Archaeological to contemporary artefacts are included in the collections, and cover all sporting disciplines. There is a particular emphasis on traditional Scottish sports and games (hand ball games, stone and hammer throwing) and sports most commonly associated with Scotland (curling, football and rugby, golf, Highland games, motor-car/cycle racing, mountaineering and shinty).
Find out more The National Portrait Gallery has a vast collection of images relating to sporting heroes of Great Britain from both past and present. Images trace the popular image of the British sporting hero in works of art dating from the 18th century to the present day.
Find out more At North Lanarkshire Archives we hold records or items from clubs and individuals in the area. In addition, we hold many images of sporting events throughout North Lanarkshire as well as records of recreational clubs, businesses and school sports activities.
Find out more Material ranges from views of the largest towns to the smallest villages, as well as covering a variety of themes such as agriculture, industry, leisure, religion and sport. Sporting themes include archive images of The Old Show Ground, Scunthorpe.
Find out more We hold the archive and local studies collections for Oxfordshire, including a number of sporting records.
Find out more The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the official archive for Northern Ireland. PRONI has in its custody a wide variety of material relating to sport and recreation, ranging from popular sports such as football and rugby, to more obscure activities such as ploughing and water-skiing.
Find out more Score-books, trophies, medals, photographs from the history of Royal High Corstorphine CC
Find out more The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum stewards Wales' oldest Regiment spanning over 300 years. Sports were an integral part of the Regiment for both morale, welfare, and competition. Our sporting collection includes trophies, medals, score cards, photographs, and sportswear from a plethora of sporting pursuits.
Find out more Sheffield Archives & Local Studies holds the records for both Sheffield United Football Club and Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. In addition, Sheffield City Archives holds original archive records relating to a variety of local, amateur sporting organisations.
Find out more Sheffield Local Studies Library holds printed and published sources relating to both Sheffield United Football Club and Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. These include programmes, fanzines, photographs, tickets, club histories, video recordings, newspaper reports, supplements and cuttings.
Find out more Shropshire Archives has a number of records and archives relating to sport in the county. Do please visit our catalogue to discover what we hold.
Find out more The museum displays cricket memorabilia about the history of Somerset cricket and cricketing in general. It also holds the archives of Somerset Cricket Club which can be made available to researchers or other interested visitors.
Find out more The Special Collections at the University of Southampton holds manuscript and printed collections relating to the sports teams of the University and those of its predecessor institutions, the sporting activities of Anglo-Jewish youth groups, the sporting interests of individuals, and to sport in Hampshire.
Find out more The Sporting Memories Network features online memories collected by a charity which uses memories of sport as a form of reminiscence activity for people suffering from dementia, depression and loneliness.
Find out more Overseen by the Swansea RFC Memorabilia Community Interest company, the St Helen’s Archive comprises many thousands of items from jerseys, caps, trophies and medals to illustrations, film and aural recordings, correspondence, maps and more.
Find out more Surrey History Centre holds a number of important sporting archives. We also have ancient records in Surrey History Centre including two of the earliest known references to cricket. Records and information relating to motor racing, golf, shooting, football, cycling in Surrey and many more can be found on our Exploring Surrey's Past website.
Find out more We are Britain's leading charity that supports the promotion of British sporting art. The British Sporting Art Trust was established in 1977 to bring together a representative collection of sporting art for public exhibition and to promote interest in the subject.
Find out more The National Archives manages a searchable national database of archives relating to sport.
Find out more The Sainsbury Archive documents the development of the supermarket chain from its foundation in 1869 to the present. The collection includes a few different strands of material relating to sports and sporting heritage, including Paralympic heritage.
Find out more The Yorkshire Cricket Museum is located in the East Stand at Headingley Cricket Ground. The museum opened in 2011 and is a ‘must see’ for every Yorkshire Cricket fan. The museum is open on every domestic match day during the season.
Find out more O ailenwi Sefydliad ac Ystafell Ddarllen Brymbo i fod yn Sefydliad y Gweithwyr yn 1887, mae clybiau pêl-droed a chriced pentref Brymbo wedi dangos balchder yn eu perfformiad wrth gystadlu ar lefel Genedlaethol Cymru.
Find out more The University of Glasgow’s Archives and Special Collections document the long standing relationship between sport and student life.
Find out more The University Archive, part of The University of Leeds Special Collections, holds records relating to student sport societies. The archive also contains many photographs of University teams and clubs.
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