Football History

Podcast: The Industrial Roots of English Football

My guest is David Proudlove, whose new book Work and Play: The Industrial Roots of English Football looks at the…

7 months ago

Podcast: Identity in Balkan Football

The Belgrade Derby as Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) take on Partizan (Photo: Kirsten Schlewitz) I welcome Belgrade-based Kirsten Schlewitz back…

8 months ago

Clear the Table, Iron the Pitch, and Lock up the Cat – (Table) Football’s Coming Home…

The Subbuteo World Cup 2024 returns to the game's roots at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England (Photo: The English Subbuteo Association)…

9 months ago

Podcast: Everton in England and Chile

Statue of legendary Everton striker Dixie Dean at Goodison Park Everton is one of the grand old names of English…

9 months ago

There is no single ‘home of football’: Here’s who contributed what…

Clockwise from top-left: FA foundation plaque, London; Queen's Park FC (photo: Queen's Park FC); the Football League foundation plaque, Manchester;…

10 months ago

Podcast: The Basque Derby

Los Leones by Christopher Evans covers the rich history of Athletic Club I am joined by Christopher Evans, author of…

10 months ago

Football’s Pioneer Clubs: Where Are They Now?

Clockwise from top left: Sheffield FC, a mural to Cliftonville in Belfast, Koninklijke HFC, Albion FC [Photos: Sheffield FC/ author/…

11 months ago

How Football Got Started in Germany

Hertha Berlin fans at the Olympiastadion In April 2021, Pitch Publishing released my first book, Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who…

11 months ago

Podcast: The Africa Cup of Nations

My guest is Ben Jackson, whose book The Africa Cup of Nations: The History of an Underappreciated Tournament came out…

12 months ago

Podcast: Il Grande Torino and the Superga Air Disaster

Roberto Pennino's book Immortal Torino is out now via Pitch [Photo: Pitch Publishing] My guest is Roberto Pennino, whose book…

1 year ago