Heading to London for the annual International Football History Conference, which will be at Fulham over the next couple of days. Looking forward to catching up with the leading historians of the game, and to speaking about Edinburgh football origins. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...
Edinburgh. In June. 🙄
I'm quoted in this piece on the origin of 'soccer' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Quite a World Cup cover from L’Equipe.
Here's my story on James Young Smart, the man from Dundee who went to Copenhagen in 1885 and made a huge impact there through his skills on and off the field, before his life went into a downward spiral. www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
A rare 1888 medal won by a pioneering Scottish footballer in Denmark has sold for way over estimate today. auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-...
A call for ideas about historic Scottish football sites - what would you suggest? www.historicenvironment.scot/about-us/new...
The 2026 annual International Football History Conference will take place at Fulham FC, London with presentations from academics & experts
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Busy day today!
I had a fantastic time speaking with @resistanceschool.bsky.social World Cup Class about @1930worldcup.bsky.social and the culture of soccer in 1920’s and 30’s USA.
Then we released the teaser reel for this Soccer History Lives Here project:
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One of the pioneers of Danish football was a man from Dundee who was top scorer in the country's first football league. James Young Smart , a player and administrator with Strathmore FC, went to...
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The winner's medal of the first-ever football cup in continental Europe.DENMARK. Danish Football Cup Silver Winner Medal, 1888. Christian IX. NGC AU-55.Bergsøe-543; Bruun-16447.4. By A. Dragste...
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HES is inviting the public to help identify sites linked to the development of football in Scotland
Over in Markers 2, @andymitchellmedia.bsky.social tells us about Edinburgh’s meadows and how they are a crucible for football in Scotland’s capital.
A literal look at “Grassroots” football
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Soccer History Lives Here: Chuck Carlson
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Football is life for millions of fans around the world, but in two World Cup co-host nations, they tend to call it by a different name.
It's a word which was invented in the Victorian era as the short form of association football and has spread around the world, but the origins of 'soccer' remain shrouded in obscurity. For a...
