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  • 100 Years of Coconuts

    100 Years of Coconuts

    100 Years of Coconuts is the heritage arm of Cambridge United supporters' trust CFU. It exists to preserve, research and communicate the history of Cambridge United FC, which began life as Abbey United in 1912.
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  • 100 Years of Swansea City FC

    100 Years of Swansea City FC

    Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Swans100 project explored, conserved and celebrated the heritage of Swansea City FC. It commemorated the Swans’ centenary in 2012 and was a partnership between Swansea University and the Swansea City Supporters’ Trust.
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  • Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust

    Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust

    The Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust is an independent charitable organisation working closely with Aberdeen Football Club in order to care for and expand upon the historical record and memorabilia of Aberdeen FC and its supporters and the community it serves.
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  • Am Baile / High Life Highland

    Am Baile / High Life Highland

    Our sporting collections comprise mostly photographs, around 400 at present with more added on a regular basis. The main sports covered are shinty, football, golf, Highland Games, country sports (shooting, fishing etc), skiing, curling and cricket
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  • Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes

    Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes

    This collection of first edition volumes forms an "encyclopaedia to which the inexperienced man, who seeks guidance in the practice of the various British sports and pastimes, can turn for information" (Beaufort 1885).
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  • Barnsley Archive and Local Studies Collection

    Barnsley Archive and Local Studies Collection

    The archive service holds the records relating to Grimethorpe Football Club
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  • Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service

    Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service

    The archives service holds collections relating to John R Waller, Harrold United FC, Bedford Bowling club and Bedfordshire County Cricket Club.
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  • Bexley Local Studies and Archives

    Bexley Local Studies and Archives

    The Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds a number of important sporting archives as well as a great deal of material in the pamphlet and photographic collections.
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  • Brasenose College Archive

    Brasenose College Archive

    Famed in the 19th century for its sporting prowess, most notably in rowing and cricket, our collections are especially rich if you are interested in the history of University sport. We hold records of sporting clubs and activities from 1837 onwards.
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  • Breaking Ground at Bradford Park Avenue

    Breaking Ground at Bradford Park Avenue

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  • Brent Archives

    Brent Archives

    The collection includes the Chalkhill and Wembley Stadium redevelopment papers, reports and newsletters c1990-1999 (Acc 14/2014)
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  • British Library

    British Library

    The collection includes a wide range of sports-related publications, from early printed books, manuscripts, reports and statistics to contemporary secondary source material and oral history resources.
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  • Brymbo Heritage

    Brymbo Heritage

    From the renaming of Brymbo’s Institute and Reading Room to become a Workman’s Institute in 1887, the village of Brymbo’s football and cricket clubs have shown a pride in their performance whilst competing at a national Welsh level.
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  • Charlton Athletic Museum

    Charlton Athletic Museum

    A volunteer initiative to preserve and display the heritage of Charlton Athletic Football Club for the local community and supporters.
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  • Chesham Museum

    Chesham Museum

    Amongst our collections are images of sporting clubs relating to Chesham and the surrounding area.
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  • Civil Service Sports Council

    Civil Service Sports Council

    The Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) records date back to 1864. CSSC had an early vision to have sports ground around the UK and at one stage had 65 sports ground.
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  • De Montfort University Special Collections

    De Montfort University Special Collections

    DMU’s Special Collections is based in Library and Learning Services. In partnership with the International Centre for Sports History and Culture we are developing our holdings relating to sports.
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  • East Dunbartonshire Archives (EDLC Trust)

    East Dunbartonshire Archives (EDLC Trust)

    West of Scotland Football Club's ground is in Milngavie, and their archives are deposited with East Dunbartonshire Archives at our archive store in Bearsden Library.
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  • Exposure Organisation Limited

    Exposure Organisation Limited

    ‘Memory Lane – the world famous home of the Spurs story’ is Exposure’s acclaimed, hour-long film documentary made by local film makers and involving young people.
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  • From Town To Town - Nuneaton's Footballing Heritage

    From Town To Town - Nuneaton's Footballing Heritage

    Entitled ‘From Town to Town’ the project aims to chart the history of the football club from its formation in 1889 to the present day and to provide information and artefacts that can be taken out into the community to educate and enrich the lives of local people.
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  • Grecian Archive - The History of St James Park

    Grecian Archive - The History of St James Park

    The 'History of St James Park, home of Exeter City Football Club' was a one-year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), which aimed to identify, document, preserve and share the tangible and intangible history of the Club for communities of fans, staff and players in Exeter and beyond.
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  • Guardian News & Media Archive

    Guardian News & Media Archive

    After years of covering national and global sporting events, it is unsurprising that the Guardian News and Media (GNM) Archive holds a number of sporting records. Descriptions of all our records are available through our online catalogue.
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  • Gwent Archives

    Gwent Archives

    Gwent Archives holds a number of collections relating to Gwent sports.
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  • Homes of Football

    Homes of Football

    The football subject dominates what I have done as it offers the best scenarios in which I can express myself and say something about what I find around me. Nothing, not even football exists in isolation.
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