Grace and Favour:
How W.G. took a chance on a young Gilbert Jessop
In the seventy years since the death of the ‘legendary cricketer’ Gilbert Laird Jessop, a great...
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Author: Bill Williams
‘Normalcy in a Time of Upheaval’- Football During World War Two
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?
One hundred and twenty years ago Wales beat The New Zealand ‘All Blacks’ for the first time at...
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Sydney Barnes and
The Curious Incident of the Crowd at the Ashes Test
A letter written by the legendary England cricketer Sydney Barnes, has recently been unearthed by...
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‘The best kept secret’:
The fascinating story of Dick Hartley
Sportsman and Special Agent.
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the ‘official end of WW2’ in September 2025, it is perhaps...
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