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 For this year's National Sporting Heritage Day we publicised Reading Museum’s forthcoming exhibition on 150 years of Reading FC, and celebrated our heritage through a range of activities.
Find out more The stage is being set for the UEFA European Women’s Championship 2022 this summer, and to celebrate the heritage of women’s football our education lead, Derek Peaple has helped create a new resource as part of the UEFA Football in Schools Programme.
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 In order to celebrate NSHD and our grant award we wanted to scan and share a collection snapshot. We chose Wales women’s teams from the 1990s.
Find out more This is a collection of factual stories that form part of Wales’ rich sporting history. The articles were written by Bill Williams for the online magazine, Playing Pasts
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 ...
Find out more Durham Amateur Football Trust celebrated National Sporting Heritage Day with an exhibition entitled “A Day out at Wembley” on Saturday 2 October at King James 1 Academy, Bishop Auckland.
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