New on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 2 of Bill Thomas: The Professional Sports Coach as Servant in Twentieth Century Britain by @natationist.bsky.social Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/arc... #Athletics #Training #Coaching @bssh.bsky.social

Stunning 5 STAR Review for 'The Invincibles' at Headgate Theatre, Colchester 🎭💚⚽️ @footballandwar.bsky.social @venyhamin.bsky.social @davidkilpatrick.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social @tomjgarry.bsky.social "The Invincibles" Colchester Gazette share.google/aRKkAo16BU3e...

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social Bill Thomas: The Professional Sports Coach as Servant in Twentieth Century Britain, Part One by Dave Day @natationist.bsky.social 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/arc... #Athletics #Training #Coaching @bssh.bsky.social

Total War and Women Footballers - The Dagenham Invincibles of World War One | The Western Front Association ⚽️💚 Looking forward to this @footballandwar.bsky.social @westernfrontww1.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social share.google/IQDAoVT7Ut5y...

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today The Sucker Punch: The Tragic Story of two Welsh Boxers who perished on the Titanic 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/box...

Amazing to meet Valerie + tell her that her Gran is the Greatest Woman Footballer of All Time IMHO 💜 @playingpasts.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social @garyjames.bsky.social @tomjgarry.bsky.social www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo...

Latest on @playingpasts.bsky.social Alice Kell: The Greatest Woman Footballer of all-time by @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social 👉https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/football/alice-kellthe-greatest-woman-footballer-of-all-time/ @bssh.bsky.social #WomenInSport #WomenInFootball #Football

YouTube Channel "Steve Bolton Historian" @bssh.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social

Latest on @playingpasts.bsky.social Pulling in the right direction: Could Tug of War be heading back to the Olympics? 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea...

Gold Plaques for Lily Parr + Lizzy Ashcroft @bssh.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social @whuhistorian.bsky.social

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social The Media Superstars of WW1 Sterling Ladies FC - The Dagenham Invincibles Link 👍 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo... by @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social #WomensFootball @tfhbs.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @nfmofficial.bsky.social #Football

As the Ashes are lost - new on @playingpasts.bsky.social Bill William's latest article Grace and Favour: How W.G. took a chance on a young Gilbert Jessop Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea... #Ashes #Cricket

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social ‘Normalcy in a Time of Upheaval’- Football During World War II by Bill Williams Link 👉https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/football/normalcy-in-a-time-of-upheaval-football-during-world-war-two/ #Football #WWII @footballandwar.bsky.social @tfhbs.bsky.social

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Cardiff 1905: Did Wales Become the First Rugby World Champions In the Land of their Fathers? by Bill Williams 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk?p=15958&prev... #RugbyUnion #Wales @welshrugbyunion.bsky.social #AutumnInternationals

International Football History Conference 2026 - CALL FOR PAPERS! Further information at the below link and via @garyjames.bsky.social - gjfootballarchive.com/2025/10/02/i... #sportshistory

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social  Sydney Barnes and The Curious Incident of the Crowd at the Ashes Test by Bill Williams Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea... #Cricket #SportHistory @bssh.bsky.social

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today 'Gassed': An iconic (football) image of the Great War? Part 2 by Iain Aams Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo... The article explores the contentious meanings of the #football match in Sargent's 'Gassed'. #Football @footballandwar.bsky.social

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today 'Gassed': An iconic (football) image of the Great War? Part 1 by Iain Aams Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/foo... The article explores the contentious meanings of the #football match in Sargent's 'Gassed'. #Football @footballandwar.bsky.social

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today John 'Jack' Henry Tyers The Amateur Champion of the World By Mark Evans of the #Hockey Museum Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea... #Swimming #SportsHistory @bssh.bsky.social

The British Society of Sports History are pleased to announce a book launch at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) in London on the 29th of September 2025 to kick off the 2025/26 Sports and Leisure History Seminar Series.

'Games, Greek and Pluck: Classicism, Masculinity, Elite Education and British Sport, 1850–1914' by Andy Carter OUT NOW! Peter Lang Sport, History and Culture series edited by Richard Holt, Matt Taylor and Fiona Skillen - www.peterlang.com/document/146... #sportshistory

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 by Bill Williams #Cricket #Hockey #WWII @bssh.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social Link 👉 bit.ly/4ncrwZ5

If you're starting a postgraduate course in History this autumn, please do consider joining the Royal Historical Society bit.ly/41mTuck Postgraduate Membership brings access to research funding, events, publications and networks. You'll join an international community of more than 6500 historians.

