Tag: Football Records and researchHistory’s Lionesses: The British Ladies Football Team and the beautiful game in 1895Wednesday 16 August 2023In 1895, the British Ladies Football Team was causing a stir, showing Victorian spectators...Records and researchWorld Cup fever at its worst: the 1969 Football WarFriday 20 July 2018Missing the World Cup already? It ended well for France, who got a second...Records and researchThe 1966 World Cup and diplomatic gamesFriday 29 July 2016Explore how a sporting competition can damage international relations…...Records and researchWalter Tull: from a cobbler to a soldierWednesday 25 March 2015The story of a professional footballer who served as an infantry officer in the...Records and researchThe World Cup: more than just footballThursday 12 June 2014The World Cup is an event that excites the footballing world. The English press...Records and researchThe World Cup: considering a boycott in 1982Monday 12 May 2014Many people’s memories of the 1982 football World Cup in Spain might centre on...Records and researchRed Devils’ delight in ManchesterWednesday 22 May 2013With the end of another football season, I have to grudgingly admit the Red...Records and research‘The Importance of Being an Innocent Bystander’Wednesday 27 June 2012And so, England’s football team comes home. Sunday evening’s defeat in a penalty shootout at...Records and researchA desert island from my shelfMonday 14 May 2012When you work in an archive, a certain amount of shelving is, of course,...