How Clay Pipes Shaped Victorian Society
Clay pipes were not just for smoking; they were deeply embedded in the social fabric of the time. They were often provided free or cheaply in pubs and taverns as…
Travelling with the Loughborough Football Team: Reminiscences by “Loughburian”
Loughburian, a Loughborough-based sports journalist, offered a unique glimpse into the lives of professional footballers in the late 1890s. Before the 1898-99 season, he reminisced about his six years of…
From the Music Hall Stage to the Battlefield: The Story of Sammy Shields and Leicester’s Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre of Varieties, a grand and bustling hub of entertainment that once graced Belgrave Gate in Leicester, may be long gone, but its history lives on through the…
FOOTBALL “SPECIALS”: The League and the Development of the Game
The League Management Committee have appointed the referees for September; football clubs have their players to present themselves practice, and hundred and one other incidents indicate that the end of…
FOOTBALL “SPECIALS”: Hunting for Men -A Secretary’s Experiences
Those of my readers who expect to find “Hunting lor Men” a vivid account of an exciting cross-country run with, say, the Quom Hunt, and a kill at the finish,…
FOOTBALL “SPECIALS”: The English Cup
A quarter of a century ago modern football was only just commencing to assert its claim to a recognised place in the list of British sports. Forty years back the…
FOOTBALL “SPECIALS.” THE MAN WITH THE WHISTLE
In dealing with the referee of to-day, and what he has to do and expect, I should like, in the first place, to emphasise the fact that the post is…
FOOTBALL “SPECIALS”: Players I have met…
Among the various fascinations which lure one to take unto himself the responsibilities of controlling the destinies of twenty-two players, and adding to the amusement of thousands of spectators, I…
The Story of Sammy Shields and Leicester’s Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre of Varieties, a grand and bustling hub of entertainment that once graced Belgrave Gate in Leicester, may be long gone, but its history lives on through the…
Leicester City Watch Face 1926-27
This watch face which features the likenesses of the 1926-27 Leicester City squad, including legends like Adam Black and Arthur Chandler, can be seen a the National Football Museum in…