Football History

The ‘Irishman’s Motion’ and the Birth of the Penalty Kick

Milford in Country Armagh, Northern Ireland, welcomes visitors to the 'Home of the Penalty Kick' [Credit: Better Red Than Dead…

3 years ago

How football took off in Scandinavia

Stockholm's Olympic Stadium for the 1912 Games [Photo: Christopher Hylland] When Denmark lifted the European Championship trophy at the Ullevi…

3 years ago

Le Havre Athletic Club: France’s Oldest Football Club

HAC's Le Stade Océane, opened in 2012, set against the famous port of Le Havre [Photo: Ronald Schut] This is…

3 years ago

Podcast: English Football on the Home Front During the First World War

How did the First World War affect English football at home? My guest is Dr Alex Jackson from the National…

3 years ago

Podcast: Scotland’s Lost Football Clubs

Cathkin Park, Glasgow, 'Second Hampden' was the home of Third Lanark AC until 1967 My guest is Jeff Webb, author…

3 years ago

Podcast: English Football in the 1970s

My guest is Jon Spurling, author of a new book on English football in the 1970s. Get It On: How…

3 years ago

Podcast: Athletic Club de Bilbao

The Mr Pentland Club, a London-based supporters group of Athletic Club de Bilbao [Photo: Mr Pentland Club] Athletic Club de…

3 years ago

Podcast: The History of Women’s Football in Latin America

My guest co-authored this book on women's sport in Latin America My guest is Brenda Elsey from Hofstra University in…

3 years ago

Podcast: English Football Before the Premier League

My guest is football writer and podcaster, Paul Whittle. His new book, Before the Premier League: A History of the…

3 years ago

Podcast: Tottenham Hotspur

My guest is journalist Kat Lucas, whose new book Tottenham From the Lane chronicles the story of Tottenham Hotspur at…

3 years ago