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Football's Square Mile is the World's Biggest Open-Air Football's Museum. Our mission is to make this a UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit the 21 sites here at - www.footballssquaremile.com

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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Today is the most important day in the football heritage calendar. We call it Football’s Square Mile Day, where we actively encourage everyone to explore the wonderful football heritage found within the World’s Biggest Open-Air Football Museum. Read on. www.footballssquaremile.com/post/footbal...
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Football's Square Mile Day 2026 - FSM 5-Year GamePlan Launched
Today is the most important day in the football heritage calendar. We call it Football’s Square Mile Day, where we actively encourage everyone who loves the beautiful game to put on their shoes or tra...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The Fifth Hampden is the world’s smallest football museum, and today, Football’s Square Mile, the world’s largest open-air football museum, are delighted to announce a new partnership to create the Football Heritage Awards. Submit here - fifthhampden.my.canva.site/5th-hampden-...
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David Kilpatrick @davidkilpatrick.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Delighted to co-author “America’s Scotch Professors at the World Cup” with Tom McCabe for the latest issue of The Scotch Professors. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️🇺🇸 @footysquaremile.bsky.social @ussoccerhistory.org sites.google.com/thefootballs...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
11 years in the making to get to this stage 🔥 www.footballssquaremile.com/post/hes-pro...
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HES Proposing to Designate the Remains of the First Hampden Pavilion as a Scheduled Monument
Today, we are delighted that Historic Environment Scotland released its consulation for its proposal to designate the buried remains of the 1st Hampden Pavilion within Kingsley Rose Gardens, as a Sche...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
On St Valentine's Day, we held The Last Stanza, the final event in Hampden Bowling Club's 120-year history. We also announced The Hampden Collection will be prorogued and moved into Football's Square Mile on 11th March 2026. We were feeling the love 😍 www.footballssquaremile.com/post/the-las...
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The Last Stanza of Hampden Bowling Club and The Hampden Collection
This is the speech by Graeme Brown, Secretary of Hampden Bowling Club, Founder of The Hampden Collection and Director of Football's Square Mile, from our Last Stanza Event held on St Valentine's Day 2...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
First Hampden Community Interest Company Joins The Football’s Square Mile Alliance Since the news broke that Hampden Bowling Club was closing, and this was now under threat, local residents have pulled together to develop a plan to protect it. Read here: www.footballssquaremile.com/post/first-h...
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First Hampden Community Interest Company Joins The Football’s Square Mile Alliance
First Hampden Community Interest Company Joins The Football’s Square Mile Alliance
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Cathcart Cemetery Designated By Historic Environment Scotland Historic Environment Scotland has completed the designation proposals for Cathcart Cemetery and has given the site, Category C listing. Read the whole article here - www.footballssquaremile.com/post/cathcar...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Hampden Bowling Club Stakeholder Event Success On Wed 14th January, Hampden Bowling Club held a stakeholder event to highlight the impending closure of the club, and highlight the beginnings of what could be the future of this important community asset. www.footballssquaremile.com/post/hampden...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
A runway to a new beginning. The 1st Hampden is a shining beacon in the middle of Football's Square Mile. The saltire indeed marks the spot of the cradle of the modern game, and the World's Biggest Open-Air Football Museum. This year continued the cart-upending story. Thanks to all. The FSM Team
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Hampden Collection @hampdencollection.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Introducing #HampdenLegends Our first inductee is Gothenburg Great, John McMaster. We honour players, pioneers and unsung heroes whose stories shaped Scottish football — preserving their legacy for future generations. @afc.co.uk Hampden Legends – The Hampden Collection share.google/Dj9ljgN18F5r...
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The Hampden Collection Announces First Inductee into its new “Hampden Legends” initiative: Aberdeen legend, John McMaster The Hampden Collection is proud to announce the launch of its new Hampden L…
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Updated our website to reflect one of our biggest missions. #Restore1stHampden
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
90 days to save the site of the 1st Hampden Park. Check out our latest announcement for all the info. We have lit the 1st Hampden up. X does indeed mark the spot where the modern game was created. #Restore1stHampden www.footballssquaremile.com/post/90-days...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Aerial Digital joins the Football's Square Mile Alliance As we celebrate the anniversary of the first international match, we bring mobile technology to football heritage, with the announcement that our App designer has joined the FSM Alliance. www.footballssquaremile.com/post/aerial-...
