Leicestershire Football Archive

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

There are doubtless a good many people who are ready to declare that there is no humorous side in football. Club financiers who every year have to juggle with and…

The result of my efforts in going through many official accounts and reports, in order to calculate the receipts of the Football League clubs for one year, is, I must…