‘The best kept secret’: The fascinating story of D...
Posted by Bill Williams | Sep 4, 2025 | Archival Research, Cricket, Hockey, Team Sports | 0
Gassed:
An iconic (football) image of the Great War?
Part 2
by Iain Adams | Sep 25, 2025 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football, Sport & Leisure History, Team Sports | 0
This article explores the contentious meanings of the football match in John Singer...
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An iconic (football) image of the Great War?
Part 1
by Iain Adams | Sep 18, 2025 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football, Sport & Leisure History, Team Sports | 0
This article explores the contentious meanings of the football match in John Singer...
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by Mark Evans | Sep 10, 2025 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Indoor Sport, Olympics, Sport & Leisure History, Swimming & Diving, Team Sports | 2
In the 1890’s and up until around 1903 the most successful swimming and water polo team in the...
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The fascinating story of Dick Hartley
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by Bill Williams | Sep 4, 2025 | Archival Research, Cricket, Hockey, Team Sports | 0
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the ‘official end of WW2’ in September 2025, it is perhaps...
Read MoreThe “Manageress”:
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Part 5
“A man may be useful, but a woman is essential, in a pub.”
by Alex Jackson | Aug 28, 2025 | Archival Research, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Sport & Leisure History, Sport and Coaching, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0
To read Part 1- click HERE , To read Part 2 – click HERE , To read Part 3 – click...
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Part 4
Chief Commander Vizard
by Alex Jackson | Aug 21, 2025 | Archival Research, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Sport & Leisure History, Sport and Coaching, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0
To read Part 1- click HERE , To read Part 2 – click HERE , To read Part 3 – click...
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The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton)
Part 3
From Manager to Mother and Chairman
by Alex Jackson | Aug 14, 2025 | Archival Research, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Sport & Leisure History, Sport and Coaching, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0
To read Part 1- click HERE To read Part 2 – click HERE Clarice’s involvement in women’s...
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The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton)
Part 2
Mrs Vizard’s XI
by Alex Jackson | Aug 7, 2025 | Archival Research, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Sport & Leisure History, Sport and Coaching, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 1
To read Part 1- click HERE Mrs Vizard’s XI FIRST MATCH IN BOLTON. The Secretary of the...
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The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton)
Part 1
by Alex Jackson | Jul 31, 2025 | Archival Research, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Sport & Leisure History, Sport and Coaching, Women in Sport | 0
The first in a 5 part series about the life of Clarice Vizard (1895-1978), nee Singleton, a...
Read MoreLongridge:
And the Scandalous Women Footballers
by Steve Bolton | Jul 30, 2025 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Sport & Leisure History, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0
Longridge is a sleepy little market town, population several thousand, lying eight miles to the...
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by Bill Williams | May 5, 2025 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Rugby, Sport & Leisure History | 0
In July this year (2025) The British and Irish Lions as holders, will compete for ‘The Tom...
Read More Parallel lives:
Gilbert and Gustav, Two Cotswold Lads Destined for Greatness.
by Bill Williams | Mar 17, 2025 | Archival Research, Cricket, Sport & Leisure History | 0
In the early 20th century, two former Cheltenham Grammar School (CGS) boys born one hundred and...
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