Author: Bill Williams

Keeping it in the Family:
The Story of a Remarkable Cheltenham Sporting Dynasty and its Role in the Development of Women’s Sport in the UK

Posted by Bill Williams | Feb 26, 2024 | Hockey, Team Sports, Tennis, Women in Sport | 1

It is 85 years since Margaret Eyre (nee Lidderdale) became one of the first female professional...

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PATRIOT GAMES:
THE REMARKABLE STORY OF OXFORDSHIRE’S JOHN SMITH AND HIS NFL ODYSSEY.

Posted by Bill Williams | Jan 29, 2024 | Rugby, Sport & Leisure History, Team Sports | 0

The world of rugby union was shocked earlier this month with the announcement that Wales’ Louis...

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Shining a Light on Arthur!
A New Film Explores the Legacy of the World’s First Black Professional Footballer

Posted by Bill Williams | Oct 31, 2023 | Football, Team Sports | 0

Arthur ‘Kwame’ Wharton is perhaps not a name that is as renowned as it should be in the history...

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The Catalyst: Forty years since Mark Brown became Wales’ first black Rugby Union international

Posted by Bill Williams | Oct 13, 2023 | Rugby, Team Sports | 0

When Wales play Argentina in their RWC 2023 Quarter Final on Saturday 14th October in Marseille...

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DENIED!
Welshman, Cuthbert Taylor and the abolition of Boxing’s ‘Colour Bar!’

Posted by Bill Williams | Sep 28, 2023 | Boxing, Olympics, Physical Culture | 2

This year ( 2023), will mark 75 years since the ‘Colour Bar’ in British boxing was...

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