This collection of signatures features 12 of the men who delivered Exeter City FC’s first ever promotion in 1964. City ...
Find out more The 2018 FIFA World Cup is well under way and what better way to celebrate than by looking back at ...
Find out more February 22nd 2018 13.00 – 14.00 This talk will explore Irish-born footballers’ migration in the 1888 to 1939 period – in particular, ...
Find out more Horace Peter Bailey was born in Derby on 3rd July 1881 to Peter Bailey, an iron and brass moulder / iron foundry foreman, and his wife Sarah.
Find out more England entered the 1950 finals as winners of the Home Nations. England started a habit of a lifetime and struggled ...
Find out more This caricature features a man who is perhaps less known than he should be at Exeter City. Described as the ...
Find out more The mid-1980s are often characterised as a period of success, excess and the shoulder-padded dress. In the political sphere this ...
Find out more Two of our work experience placement students both chose the football boots on display in Gallery One as their favourite object. Here are two very different perspectives on the same item.
Find out more The World Cup of 2014 triggered an outbreak of football fever amongst some of the staff at the museum. With perfect timing, the museum archives had just catalogued a treasure trove of sporting memorabilia relating to the museum’s very own sports clubs.
Find out more Manchester United had been invited by Glentoran FC to play a match at the Oval to promote the Ulster '71 Festival.
Find out more This postcard shows the No 16 Platoon football team, which has some strong Anglesey connections.
Find out more “Sport tells a lot about who we are, where we’re from and has a large impact on society, our past, ...
Find out more Dorking’s street football probably had its origins in the Catholic Lenten festivals that took place all over England before the Reformation. On the morning of Shrove Tuesday shopkeepers barricaded their premises and children were given the day off school.
Find out more Sporting Heritage is committed to developing a research hub which supports a wider understanding of the sector and its relevance ...
Find out more “I am honoured to be an ambassador for the great work of Sporting Heritage where I will work in partnership ...
Find out more This photograph, taken in the early part of the 20th Century, shows fans gathering for a match against Norwich in ...
Find out more Arnold Mitchell (1929-2014) played in every position, including a stint in goal, but was best known for his defensive roles. ...
Find out more In the later years of the First World War and in the years following, women’s teams became more and more common.
Find out more At the end of a talk, the question was raised as to the precise location of the villa which gave its name first to a district in Aston, and then to the Wesleyan Chapel whose members formed the football club. It was suggested that there was a map in existence which gave this information.
Find out more The World Cup is an event that excites the footballing world. The English press heightens the expectations of a nation, ...
Find out more National Football Museum, Manchester Thursday 8th & Friday 9th March 2018 As part of the Hidden Histories project, funded by Arts Council England, the ...
Find out more I have always had a love of sport, especially football, and I first became interested in Walter Tull when I ...
Find out more Tull made a swift transition from sport to war. In December 1914, he abandoned his football career, and volunteered to ...
Find out more Women in a ‘Man’s World’ is a project exploring women’s experiences of working in leadership positions in men’s professional football ...
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