Category: British Society of Sports History [BSSH]

Industrial Heritage
Part 1:
Cotton Lancashire’s Victorian Swimming Baths

by Keith Myerscough | Apr 8, 2021 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Leisure, Sport & Leisure History, Swimming & Diving | 2

The “Penny Scrub” is still evoking notions of civic pride in the industrial heritage of Victorian...

‘The Pioneer of Ladies Football in Ireland:’
A brief history of Mrs Scott
Part Two

by Alex Jackson | Apr 1, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 1

To read Part One of this article please click HERE Diana Scott’s involvement in women’s football...

‘The Pioneer of Ladies Football in Ireland:’
A brief history of Mrs Scott
Part One

by Alex Jackson | Mar 29, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

On 29 March 1921, Mrs Walter Scott became one of the first female football administrators to be...

Introduction to the British Society of Sports History [BSSH]

by Margaret Roberts : Playing Pasts Editor in Chief | Mar 2, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH] | 0

The British Society of Sports History was founded in 1982. Since then, our purpose has been to...

Courting Controversy:
How Tennis Activism has Responded to the Margaret Court Arena in Australia and Her Homophobic Comments:
How Social Media Often Fails

by Leslie Crang | Feb 15, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Sport & Politics, Tennis, Women in Sport | 0

Margaret Court’s 24 Grand Slam tennis titles still stands as a record. Her title wins came over...

Women’s Football in Interwar Scotland:
Sadie Smith and the Legendary Rutherglen Ladies FC
Part 1

by Fiona Skillen and Steve Bolton | Feb 11, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 3

Rutherglen Ladies FC, Mr James H Kelly & Sadie Smith Women’s football in Scotland has a...

A Different Breed?
Animal History for the Sporting Historian

by Conor Heffernan | Jan 2, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Physical Culture, Playing Pasts Publications, Sport & Leisure History, Sport & Politics, Sporting Cultures: Global Perspectives edited Volume 2019, Theatre and the Arts, Wrestling/Self-defence | 0

Please cite this article as: Heffernam, C. A Different Breed? Animal History for the Sporting...

Separate but Equal:
Black Fives Women’s Basketball

by Keith Myerscough | Dec 17, 2020 | Basketball, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Playing Pasts Publications, Sport & Politics, Sporting Cultures: Global Perspectives edited Volume 2019, Women in Sport | 0

Please cite this article as: Myerscough, K. Separate but Equal: Black Fives Women’s Basketball, In...

Mrs K. L. Summerton:
The Forgotten Founder of the Women’s Amateur Rowing Association?

by Lisa Taylor | Dec 10, 2020 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Playing Pasts Publications, Rowing, Sporting Cultures: Global Perspectives edited Volume 2019, Women in Sport | 0

Please cite this article as: Taylor, L. Mrs K. L. Summerton: The Forgotten Founder of the Women’s...

A Short History of the Barclay Match:
Long-Distance Pedestrianism in the Nineteenth Century

by Derek Martin | Dec 3, 2020 | Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Playing Pasts Publications, Sporting Cultures: Global Perspectives edited Volume 2019 | 0

Please cite this article as: Martin, D. A Short History of the Barclay Match: Long-Distance...

“Footballer in a motor smash”:
Footballers, Motorcycles and the Dangers of Interwar Driving

by Alex Jackson | Oct 12, 2020 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football, Motoring, Sport & Leisure History | 0

Motorcycling is said to be one the favourite summer pastimes of professional footballers....

Writing for Playing Pasts:
Reflections of a PhD Student

by Lisa Taylor | Jun 18, 2020 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Editorial | 2

Playing Pasts encourages contributions from all sports and leisure history enthusiasts, whether...

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Category: British Society of Sports History [BSSH]

Industrial HeritagePart 1:Cotton Lancashire’s Vict...

‘The Pioneer of Ladies Football in Ireland:’A brie...