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Aerial Digital joins the FSM Alliance
We are bringing mobile technology to football heritage, with the announcement that our App designer has joined the Football's Square Mile Alliance.
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Latte, cake and FSM @ The Mitchell Library. Onwards 🌳
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Hampden Collection @hampdencollection.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Our first #BookWeekScotland fixture kicked off at the original Hampden Park, where poet Donna Matthew coached Holyrood Secondary students into top writing form. This creative squad proved that stories, like friendship and football, bring us together in the heart of www.footballssquaremile.com
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Another big step along our road to save the 1st Hampden site from an uncertain fate. A big thanks @gabymckay.bsky.social and @glasgowtimes.bsky.social www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2562902...
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Sheffield football history group joins calls to save site of original Hampden
A team of historians from Sheffield, home of the world's oldest football club, have joined the campaign to save the site of the first Hampden Park
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Hampden Bowling Club, located on the site of the First Hampden Park, has announced that it will close on 28 February 2026. This has sent reverberations around the footballing world. See more here - www.footballssquaremile.com/post/to-our-...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The Hampden Collection Launches 'The Last Stanza' Saturday 1st November 2025 The Hampden Collection announces a new call for poetry called ‘The Last Stanza’ to spotlight that the 1st Hampden Park site has an uncertain future. Click here for more details - hampdencollection.com/the-world-ho...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
On This Day in 1873, Queen's Park opened the 1st Hampden Park. 152 years later Hampden Bowling Club has a timer above its head with 4 months and 3 days. That's how long we have until the keys are handed back to the council. Surely we dont want to lose the 1st Hampden again. #Restore1stHampden
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
On This Day in 1873, Queen's Park opened the 1st Hampden Park. 152 years later Hampden Bowling Club has a timer above its head with 4 months and 3 days. That's how long we have until the keys are handed back to the council. Surely we dont want to lose the 1st Hampden again. #Restore1stHampden
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
And she sleeps. A monumental day in the 120 year history of Hampden Bowling Club, as it voted to close at the end of February. A sad day for everyone. Now its up to the community and football community to decide what happens next to the site of the First Hampden Park.
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Today's article on the BBC news website will make anyone who loves football history, wince. Today is another D:Day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hampden Park: Could the first international football stadium become flats?
The first Hampden Park in Glasgow's Southside is currently the home of a bowling club facing financial difficulties.
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
An absolute bonkers 3 days in the Football's Square Mile World. Bonkers! BONKERS! Bonkers! This is the dream folks, and we are living it! 🔥 www.instagram.com/reel/DKU_UDy...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
This week HES launched its consultation on 2nd Hampden. Have a look folks and submit your thoughts. Protecting the terracing is the way forward. We submitted our application for all 21 sites (300070710). This put 2 in motion. #UNESCO #FSM haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/heritage/des...
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Designating Cathkin Park, Glasgow - Historic Environment Scotland - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by Historic Environment Scotland
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Four photos about keeping our football history alive. And yet it represents both cricketing and bowling world too. Who would have thought this brilliant site would represent 3 of the biggest sports in the world? #1stHampden #FootballsSquareMile
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Fantastic 3 Hampdens Walking Tour out today with Glasgow Football Tour. 22 folks learning the Greatest Story Never Told. Next tour is out on Saturday 12th April and there are only 7️⃣ places left up for grabs. Book now here Book now - glasgowfootballtour.com #FootballsSquareMile #ScotchProfessors
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
There are only 2️⃣ spaces left for Saturday's 3 Hampden Tour, and we are close to a sell out. This is the Greatest Story Never Told, and we'd love for you to make it along. Grab the final tickets now 🔥⚽️🌳 Book here now - www.glasgowfootballtour.com #FootballsSquareMile
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Brilliant day out today doing our 2nd 10k of the season at Callander. Great to see Football's Square Mile out on the road again with our iconic FSM T-Shirts. 8 more 10ks to go. Want to find out more - head over to www.footballssquaremile.com for more info.