A new blog post from our director, why it was started and whats next for our organisation! Link: www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/news...

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social the concluding part of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series on the life of Clarice Vizard "A man may be useful, but a woman is essential, in a pub.” Link 👉 bit.ly/3HH3vKJ @bssh.bsky.social #Football #WomensFootball @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

If you've ever wondered about publishing an article on @playingpasts.bsky.social and the numer of people who will read your work - then take a look at the latest metrics #Metrics #SportsHistory

Florrie Redford - Football Legend 💚⚽️ @footballandwar.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @davidkilpatrick.bsky.social @kelceyervick.bsky.social www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res...

Really enjoyed Conor's talk on Weightlifting in the US services around the time of WWII @bssh.bsky.social #BSSH25

Pleasure to chair the panel 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 at #BSSH25 with Mateusz Rozmiarek, Jim Watkins and Sam Oldfield @bssh.bsky.social #SportHistory

Here at #BSSH2025 we have @playingpasts.bsky.social contributor Filip Walenta presenting his talk - 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 (𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟗) Read Filip's PlayngPasts articles here 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/author/fwale...

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 4 of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series The Manageress: The life and times of Clarice Vizard Link👉 bit.ly/4lEHA4G Pt 1 👉 bit.ly/41hy6VD Pt 2 👉 bit.ly/4orjqxg Pt 3 👉 bit.ly/46R0ykV #Football @bssh.bsky.social @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 3 of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series The Manageress: The life and times of Clarice Vizard Link👉 bit.ly/46R0ykV Part 1 👉 bit.ly/41hy6VD Part 2 👉 bit.ly/4orjqxg #WomensFootball #Football @bssh.bsky.social @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 2 of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series The “Manageress”: The life and times of Clarice Vizard Link 👉 bit.ly/4orjqxg Read Part 1 here 👉 bit.ly/41hy6VD #WomensFootball #Football @bssh.bsky.social @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

New article on @playingpasts.bsky.social The “Manageress” The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton) Part 1 by @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social of @nfmofficial.bsky.social Link 👉 bit.ly/41hy6VD #WomensFootball #Football @bssh.bsky.social @footballheritage.bsky.social #SportHistory

Latest blog on @playingpasts.bsky.social Longridge: And the Scandalous Women Footballers by Steve Bolton - @dagenhaminvince.bsky.social Link 👉 bit.ly/4fisj8b #SportHistory #WomensFootball #Lionesses @bssh.bsky.social #Football

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social 'Rusty' The Remarkable Life of a  ‘Wallaby’ who became a 'Lion' by Bill Williams Link to read 👉 bit.ly/44TR7ju #RugbyUnion #Rugby

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Parallel lives: Gilbert and Gustav, Two #Cotswold Lads Destined for Greatness by Bill Williams Link to read 👉 bit.ly/3FB9UWj #Cricket

Dagenham Invincibles Exhibition @ Valence House in Dagenham - Open until 29 March @footballandwar.bsky.social @outsidewrite.bsky.social @whuhistorian.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social Kicked off 1918-1919 Season at Upton Park

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social Part 12 of Marco Giani's lavishly illustrated series of articles And then we were boycotted... New Discoveries about the Birth of Women's Football in Italy [1933] Link to read 👉 bit.ly/3FgQjut #WomensFootball #Football #WomenInSport #Women #Sport

Today is your last chance to sign up for tomorrow's seminar at @ihr.bsky.social where Arran Hicks of ⁦‪ @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social explores the relationship between British & Eastern Bloc Teams in the early Cold War. Register by 6pm via this link:

Fab Daily Mirror - Postcards from 1985 @bssh.bsky.social @conorheffernan.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @davidkilpatrick.bsky.social @refbooks.bsky.social @fionaskillen.bsky.social ⚽️💚https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/international-womens-day-football-postcards-34786470💚⚽️

Pleased to be here on @bsky.app @playingpasts.bsky.social - full of articles on sport and leisure research, the only online website of it's kind, with hundreds of articles written by academics, ECRs, students and those who just love sport Pop along and have a browse - www.playingpasts.co.uk