FOOTBALL SPECIALS: Village Football and Its Effect On Rural Life
There is no reason why every village in the country should not have a football club. Even in agricultural parishes the farm labourers have enough spare time to visit the…
A 1926 FA Cup Souvenir
A photographic souvenir from the FA Cup Third Round match between Notts County and Leicester City, played on January 9, 1926 at Meadow Lane. Notts County won the match 2-0,…
Echoes of Glory: Leicester Fosse’s First Smoking Concert at the Iconic George Hotel
In November 1887, Leicester Fosse, the town’s burgeoning football club, held a significant event at the historic George Hotel in the Haymarket. This wasn’t merely a social gathering; it was…
The Overcoat Goalkeeper: Separating Fact from Filbert Street Fiction
In October 1935, the charming anecdote above graced the pages of the Leicester Mail. Mr. F. Orton of Birstall fondly recounted a seemingly unforgettable match at Filbert Street, painting a…
The Winged Guardian: Unearthing Leicester City’s Wyvern Past
Long before the iconic fox head became synonymous with Leicester City Football Club, a different mythical creature graced the club’s early iconography: the fearsome yet majestic wyvern. A fascinating glimpse…
Coalville Town’s Road to Wembley: The 2010-11 FA Vase Run
In the annals of non-league football, the FA Vase holds a special allure. It’s a competition where dreams are forged, local heroes are made, and communities rally behind their clubs.…
A Gilded Dream Cut Short: The Tragic Tale of Harry Thorpe and the 1908 Flu Epidemic
The gold medal above was awarded to Harry Thorpe, a Leicester Fosse footballer, for the club’s historic promotion to Division One in 1908, was sold in 2019 for £4,000. Yet,…
Riding the GCR Football Specials into History
The summer of 1900 offered Leicester residents an array of exciting and affordable railway excursions, a testament to the burgeoning competition among railway companies at the turn of the century.…
Town Football
Delving into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this captivating 1959 article offers a brief yet comprehensive history of football in Melton Mowbray:- A MELTON TOWN Football Club was in…
Alf Shelton: Loughborough’s Link to an England & FA Cup Winning Legend
Alfred “Alf” Shelton (1865-1923) was an English international footballer who, amongst other notable clubs, played for Loughborough. Born on Tuesday, September 12, 1865, in Sneinton, Nottingham, he was baptised on…