Leicester Fosse’s First Home Ground
Leicester Fosse’s first game on 1 November 1884 against Syston Fosse was played on a field close to where the Midland Railway’s Leicester to Burton line crossed, what is now…
J Lakin [Shepshed Town] – Leg Amputation 1899
J Lakin had a leg amputated in 1899 following a tragic accident in a round 1 Whitwick Charity Cup tie against Coalville Town. A collection was made on the ground,…
Loughborough 8-0 Arsenal 1896
Sponsored team sheet (early match programme) from 1896. Alfred Shelton, and J. Brailsford, combined with devastating effect in perhaps the most famous fixture ever witnessed in Loughborough – the 8-0…
Leicester Fosse – Leicestershire Senior Cup Winners 1890
Players and officials when the Fosse won the Leicestershire Senior Cup in 1890. Back: F. Gardner (Hon. Secretary), S. Rowson, C. J. Walker, W. Davis, W. J. Cooper (umpire); Middle:…
Tragic Death of Jimmy Logan – 1896
Loughborough on their way to play a Second Division fixture against Newton Heath (Manchester United) on 4 April 1896 discovered that their kit had been lost. Unable to borrow any…
Obituary: Frank Gardner – Founder of Leicester Fosse
The following obituary of Frank Gardner was published in the Leicester Mail on 9 December 1843: MR. FRANK GARDNER. one of the founders and first secretary-treasurer of Leicester Fosse, the…
Coalville FC Fixture List 1876-77
Coalville Football Club founded in 1876 adopted the Sheffield rules, and published a fixture list for their inaugural season.
Football Match by Electric Light
FLOODLIGHT MATCH & BICYCLE EVENT BICYCLE RACE. Shortly after seven o’clock, a one-mile bicycle race was commenced. There were 11 entries for the event, but only five put in an…
Leicester Fosse Financial Statement 1884-85
The first financial statement for Leicester Fosse, which provides a fascinating insight into nineteenth century football, reported a surplus of 1 shilling 10 old pence (9p – equivalent to approx.…
Coalville Munitionettes
During World War I more than 900,000 women joined the two million Brits already working in munitions factories making bombs, shells, bullets and cartridges imperative to the British war effort.…