14th Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: The Rules Derby
Looking back at the Rules Derby, the first official inter-club fixture between Sheffield FC and Hallam FC on Boxing Day, 1860.
Collection Stories
19th Oct 2021
Object of the Week: FA Amateur Cup
Sam Hedgecock looks at the FA Amateur Cup, the most significant piece of silverware won by recent Hall of Fame inductee Walter Tull.
14th Oct 2021
“We want to do justice to the Dick Kerr Ladies and their amazing story”
We talk to Jenny Reeves, artistic director of About Time Dance company about a unique dance performance that tells the pioneering story of the Dick Kerr Ladies football team.
7th Oct 2021
Objects of the Week: Football and fine art – a match made in heaven
Art has been part of the stories and conversations about football heritage for decades, and it particularly had a moment to shine in the year 1953. Uma Ghelani looks at two amazing artworks as part of National Sporting Heritage Day.
30th Sep 2021
Object of the Week: Roger Hunt’s 1966 England cap
Roger Hunt symbolised Shankly’s Liverpool. In the late 1950s they were a second tier team with a crumbling Kop. Shankly put Sir Roger at the central part of his revolution. His team would enjoy domestic success and join the cream of Europe.
23rd Sep 2021
Object of the Week: Saint & Greavsie board game
A look back at the life and career of Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and England’s prolific forward, Jimmy Greaves.
2nd Sep 2021
Object of the Week: The match which marked a new era for women’s football
As the Women’s Super League kicks off this weekend (3-5 September 2021), Uma Ghelani takes a look at an object which heralded a new era for women’s football.
1st Sep 2021
When Hungary stunned Wembley – and the world…
As England prepare to face Hungary in two World Cup qualifiers Tilly Johnson looks at a classic encounter between the two countries from 68 years ago.
26th Aug 2021
Object of the Week: Norman Hunter testimonial scarf
A scarf produced in honour of Leeds United legend Norman “Bites Yer Legs” Hunter, specifically for his 1975 testimonial at Elland Road.
18th Aug 2021
Object of the Week: Stanley Matthews’ Blackpool kit
We look at the full kit worn by the ‘Wizard of the Dribble’, Sir Stanley Matthews, during Blackpool’s remarkable 1953 FA Cup triumph.
11th Aug 2021
Object(s) of the Week: When Brentford were last in the top flight
The first fixture of the new Premier League season takes place on Friday evening when new boys Brentford entertain Arsenal. It sees the Bees return to the top flight for the first time in 74 years. Uma Ghelani turns the clock back to a golden pre-war era for the West London club.
2nd Jul 2021
Object of the Week: Aston Villa v Berlin menu card
Our latest object is from an early Anglo-German clash – a meeting between Aston Villa and Berlin at the turn of the nineteenth century.