From Pitch to Plinth

A project documenting the world's sporting statuary, by @ChrisStrideFIO and @ffion_

[Peter Miles @PeterRMiles]

A statue called “The Hug” in Ashbourne by Neil Hawksworth, depicting the traditional Shrovetide football match that has taken place between the “Up ‘ards” and “Down’ards” since at least 1683. I really must go sometime it looks absolutely bonkers.

[NutmegMagazine @NutmegMagazine]

Nutmeg Issue 36 extract
You can read an article from the latest issue on @guardian_sport online today.

@seanccole meets the sculptors behind football statues such as Denis Law, Jim McLean, John Greig and Sergio Agüero
👉 https://t.co/8vQceCt6en

🛒 You can buy Issue 36 here: https://t.co/tMjuP8PDei
✍️ Or subscribe here: https://t.co/UrQ5sepQ3m

[Peter Miles @PeterRMiles]

Ashington Leisure Centre has a decent bronze statue of “Wor” Jackie Milburn, one of Newcastle United’s greatest legends. Created in bronze by sculptor John Mills it was unveiled in 1995 but relocated to its current site in 2017.

[Stadium Photography @davethephoto]

I can never resist a statue.

A number will feature in my new book 'Southend to the San Siro' which is out on May 5th, my 20th anniversary of photographing stadiums.

Free print with all pre-orders, details available at

https://t.co/jGtg1DrT0p

[From Pitch to Plinth @SportingStatues]

@LawKenwright @dixiedeanhotel @LawKenwright who sculpted these statues? Keen to add the info to https://t.co/OxWpgYjo7b

[From Pitch to Plinth @SportingStatues]

@TheKendallEnd Which sculptor or company made these statues? Eager to add to https://t.co/PuoMu4P8TM

[From Pitch to Plinth @SportingStatues]

https://t.co/BND1ApaJXt

[From Pitch to Plinth @SportingStatues]

@seagullsspain @recreoficial @sheffieldfc No, that's really cool

[Stef @stefdesvosges]

Calixte Delmas 1906-1927 lutteur et joueur de rugby. Il a participé aux Jeux olympiques d’été de 1924. Il meurt d’un accident à l’école militaire de Joinville-le-Pont, il tombe d��une pyramide humaine et se brise le cou. Statue par Raymond Sudre

[Stephen Smith @StephenSmithWDS]

As Harry Kane’s statue is unveiled, my piece for The Art Newspaper…The beautiful game? Untangling the tricky relationship between art and football https://t.co/UtQQVNNohu

[hhhhh @hmuthhh]

La statue à l’effigie de Bernard Tapie sur le parvis du Vélodrome est prête ! 🗽💙🤍

Elle n’attend plus que des travaux de renforcement et d’aménagement du parvis pour être installée, en 2025.

3000 donateurs se sont mobilisés, dont l’OM, "heureux de s’associer à cette belle initiative".

🆕 via RMCsport

[Throwback Iran @Tarikh_Eran]

A statue of the first supervisor of Iranian national team, Mir Mehdi Varzandeh

The “father of modern Iranian sports”

1926 created the first ever Iranian football national team

1927 was behind a bill in the parliament to make physical education part of the curriculum in schools

[Adver Sport Desk @AdverSport]

The new statue of Don Rogers #STFC

[Swindon Town Football Club @Official_STFC]

#STFC Club Legends, Don Rogers, John Trollope, and Joe Butler officially unveiled our 1969 League Cup victory inspired Statue this afternoon ���

[From Pitch to Plinth @SportingStatues]

https://t.co/U1Imt6xdC6

[From Pitch to Plinth @SportingStatues]

Kane keen to carry on beyond 2026 World Cup - https://t.co/33TwihrFOs

[David Kilpatrick @DrDKilpatrick]

@SportingStatues

[Bronzecast @bronze_foundry]

We restored a statue yesterday that we originally installed in 2016
Sculpture ‘John Woods’ by Stephen Charnock https://t.co/Y5Nm1HNf77

#bronzefoundry #bronzestatue #restoration #bronzesculptures #leigh #patina

[Port Vale FC @OfficialPVFC]

Congratulations once again to the committee behind the John Rudge Statue.

Your collective hard work and dedication to get to this point has been incredible, and we hope you have all managed to relax now the unveiling has happened!

#PVFC | @ValeSupporters

[From Pitch to Plinth @SportingStatues]

Some nice project coverage from @franceinfo https://t.co/BrwAafQWca