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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

NEW! @icshc.bsky.social Centre Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social speaks to Futebol Nômade - www.instagram.com/p/DaOky8PDKd... #sportshistory #FIFAWC

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

'Football's final frontier: America's tangled relationship with soccer'. Article by @icshc.bsky.social Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social for @historyextra.bsky.social Magazine - www.historyextra.com/membership/f... #sportshistory #FIFAWC

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

'Why is there no British national football team?' @icshc.bsky.social Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social speaks to the @footpolpodcast.bsky.social - www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis... #sportshistory #FIFAWC (Pictured: The Scottish national football team from 1895).

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The FootPol Podcast @footpolpodcast.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

⚽ Scotland may have lost to Morocco, but today's FootPol archive revisit asks a bigger question: why do Scotland, England, Wales & Northern Ireland have separate teams—and why is there no British team? @matttayl.bsky.social explains in one of our earliest episodes. www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Special Issue of Memoria e Ricerca featuring @icshc.bsky.social Director Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social on 'The Watford Way: English Football, Community and the Rise of Watford FC during the 1970s and 1980s' - www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.14647... #sportshistory #WatfordFC

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

'World Cup beginner’s guide: What you need to know for the biggest sporting event in the world'. @icshc.bsky.social Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social speaks to @cnn.com - edition.cnn.com/2026/06/08/s... #FIFAWC #WorldCup #sportshistory

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

'Middle man'. Look out for @icshc.bsky.social Centre Director Prof. Matt Taylor's @matttayl.bsky.social new article in @wsc.co.uk Magazine this month (May Issue 464) on the varied roles and career of Jimmy Jewell. #sportshistory #footballhistory

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Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Delighted and honoured to be the new Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at DMU. It is a great place to work with fabulous colleagues in the Centre and the wider History team. @icshc.bsky.social #sportshistory @dmuhistory.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social

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Dr Gary James @garyjames.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

We’ll be at Craven Cottage June 11-13

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Jo Shaw @joshaw.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

What on earth is a "pause" when timescales remain the same? This is very difficult to understand as it stands.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Just finished a blog on the rivalry between England and Italy in women's football and now ready for a rest! Should be out next week, but here is bit of the unused research - a lovely spread from the programme for the 1985 Mundialito, with lots of great photos of the Azzurri.

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Max Portman @whuhistorian.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Honoured to chair this seminar on Monday on #womenscycling and #visualculture. Tamsin is a great historian and scholar who’s work is always top notch, so be sure to give this podcast episode a listen ☺️

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Matt McDowell @handle.invalid · 27/06/2025

Anyway, in less words-have-two-meanings chat, today I gave a radio interview, and you might even hear it on Monday. In which I discuss my ongoing book project on the Island Games.

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

'The FIFA Master and Women's Sport'. Article by @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Humanities of Sport Module Coordinator, James Panter - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport #Femaleleaders #WEURO2025 #FIFAWWC #MadeFromMore

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sonicbondpub.bsky.social @sonicbondpub.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Did you know that you can buy Thin Lizzy On Track as an Ebook? For those of you who prefer to read from a screen, the Ebook version is available now from Amazon or wherever you buy your books! #thinlizzy #classicrock #bluesrock #jailbreak #guitarrock #ebook #musicbook #70srock

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sonicbondpub.bsky.social @sonicbondpub.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Did you know that you can buy Kansas On Track as an Ebook? For those of you who prefer to read from a screen, the Ebook version is available now from Amazon or wherever you buy your books! #kansasband #leftoverture #progrock #bluesrock #carryonwaywardson #ebook #musicbook #70srock

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sonicbondpub.bsky.social @sonicbondpub.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Dave Grohl & Foo Fighters On Track is now available to pre-order as an Ebook! For those of you who prefer to read from a screen, you can acquire the Ebook version from Amazon or wherever you buy your books! #davegrohl #foofighters #90srock #00srock #hardrock #ebook #musicbook #alternativerock

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Interested in the history, heritage and traditions of sport? Why not apply for our @icshc.bsky.social Online MA in Sports History and Culture? Applications for September start NOW OPEN! Further information at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... #sportshistory #culture #WorldCup #Olympics

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Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

My piece on athlete Ron Hill (1938-2021) is now in Oxford DNB. Hill gained multiple honours in cross-country and distance running, and used the skills from his PhD in textile design to create a clothing range. Oxford DNB is a subscription service: check your library www.oxforddnb.com/newsitem/894...

A monochrome photo of a white male athlete celebrating at the end of a race on a running track. He has his right arm raised as he crosses the line, and he has got a big smile. He is wearing a strong vest and white shorts, and the number 108 on his vest. Behind him is part of the stadium's grandstand, packed with spectators.

