Category: Football
Molly Seaton ~ Ireland’s Best
My Tribute to the Legendary Irish Woman Footballer
Talented, Pioneer, Iconic Figure
Mary Ann Seaton aka ‘Big Molly’ Molly was born on 2nd September 1905 in Greencastle, Belfast. She...
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“And then we were Boycotted”
New Discoveries about the Birth of Women’s Football in Italy [1933]
Part 7
The author would like to express thanks to Luigi and Francesco Ferrari for the images (taken from...
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Making Sports Visible: Italian Sports Logos from Milan Archivio di Stato
PLEASE NOTE ~ All images are taken from: Milano, Archivio di Stato di Milano, Prefettura di...
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Switching from Women’s Football to Cross-Country:
The History of Gruppo Sportivo Giovinezza [Milan, 1933-37]
Some Playing Pasts readers may wonder what happened to the calciatrici of Gruppo Femminile...
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What was the Reaction to the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster in the 10 Years that Followed?
On the 15th April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans went to watch the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham...
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‘A Railway fare and a drink’:
A story of Edwardian Amateur Football in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
The Victoria Ground, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, is located just north of the town centre and is...
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Playing Football with the Chorus Girls:
Vaudeville Women’s Football in Naples [1931]
The author would like to express his special thanks to Professor John Haldane, Anne Martin and...
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Students at Play:
Sport in the Cheshire County Training College,
1908-1918
Please cite this article as: Roberts, M. and Webb, S. Students at Play: Sport in the Cheshire...
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The Captain and the Contortionist
This article concentrates on Phoebe Smith and Ellen Dunn, two over looked figures involved with...
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Playing Against the Enemy – February, 17, 1530
The siege of Leningrad lasted for 872 days, from September 1941 to January 1944, killing about one...
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Diego Maradona – The film – Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Claudio Gentile
Over the summer I watched by Diego Maradona by Asif Kapadia. A biographical look at the turbulent...
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“And then we were boycotted”
New discoveries about the birth of women’s football in Italy [1933]
Part 6
Part 6 tells the story of Brunilde Amodeo – PLEASE NOTE all of the images of Brunilde Amodeo...
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