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
No. 2 Site of Football's Square Mile. Scan the QR Code to make the magic happen. 🌳
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
So excited to be part of this merry wee band of poets. If you haven't got a ticket yet. They are going fast. Get one below ⬇️
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Next tour goes out on Saturday. Have you ever wondered why the 1st international was held in Scotland? Come on tour and find out with Glasgow Football Tour on the Subcrawl ⚽️ www.glasgowfootballtour.com
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Folks. The ceiling smashers are back - @fionaskillen.bsky.social @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social and Dr Karen Fraser are hosting this event at Tynecastle Stadium on Wednesday 19th Feb. Worth checking out. 🌳 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-most-uns...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
A brilliant day today. 1st 10k of the season completed in under the hour. Getting round without stopping was the first mission and clocked a time of 58 mins and 28 secs. Next one is the Kelvingrove 10k on 23rd February - fancy a 10k this year? Go on. Another 9 to chose from 😎 #FootballsSquareMile
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
The 10 x 10ks are off and running. #FootballsSquareMile
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
All the very best for the New Year. We wish everyone health, happiness and enjoyment for 2025. 🌳⚽️ The Football's Square Mile journey is about to go into top gear🔥. Enjoy! #FootballsSquareMile #Football #Heritage
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
2024 has been a bonkers year for Football's Square Mile. Here are 12 photos which show just how far we have come. The Scotch Professors are continuing their dramatic comeback and it's set for another cart-upending year! Thanks to all. The small acorns are continuing to grow into mighty oaks. 🌳
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
The Hampden Collection Reaches 7 Years of Age - read the whole story here. A bonkersly brilliant journey so far! www.footballssquaremile.com/post/the-ham...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Merry Christmas to one and all.🎄 Hope you all have a bonkersly brilliant festive 🍻🍷⚽️🔥
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Julie McNeill @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
How lovely, thank you. And, do! 👇🏻👇🏻🎄🎄🎄
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Fancy a wee stocking filler of a magic book from a brilliant poet? Go on. Order it. This is one of the foundation stones of the World's Biggest Open-Air Football Museum. @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social luath.co.uk/products/we-...
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Julie McNeill @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Our girl smashed it! @fionaskillen.bsky.social professorial lecture. Tears, laughs, I’m in awe of this wonderful woman and all she has achieved @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social
Sidelined women in sports history Prof giving a lecture Photo wallRutherglen ladies FC
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
The Scotch Professor Class of 2026 begins 🌳
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Today's review. 🌳 There is no doubt that the 3 Hampdens Walking Tour is the ultimate football history experience. 150+ years of football history in one square mile. It's the heart of #FootballsSquareMile 🌳 The World's Biggest Open-Air Football Museum. 🔥
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Terrific 3 Hampdens Walking Tour. Andrew had bought this private tour for his dad Stephen for his birthday. They absolutely loved it and were mighty chuffed finding out the Greatest Story Never Told in Football's Square Mile. Book now here - glasgowfootballtour.com
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Another Three Hampdens Tour about to depart.🌳 It is the Greatest Story Never Told. And you can book here at the following website - glasgowfootballtour.com
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Our timelines have been filled with memories of 2022. The 150th anniversary of the World's First International Football Match, held in Partick, Glasgow. Why not take a peak on how we did it? hampdencollection.com/fitba150/
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#Fitba150 – 2022
On 4th May 2020, The Hampden Collection Team emailed the West of Scotland Cricket Club enquiring about their plans to celebrate the 150th anniversary of international football. They say, ‘fai…
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Julie McNeill @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
#planningday @hampdencollection.bsky.social Lots of exciting things on the horizon. #Poetry #Heritage #Football #Scotland #Culture #People
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Prof Fiona Skillen @fionaskillen.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Still time to register for my free professorial lecture, titled Sidelined: The problematic history of women’s sport. The event will take place on 10 December in the Deeprose Theatre from 5.30pm. Secure your free place via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professori...
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Football's Square Mile @footysquaremile.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
West of Scotland Cricket Club Joins The Football's Square Mile Alliance. Our Mission is UNESCO World Heritage Status for the World's Biggest Open-Air Football Museum. Read all about it here - www.footballssquaremile.com/post/west-of...
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West of Scotland Cricket Club Joins The Football’s Square Mile Alliance
West of Scotland Cricket Club Join FSM
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