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Upcoming over on Substack:

Today: Non-league adventures at West Didsbury & Chorlton
04/12: Hajduk Split in WWII (thanks to @dwil94.bsky.social for pic)

09/12: The best books on Italian football
11/12: The three ages of the Arsenal

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#groundhopping

Has anyone here visited Hajduk Split and has a photo I can use to accompany a blog post in the coming days, please? 🇭🇷

DM for more info if you do!

#groundhopping

#OnThisDay 30 Nov 1872 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Scotland hosted England for the first official international match in Glasgow

It finished goalless, but as a proof of concept, it pushed the game stratospheric

More in this podcast open.spotify.com/episode/0TD4...

Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.

University admins pressuring faculty to use AI indiscriminately pretend to be serving students. They are just freaking desperate.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

On this day, 30 Nov 1936

The Crystal Palace exhibition centre in South London burned down

The stadium within Crystal Palace Park hosted several FA Cup finals 🏆 between 1895 and 1914 and gave rise to Crystal Palace FC 🦅

More in my video #CPFC #skystorians

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Two vacancies have arisen on the editorial team of the Sport in History journal, and the Trustees of the BSSH are looking to make appointments that will begin in January 2026. See below for application details
www.sportinhistory.org/articles/edi...

Entries are now open for the BSSH Communities History Prize 2026. This is for groups or individuals undertaking original primary research into the history of sporting activities within the UK. See below for more details...
www.sportinhistory.org/articles/com...

#OnThisDay 25 Nov 1953 🇭🇺

The Mighty Magyars win the 'Match of the Century' 6-3 at Wembley

Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't the first time that England had lost at home to non-UK opposition

Can you tell me when that was?

Also #OnThisDay 25 Nov 2005 ☘️

We lost George Best, aged 59

Here's my post on how to discover his story in his hometown of Belfast

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Ilusión Aztec on Instagram: "🔥Escocia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 derrota 4-2 a Dinamarca 🇩🇰 para clasificar a la copa del Mundo 🌎. #mundial #fifa #worldcup #escocia #uefa #scotland" Escocia celebra su clasificación al Mundial 2026 después de derrotar a Dinamarca en un emocionante partido que los dejó con un marcador de 4-2.

They should get these guys to commentate on more of the games.. www.instagram.com/p/DRNx-b4DaRe/

Football History: Spanish Football under Franco It’s been 50 years since the death of General Franco, dictator of Spain for 36 long years. What was his impact on the game in Spain? And just how long is his shadow today?

This week's most-read over on Substack ✍🏼

On the 50th anniversary of General Franco's death, I look back on his influence and legacy on Spanish football.

#Skystorians #LaLiga

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Never a penalty either..

Congratulations to #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . Long wait over

Cracking game, too, but never a second yellow for me

#SCODEN

#OnThisDay 19 Nov 1948 🇬🇷

Former Olympiacos player and Greek WWII resistance hero, Nikos Godas, is executed during the Greek civil war.

Here's an excerpt from my book, The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism, about his last request.

DROPPING SUNDAY 🎙️

The last in the current series of the Outside Write podcast

@simonbinns.bsky.social joins me to discuss his new book on Red Star Paris 🇫🇷

Sub/catch up wherever you get your podcasts!

Here's a taster...

NEW POST 🗞️

Your #groundhopping guide to visiting Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace 🇫🇷

Crystal Palace visit Strasbourg next week in the UEFA Conference League. The below video shows you want to expect...

Read on…
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Twenty-three years ago today, Thierry Henry scored a goal so good Arsenal turned it into a statue 🌟

And if you're watching #ALBENG and interested in the story of Albanian football, you need to read Phil Harrison's book, 'Inside the Hermit Kingdom'

Phil joined me on the podcast...

Listen here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6LAX...

#OnThisDay 17 Nov 2006 🇭🇺

Ferenc Puskás, the 'Galloping Major' and leader of the legendary Hungarian 'Mighty Magyars' side of the 1950s, died aged 79

🏆 5x Hungarian titles
🏆 5x La Liga titles
🏆 3x European Cups
🥇 1x Olympic gold

...and many more besides...

#OnThisDay 14 Nov 1934 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v 🇮🇹

England hosted world champions Italy at the Arsenal, which became known as 'The Battle of Highbury' due to its ferocity

Italy played with 10 men after Luis Monti's early injury, so despite losing 3-2, they were fated at home as the 'Lions of Highbury'

Here's Highbury

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The image shows the promotional flyer for the BSSH Extended Project Prize. All the information can be found on this link: https://www.sportinhistory.org/categories/epq-award

The @bssh.bsky.social are pleased to announce the details of its 2025-26 Extended Project Prize. It's a great opportunity for students to submit their work on sports history (small or large). All the info can be found here: www.sportinhistory.org/categories/e... or in the image below. Please share.

Historic Football Stadiums: Dalymount Park, Dublin The ‘spiritual home of Irish football’ is now due for a long-delayed overhaul. Get to charming, atmospheric, iconic Dalymount Park while you can!

NEW POST 🗞️

It’s been confirmed that Dalymount Park, the ‘spiritual home of Irish football’, will see one more year of League of Ireland football before redevelopment.

GET THERE WHILE YOU CAN!

Here's what makes Dalymount, and @bfcdublin.bsky.social, so special

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Entries are now open for the BSSH Communities History Prize 2026. This is for groups or individuals undertaking original primary research into the history of sporting activities within the UK. See below for more details...
www.sportinhistory.org/articles/com...

NEW PODCAST 🎙️

My guest is BBC journalist @alexbysouth.bsky.social, whose new book covers his search for the soul of football.

Topics include:

🇫🇷 Red Star (Paris)
🇩🇪 Babelsberg
🇮🇹 Refugee football in Napoli

...and much more...

Download/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Here's a taster...

Cracking night last night at The Volley in Old Street for the launch of Will Dalton’s new book on San Lorenzo 🇦🇷

For more, listen to my recent podcast with him open.spotify.com/episode/2wY3...

The venue for the 2026 British Society of Sports History has just been announced. It will be held at the John McIntyre Centre, University of Edinburgh, from 26 to 28 August 2026. See below for more details..

www.sportinhistory.org/articles/edi...

Full house at The Volley for the launch of Oh, San Lorenzo 🐦‍⬛

Call for Papers | Cricket Research Network Annual Conference | Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge (overlooking Fenner’s Cricket Ground), February 26, 2026. Call ends November 21, 2025 What looms on the horizon for cricket in 2026? In England & Wales we are contending with new ownership of The Hundred teams and the threat of player strikes in the Men’s County Championship, while loo...

CfP open for @cricketacademic.bsky.social Conference @hugheshall.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk!

@rafnicholson.bsky.social @drcricket.bsky.social @bayfirth.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social @russinthezone.bsky.social

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The Schoolgirl Sporting Heroines of Early Twentieth-Century Girls’ Fiction This session will explore how early 20th-century girls’ fiction recast the schoolgirl as a sporting heroine, redefining femininity through athleticism, patriotism, and modern ...

@bssh.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social Sports and Leisure History Seminar, 17 Nov, 18.00 hybrid. Atlanta Tsiaoukkas of the Centre for Research in Children’s Literature at Cambridge will speak on The Schoolgirl Sporting Heroines of Early Twentieth-Century Girls’ Fiction. tinyurl.com/2y5jhp2x