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Football's Square Mile is the World's Biggest Open-Air Football's Museum. Our mission is to make this a UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit the 21 sites here at - https://www.footballssquaremile.com/

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Latte, cake and FSM @ The Mitchell Library.

Onwards 🌳

22.11.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our first #BookWeekScotland fixture kicked off at the original Hampden Park, where poet Donna Matthew coached Holyrood Secondary students into top writing form.

This creative squad proved that stories, like friendship and football, bring us together in the heart of www.footballssquaremile.com

20.11.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sheffield football history group joins calls to save site of original Hampden A team of historians from Sheffield, home of the world's oldest football club, have joined the campaign to save the site of the first Hampden Park

Another big step along our road to save the 1st Hampden site from an uncertain fate. A big thanks @gabymckay.bsky.social and @glasgowtimes.bsky.social

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2562902...

17.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hampden Bowling Club, located on the site of the First Hampden Park, has announced that it will close on 28 February 2026. This has sent reverberations around the footballing world.

See more here - www.footballssquaremile.com/post/to-our-...

16.11.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hampden Collection Launches 'The Last Stanza'

Saturday 1st November 2025

The Hampden Collection announces a new call for poetry called β€˜The Last Stanza’ to spotlight that the 1st Hampden Park site has an uncertain future. Click here for more details -

hampdencollection.com/the-world-ho...

01.11.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On This Day in 1873, Queen's Park opened the 1st Hampden Park. 152 years later Hampden Bowling Club has a timer above its head with 4 months and 3 days. That's how long we have until the keys are handed back to the council. Surely we dont want to lose the 1st Hampden again.

#Restore1stHampden

25.10.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On This Day in 1873, Queen's Park opened the 1st Hampden Park. 152 years later Hampden Bowling Club has a timer above its head with 4 months and 3 days. That's how long we have until the keys are handed back to the council. Surely we dont want to lose the 1st Hampden again.

#Restore1stHampden

25.10.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And she sleeps.

A monumental day in the 120 year history of Hampden Bowling Club, as it voted to close at the end of February.

A sad day for everyone. Now its up to the community and football community to decide what happens next to the site of the First Hampden Park.

19.10.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Hampden Park: Could the first international football stadium become flats? The first Hampden Park in Glasgow's Southside is currently the home of a bowling club facing financial difficulties.

Today's article on the BBC news website will make anyone who loves football history, wince.

Today is another D:Day.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

19.10.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An absolute bonkers 3 days in the Football's Square Mile World.

Bonkers! BONKERS! Bonkers!

This is the dream folks, and we are living it! πŸ”₯

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31.05.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Good to see both applications in motion Ged. πŸ‘

31.05.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Designating Cathkin Park, Glasgow - Historic Environment Scotland - Citizen Space Find and participate in consultations run by Historic Environment Scotland

This week HES launched its consultation on 2nd Hampden.

Have a look folks and submit your thoughts. Protecting the terracing is the way forward. We submitted our application for all 21 sites (300070710). This put 2 in motion.

#UNESCO #FSM

haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/heritage/des...

31.05.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Four photos about keeping our football history alive. And yet it represents both cricketing and bowling world too. Who would have thought this brilliant site would represent 3 of the biggest sports in the world?

#1stHampden #FootballsSquareMile

30.05.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic 3 Hampdens Walking Tour out today with Glasgow Football Tour. 22 folks learning the Greatest Story Never Told.

Next tour is out on Saturday 12th April and there are only 7️⃣ places left up for grabs. Book now here

Book now - glasgowfootballtour.com

#FootballsSquareMile #ScotchProfessors

22.03.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are only 2️⃣ spaces left for Saturday's 3 Hampden Tour, and we are close to a sell out.

This is the Greatest Story Never Told, and we'd love for you to make it along. Grab the final tickets now πŸ”₯⚽️🌳

Book here now - www.glasgowfootballtour.com

#FootballsSquareMile

18.03.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brilliant day out today doing our 2nd 10k of the season at Callander. Great to see Football's Square Mile out on the road again with our iconic FSM T-Shirts. 8 more 10ks to go.

Want to find out more - head over to www.footballssquaremile.com for more info.

16.03.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No. 2 Site of Football's Square Mile. Scan the QR Code to make the magic happen. 🌳

13.02.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So excited to be part of this merry wee band of poets.

If you haven't got a ticket yet. They are going fast. Get one below ⬇️

12.02.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Next tour goes out on Saturday. Have you ever wondered why the 1st international was held in Scotland?

Come on tour and find out with Glasgow Football Tour on the Subcrawl ⚽️

www.glasgowfootballtour.com

06.02.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Folks. The ceiling smashers are back - @fionaskillen.bsky.social @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social and Dr Karen Fraser are hosting this event at Tynecastle Stadium on Wednesday 19th Feb. Worth checking out. 🌳

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-most-uns...

27.01.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A brilliant day today. 1st 10k of the season completed in under the hour. Getting round without stopping was the first mission and clocked a time of 58 mins and 28 secs.

Next one is the Kelvingrove 10k on 23rd February - fancy a 10k this year? Go on. Another 9 to chose from 😎

#FootballsSquareMile

19.01.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 10 x 10ks are off and running.

#FootballsSquareMile

19.01.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All the very best for the New Year. We wish everyone health, happiness and enjoyment for 2025. 🌳⚽️

The Football's Square Mile journey is about to go into top gearπŸ”₯.

Enjoy!

#FootballsSquareMile #Football #Heritage

01.01.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2024 has been a bonkers year for Football's Square Mile. Here are 12 photos which show just how far we have come.

The Scotch Professors are continuing their dramatic comeback and it's set for another cart-upending year!

Thanks to all. The small acorns are continuing to grow into mighty oaks.

🌳

31.12.2024 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hampden Collection Reaches 7 Years of Age - read the whole story here. A bonkersly brilliant journey so far!

www.footballssquaremile.com/post/the-ham...

30.12.2024 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas to one and all.πŸŽ„

Hope you all have a bonkersly brilliant festive 🍻🍷⚽️πŸ”₯

25.12.2024 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How lovely, thank you. And, do! πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„

14.12.2024 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the Bar Propping Scotch Professors are the best in the world for over 150 years. 🌳

13.12.2024 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fancy a wee stocking filler of a magic book from a brilliant poet?

Go on. Order it. This is one of the foundation stones of the World's Biggest Open-Air Football Museum.

@juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social

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13.12.2024 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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