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Raf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Delighted that BBC TMS have released my interview with Dan Norcross & Alison Mitchell as a podcast. We discuss my book The Women in Whites - plus how I discovered the archive of the WCA in a cowshed... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Test Match Special Podcast - The Women in Whites - BBC Sounds

Dr Raf Nicolson reveals the untold story of the history of Women’s Cricket in England..

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Interesting to see how it's pitched on the back.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Booo! You'd thought they'd have them ready to hand out at the end?!

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Rugby League devotees big to differ! (So I have been informed...)

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The historian Mike Huggins could be someone to speak, as he has written a lot about horse-racing. I could try and see if he is available, although he is retired now. Would that be of interest?

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In that case I shall let others submit their nominations....😆

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I've recently enjoyed rereading the Brooks and Eckstein book bought after a visit 30+ years ago! It also contained postcards we kept after seeing the Channel Islands one - perhaps your students can do a comparative study! (Excuse for a holiday too!)

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Congrats to Patricia Gregory on winning the Lord Aberdare Prize, awarded by the British Society for Sports History. Its wonderful to see Patricia's work recognized in this way. Do get a copy if you don't have one If only there was a trophy to go with her @nfmofficial.bsky.social Hall of Fame one!

Book cover of Breaking the Grass Ceiling: The History of the Women's Football Association by Patricia Gregory.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Thanks for sharing this Andy. Looking forward to reading it.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Such a shame it was "his only number..."😄

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One of the greatest ever musical pitches for the merits of a career change! And also a quick introduction to how views of leading historical figures/groups differ according to how you interpret them😄

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Will count up in a bit. For some, we only have individual pages. I haven't yet checked the British Library holdings

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Unseeded knockout cup ties from the start... Simples, as an advertising character in the UK would say

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Recently scanned our relatively small collection of pre-1939 copies of The Referee - the official magazine of the Referee's Association. Fascinating slice of social history from 1932- the RA trying to get the Govt to avoid penalizing unemployed refs's benefits if they took a match-fee above 3d+4d

A page from the June 1932 edition of The Referee -the official magazine of the Referee's Association. In this and the following images the magazine reproduced its correspondence with the Ministry of Labour, asking them to rescind the governments rules on removing a day's benefit payments if an unemployed referee took a match fee of more than 3 shillings, 4d.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Thanks for the share. The date is probably from the 1940/50s - I think it got put out on the web in the past with inaccurate info. The new date is based on the fact the players have numbers on their shirts.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's a cracking paper - some excellent cartoons too.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yeh, I definitely need to double check the various reports we have. Got one by Meade himself describing the attempts to attack him post match!

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Been perusing the Nottingham Football Post?🙂

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Being a massive nerd, I think technically he abandoned the match, after they engaged in a mass brawl, as opposed to sending them off, with all the players subsequently suspended by the AFA for varying lengths of time.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

They are indeed. Infantino clearly feels the sticker market income could be increased to further increase the "development funds"...

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

After an immense effort by our marketing team at @nfmofficial.bsky.social we can now accession our complete WC Panini sticker album! Whether England or other European nations will be in the shiny FIFA album for the 2030 WC remains to be seen...

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The 1936 Olympics Egypt team were also managed by a Scot🙂 Think Norway in 1924 were too? (When they beat GB)

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Will dig it out tomorrow 🙂 I enjoyed coming across the Belgium army side during my FFW research. Beat a British army side of mostly 1st Div professionals - was speaking to a Belgium journalist a few years ago and apparently the war years helped develop that 1920 side quite a bit.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Cheers! I have John Lewis account of the 1920 Olympic final if it is of any use to you (serialised newspaper autobiography)

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Thanks for this Andy, really interesting as always. Do you know much about what he did during the war? I was wondering whether he might have been involved in any fund raising for Belgium refugees or getting in touch with the Belgium army side that played in Britain?

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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.co.uk · 14/08/2026

DROPPING MONDAY 🎙️ We're talking about the Cold War in ten football matches with Tony Shaw (talking) and Alan McDougall. Sub/catch up wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 #ColdWarHistory #FootballHistory

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I mean, it's that juicy, you'd be daft not too!

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Back to your 'norrid murders again Bob? Does the Police Gazette get a mention?!

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Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Football City, event on London's football past and present featuring @joshbland13.bsky.social @oritgat.bsky.social and Simon Inglis @playedinbritain.bsky.social, hosted @ltmuseumfriends.bsky.social on 10 Sept: thehttps://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/talks/football-city-london-and-beautiful-game

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Football city: London and the beautiful game | London Transport Museum

Join us for a panel discussion on how London shapes and is shaped by football.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Which, to my mind, always feels like a bit of a cop-out by directors. It's an interesting period though, with the role of the director arguably resceeding at some clubs

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I've still to watch it properly, but what I was struck by was the growing awareness and unhappiness about fan behaviour towards managers, as they became the focus of fan unhappiness/protests

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

@mwalkerfoot.bsky.social - I think you might like the NUFC footage - and also I think what is Bertie Mee talking to a journalist on the phone on the following Sunday (although I may be wrong)

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Fascinating 1969 documentary on the BBC Archive youtube channel. Quick highlights: Plenty of footage of former FL club Bradford Park Avenue Arsenal players abusing the match officials after a last min loss at NUFC (35min+) Arsenal manager Bertie Mee's kitchen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX6Y...

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1969: The Life of a Football Manager | Man Alive | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I'm finding the search engine options, rather being in an easily accessible format, does a lot of the same things, but taking twice as long and way more fiddly. Constantly having to reopen brackets and re-enter data.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Feel your pain Vic! At times it feels like they redesigned it all without getting any input from people about what worked well!

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Great to see this! Which publication is it from please?

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Keeping standards up - I like it. Bring back the jacket and bow-tie

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Interestingly, given my current pre-occupation, he appears to be wearing a blazer/jacket over a white shirt? Last years of this look?

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Looking forward to this! And have there been any film or literary depictions of the Richmond Castle CO's? (Or should I just wait for the episode?😄)

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The hill I'm willing to moderately defend is that Sean gives a better feel for Odysseus's sly trickery in the few minutes of a screen-time he has than Matt Damon does in the whole of his (for the record I enjoyed the Nolan film)

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

What isn't these days?! Posters, FIFA expansion plans..

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Saw this and thought of the various betting and horse-racing historians at @bssh.bsky.social who'd enjoy examining the content and design of this poster at Sheffield train station.

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David Turner @railwayhistorian.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's a poor new design and, particularly, I've a whole dataset built through examining papers in the "North East" and "Yorkshire & Humber" regions The new design doesn't group papers this way, so going back to the data and replicating my methods is harder What we actually wanted BNA was better OCR

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Heartily agree! It's a much less accessible layout and requires a lot more manual input of data from my limited experience so far.

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