Leicestershire Football Archive
Bringing football of a bygone era back to life!
While Gola is a globally recognised name today, its soul belongs to the East Midlands. For over 120 years, the brand has been a flagship of British craftsmanship, and its…
Long before the modern era of Panini stickers and digital trading cards, the “Football Card King” was John Baines, a toy retailer and lithographer from Bradford. His trade cards are…
Long before the roar of modern stadiums, Leicester was already alive with an earlier era of sporting obsession. It didn’t involve a grass pitch or a traditional ball game, but…
The single-sheet football programme for the Leicester City versus Wolverhampton Wanderers match on 17 November 1945 is a compelling relic of the transition from war to peace. During the 1945–46…