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.
Find out more 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.
Find out more Causeway Coast and Glens Museums Service looks after five Accredited museums and their collections. The Sporting Heritage of these collections include photographs, programmes, documents, cups/trophies, costume pieces and more of local teams, sporting individuals and sporting events.
Find out more 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.
Find out more Larne Museum & Arts Centre’s main gallery hosts permanent displays reflecting the history of the area, with a small display revealing aspects of local sporting heritage, including artefacts relating to swimmer Dianne Barr who won two gold medals at the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul.
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 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 We hold records of sporting activity in an Oxford college (women only 1893-2008, mixed from 2008).
Find out more The Hockey Museum (formerly the National Hockey Museum) has been operating for just over two and a half years and in that time has grown rapidly as collections, big and small, have arrived on an almost daily basis. The collections of artefacts and archives cover every aspect of hockey.
Find out more The National Archives manages a searchable national database of archives relating to sport.
Find out more Featuring portraits of everyday sporting events such as Reverend Robert Walker (1755 - 1808) skating on Duddingston Loch, through to modern day luminaries such as golfer Colin Montgomerie, the collection is extensive and showcases Scotland's sports and leisure pursuits.
Find out more We hold the records of the clubs and societies affiliated to the Regent Street Polytechnic. The most famous of these were the Polytechnic Harriers, Polytechnic Boxing Club, Polytechnic Fencing Club and the Polytechnic Cycling Club.
Find out more West Dunbartonshire Council Archives looks after records related to the people, places, businesses and communities in West Dunbartonshire. Among these, we hold a huge number of sporting collections, which provide a huge amount of information about the sporting history of the area, and the people who competed.
Find out more This website has been created to be an online resource for sharing photographs and information about all types of historical player issued caps. This should allow us over time to create a useful and informative resource.
Find out more Mae'r Archifau Cenedlaethol yn rheoli cronfa ddata genedlaethol chwiliadwy o archifau sy'n ymwneud â chwaraeon.
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