BSSH

British Society of Sports History promotes the study of sport history and physical recreation.

[BSSH @BritSportHisSoc]

The dates for next summer's footycon have just been announced. It will be at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh on 10th & 11th June 2027, full details below...

[Football Heritage @footyheritage]

Last week, Football Heritage were invited to speak at a Football Memories Scotland group meeting at Hampden Park.

It was an honour to talk about our work, the heritage of football in Scotland and why we should preserve football history to such a great group of people.

Some of the stories these guys have themselves are incredible. There’s a future podcast or two in there!

We’d like to thank the group for having us, and for the Scottish Football Museum for hosting us. Hopefully it’s not the last time we get involved with the group.

Football Memories Scotland is a national partnership between the Scottish Football Museum and Alzheimer Scotland which supports hundreds of reminiscence groups across the country.

The Football Memories project assists people living with memory loss conditions, including dementia, and more broadly, people experiencing loneliness and social isolation.

Read more about Football Memories Scotland here ⬇️

https://t.co/QOJV4cmAkf

[Football and War @footballandwar]

We Will Remember Them

[The Cricket Society @CricketSociety]

Well done to Ollie Randall for his highly entertaining and enjoyable presentation about his book ‘Writers in Whites’ to @CricketSociety members on 4th November in London. It was a packed crowd and they responded with significant interaction - of the right sort.

[FootyCon @FootyCon]

The news we’ve all been waiting for…. We can now announce the venue and dates for the International Football History Conference 2027…

[BSSH @BritSportHisSoc]

The IHR seminar series returns with Jackson Van Uden on 2nd November. See below for this, and other events in the series..
https://t.co/8kgbyEbfz0

[The Cricket Society @CricketSociety]

@CricketSociety ‘s latest Bulletin is out now. Lots of good stuff on @Middlesex_CCC @thehundred a lovely article by @YahoooverCC on a @cricketsocxi as well as reports on the myriad of events run by The Society. Thank you to all contributors making The Bulletin varied & relevant.

[Bill Williams🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @Wil94831317Bill]

Born today in Tredegar in 1932, former miner and policeman, Welsh professional snooker player Ray Reardon, who dominated the sport in the 70's winning the World title six times.
Nicknamed 'Dracula' due to his widow's peak and prominent eye teeth!

[IJHS @IJHSofficial]

📍New article!

"From Shared Practises to Gendered Meanings: Girls’ Gymnastics and the Making of Femininity in Norwegian Schools, 1889–1925"

by Paal Augestad, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, 🇳🇴

Check it out: https://t.co/FpIT6YbiQJ

[Football and War @footballandwar]

Today is the day!

On the 8th October - Grant Bage will give a talk entitled: "Ipswich Football Legend, Sir Alf Ramsey" for the Elmswell History Group's Monthly Talks Series.

This a collaboration with @footballandwar

More information @ https://t.co/FUZpEc6MC4

[The Extreme Football Enthusiast @ExtremeFootbal4]

one of the best volleys I've ever seen.

[S.A.S.H. @USSoccerHistory]

2026 SASH Symposium Call for Presentations:

We welcome proposals for the 2026 SASH Symposium that will be held online (via Zoom) on Friday, December 4, 2026.

For more information, please visit https://t.co/jfRZhyMhHV

[The Cricket Society @CricketSociety]

@CricketSociety is at the business end for Wetherell Award noms: closing date 9th Oct. V strong Shortlist with entries from @TheMiddleStump @swildecricket @tjaldred @HarryEverett_14 @valkerie_baynes @jongemmell #petermason #johnbarclay #davidkynaston #williammunt - thank you.

[Historic Cricket Pictures @PictureSporting]

A capacity crowd for the first day of the MCC v Australians match, Lord's, May 22nd 1948. The gates were shut at midday with over 28,000 inside and several thousand locked out and mounted police had to be brought in to control the queues. The boundary rope had been moved in shortly before the start to allow a few hundred more to sit on the grass

[IJHS @IJHSofficial]

📍New article!

"Narrating the Awakening of Chinese Women: The Establishment and Dissemination of the Shanghai Women Chin Woo Athletic Association

by Hsienwei Kuo, Chinfang Kuo

Check it out: https://t.co/u62Hqu0OEx

[Football and War @footballandwar]

@LOFCSupporters and the O's Somme Memorial Fund in partnership with @lotrust, @footballandwar, @TheWFA, and the @Armyfa1888 will host a Remembrance Event on 5th November.

It is a free event with a number of talks.

More details and how to book your place👇

[Historic Cricket Pictures @PictureSporting]

One to bring back memories of those of a certain age ... the walkway under the old Grandstand at Lord's which was demolished in 1996, pictured in the 1980s. A complete jam on match days it had many quirky features and also included two bars and the printing office

[football memorabilia @collectfootball]

Latest addition Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur 12th November 1927 football programme complete with covers and it doesn’t appear to be from a bound volume! @thfcnostalgia @LeighDouglas2 @HillSporting @AstonVilla @TalkingTHFC spurs won 2-1 #football @MemorabiliaMal #avfc #thfc

[Football and War @footballandwar]

@LOFCSupporters and the O's Somme Memorial Fund in partnership with @lotrust, @footballandwar, @TheWFA, and the @Armyfa1888 will host a Remembrance Event on 5th November.
It is a free event and will include a number of talks.
More details and how to book your place👇

[IJHS @IJHSofficial]

📍New article!
"Representations of the Ancient Olympic Games in Polish Literature Before 1795"
by Arkadiusz Włodarczyk from the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Check it out: https://t.co/DEXTiCytoa