Author: Bill Williams

Maurice Turnbull:
Was He Britain’s Most Complete All –Round Sportsman?

Posted by Bill Williams | May 20, 2024 | Archival Research, Athletics, Cricket, Football, Olympics, Rugby, Sport & Leisure History, Team Sports, Tennis, Women in Sport | 0

August this year (2024) will mark the 8oth anniversary of the sad death of a long-forgotten Welsh...

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JC Masterman: From the MCC to MI5

Posted by Bill Williams | Apr 1, 2024 | Archival Research, Cricket, Hockey, Sport & Leisure History, Sport & Politics, Team Sports | 1

J.C. Masterman is not a name that is perhaps very widely known, despite the fact that in the early...

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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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