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Max Portman @whuhistorian.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

****NEW SEMINAR ALERT**** Also PSA: As this is the last seminar of the 2024/25 academic year, we’re currently looking for speakers for the 2025/26 academic year. So if you’re interested in presenting at @ihr.bsky.social, reach out to me or @rafnicholson.bsky.social on here to find out more

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

3/3 Manchester City FC legend, Colin Bell. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, Dr Gary James @garyjames.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #MCFC

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

2/3 Footballer and broadcaster, Jimmy Greaves. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Dilwyn Porter www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #football #jimmygreaves

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

1/3 New #sportshistory Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) entries published by members of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture. #football #broadcasting

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

1/4 New #sportshistory Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) entries published by members of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture. #Running #Boxing

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

4/4 Former British and European champion boxer, Kirkland Laing. Known as the 'Gifted One', he won 43 of his 56 fights as a professional. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #boxing

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

3/4 Athlete, textile designer and entrepreneur, Ron Hill, Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #running

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

2/4 British Boxer Brian Harper (known as Brian London) - English heavyweight title holder between 1944 and 1945. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #boxing

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This time last week we welcomed a host of academic and industry experts to De Montfort University and the @icshc.bsky.social for our 'Sport and Fashion' study day with @sportingheritage.bsky.social and @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #SportandFashion

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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

We’re looking forward to travelling to Belfast today & covering #footycon25. We’ll be posting on all our social media channels which you can find via the link in our bio. Good luck to @garyjames.bsky.social and the organisers for what’s sure to be a great conference ⚽️🏈

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Great Historic England film about the recent Blue Plaque unveiling for the footballer and a Plymouth Argyle FC legend - Jack Leslie. It features @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor + Blue Plaque Panel Member, Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGCG... #sportshistory

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Jack Leslie Should Have Been England’s First Black Footballer

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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

What can hockey kits tell us about gender & change in sport? Emmy Sale ‪@dmuleicester.bsky.social‬ research is uncovering the untold history of women's field hockey clothing in partnership with @‌TheHockeyMuseum for #SportAndFashion Month. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2xty23fv

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Thank you to all of the speakers and guests who joined us at De Montfort University today for our @sportingheritage.bsky.social Sport and Fashion Study Event. Pictures by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #SportandFashion #MadeFromMore @hdichter.bsky.social @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 06/06/2025

Research England have announced today that Professor Claire Langhamer is to be Deputy Chair for the REF2029 History sub-panel. Claire, who is Director @ihr.bsky.social, will work with Professor Jonathan Morris (Hertfordshire) whose appointment as Chair was announced last month #Skystorians 1/2

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Matt McDowell @handle.invalid · 05/06/2025

Paul McFarlane completed his PhD a few months back: I supervised, along with @frankcogliano.bsky.social. His thesis examined Scots, the diaspora, and soccer/assoc football in Canada/the US pre-1921. It's brilliant, it's now available free online.

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Transatlantic connections and diasporic dimensions: association football, the Scots, and North American men’s soccer, c. 1870s-1921

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Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Historic England's film of the Blue Plaque to footballer Jack Leslie in Plymouth. Leslie was the first black player to be selected for England, only to be deselected on racial grounds. I was honoured to speak at the unveiling #blueplaque #jackleslie #footballhistory www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGCG...

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Jack Leslie: The Man Who Should Have Been England’s First Black Player

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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

We're still getting freedom of information requests asking about trigger warnings because of course that's the main issue with universities right now and not the mass redundancies happening across the country 🤦🏼‍♀️

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🗃️ Interested in the history, heritage and traditions of sport? Why not apply for our @icshc.bsky.social Online MA in Sports History and Culture and join our #sportshistory postgraduate community! Further information ready for September start at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Our #sportshistory book recommendation to mark #WorldBicycleDay is 'Cycling and the British - A Modern History' by Dr Neil Carter @carterneil.bsky.social - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cycling-a... #cycling

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

2/3 Papers at the 2025 conference include - 'Friends across the water: Football and the origins of town twinning in post-war Europe', by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor.

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

1/3 International Football History Conference 13-14 June 2025, Belfast. LAST FEW TICKETS REMAINING! Further information at this link - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio... #sportshistory

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

3/3 'Footballers' lives: The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and the People's Game', by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Dilwyn Porter. #sportshistory #footballhistory

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

There’s definitely a push at my place and others to abandon subject-rich modules and replace them with - and I quote - ‘generic’ ones that ‘anyone in the department can teach’. A) it’s bad and b) I don’t think it’s what students are looking for.

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Peter Whitewood @pwhitewood.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

As ever, the loudest voices calling for the collapse of universities, presumably in the post-92 sector, benefitted from privileged educations.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 29/05/2025

“If universities start to fail, it will be disastrous for Labour MPs and their constituents. It would be the modern equivalent of the factory closure, or the end of the pit. “And despite how some Labour MPs seem to imagine their voters, it would be Labour’s core supporters who were most affected.”

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If universities sink, then so will Starmer

Some Labour figures believe Britain has too many unis. But if they start failing, local economies – and Starmer’s re-election prospects – will go with them

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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

👇👇👇#photohist 📷📸🗂️

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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

If you're an ECR and interested in ethics, photography, zines, medicine and creativity in general, this event organised by The Ethics of Medical Photography is for you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exposing-t... 11 June at Wellcome Collection, FREE!!!

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Exposing the Archive - A Workshop on Medical Photography

Join Liz Orton, a visual artist working with photography, text, and performance for a free zine-making workshop.

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Discover the history of football this World Football Day by searching the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). You’ll find almost 2000 books, chapters, and articles under the ‘football’ subject term buff.ly/3L7a33B

Photograph of a black and white ball on green grass

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