinkers.

"then she sang of a meadow by a river of sorts
where 26 men fought a battle in shorts
without effort she to her fair altitude soared
then she dropped like a stone and she whistled the score
screaming "Saddleworth that's not enough!"

That reference to men wearing shorts made me think of football, as did "the score", but 26 men is too many for a football team, right?