Month: April 2018

On this Week in Sport and Leisure History ~ 1890s

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Apr 9, 2018 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

9th -Born on this day in 1893 – Hungarian fencer – Gyula Glykais. Gyula was of Greek...

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When Everton and Liverpool turned out to honour Dixie

Posted by Peter Jones | Apr 9, 2018 | Football | 1

Testimonials have been a part of football for a long time, they are customarily a day of...

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The Death of the Fisherman and the Birth of the Bather: the emergence of recreational swimming in a Cornish coastal town

Posted by Geoff Swallow | Apr 5, 2018 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Swimming & Diving, Videos | 0

Presented by: Geoff Swallow ABSTRACT The first annual summer migrant to arrive on the coast of...

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Jimmy Murphy: The Unsung Hero of Manchester United

Posted by Steve Atkinson | Apr 2, 2018 | Football, Manchester Metropolitan Uni, Student Zone | 1

Jimmy Murphy will be a name not known by many but like most unsung heroes in sport that have been...

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On This Week in Sport History ~ 1907 ~

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Apr 2, 2018 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

This edition of ‘On This Week in Sport History’ takes a look at some athletes born...

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