Author: Martyn Cooke

Stoke City and the Millennium Stadium ‘South Stand Jinx’

Posted by Martyn Cooke | Apr 20, 2020 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football, Team Sports | 0

Throughout contemporary society there are a wide variety of superstitions, routines and habits...

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‘A Chastening Experience’:
When Sir Stanley Matthews Managed Port Vale Football Club

Posted by Martyn Cooke | Sep 16, 2019 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football, Team Sports | 0

Sir Stanley Matthews is widely regarded as having been one of the greatest association football...

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‘The Greatest Novelty in the World’:
The Football Playing Elephants of John Sanger’s Circus

Posted by Martyn Cooke | May 23, 2019 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football | 1

The Victoria era was characterised by dramatic technological and societal changes in what some...

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The most boring game in history?
The origins of promotion and relegation in English association football

Posted by Martyn Cooke | Apr 18, 2019 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football | 0

The concept of promotion and relegation has been a constant and defining feature of professional...

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Abdul Salim:
The barefooted ‘Indian Juggler’ of Scottish Football

Posted by Martyn Cooke | Apr 1, 2019 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football | 0

Over the previous two decades there has been an increasing interest, both in the academic...

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