Author: Bill Williams

Pulling in the right direction:
Could Tug of War be heading back to the Olympics?

Posted by Bill Williams | Mar 31, 2026 | Olympics, Sport & Leisure History, Team Sports | 0

A team of tradesmen and farmers from Staffordshire has recently ( March 2026) won the gold medal...

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The FA Cup Final:
Why it still warrants a place on ‘Free to Air’ Television

Posted by Bill Williams | Feb 12, 2026 | Football, Sport & Politics, Team Sports | 0

BBC sport under a new partnership with TNT Sports, has become the sole ‘free to air’ broadcaster...

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Grace and Favour:
How W.G. took a chance on a young Gilbert Jessop

Posted by Bill Williams | Dec 21, 2025 | Cricket, Team Sports | 0

In the seventy years since the death of the ‘legendary cricketer’ Gilbert Laird Jessop, a great...

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‘Normalcy in a Time of Upheaval’- Football During World War Two

Posted by Bill Williams | Dec 4, 2025 | Football, Sport & Leisure History, Team Sports | 0

On the 9th October this year (2025) the former Stoke City footballer Frank Soo, was awarded a...

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Cardiff 1905:
Did Wales Become the First Rugby World Champions In the Land of their Fathers?

Posted by Bill Williams | Nov 7, 2025 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Rugby, Team Sports | 0

One hundred and twenty years ago Wales beat The New Zealand ‘All Blacks’ for the first time at...

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