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ð 100 years ago, Cecil Griffiths, a gold medalist from Neath, was banned for life from the Olympics for unknowingly accepting a prize as a teen. His story reminds us of the strict rules athletes once faced. Dive into more Welsh sports stories âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž #BlackHistoryMonth


Sterling Ladies FC - "The Dagenham Invincibles" of WW1 - Unbeaten over 2 Seasons - 34 Wins + 2 Draws - GREATEST team of WW1 âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž Preston Playhouse Blog Preston Football and War justaballgame? Invincible Books Bev Feb in #Preston âœïžplayingpasts.co.uk/articles/footbâŠâœïž


New today on âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž Part 2 of An Englishman Abroad: Prof Christopher Butterworth by Dave Day ðbit.ly/3UcdJpu Read Part 1 ðbit.ly/3XIW1us #Swimming Swimming Canada / Natation Canada BSSH



A game fit for heroes, the rebirth of Bradford RFC in 1919 by johndewhirst on VINCIT, the online journal of Bradford Sport History: bradfordsporthistory.com/2019/03/28/the⊠âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž Sporting Heritage YorkshireRFU Tony Collins John Wright PhilMcGowan World Rugby Museum


2019 - Finding astonishing photos of #MollySeaton #SadieSmith led to so much Professor Fiona Skillen Richard McBrearty St. Joe's, Sailortown Vivienne MacLaren Julie McNeill . Derry Journal justaballgame? Conor Heffernan/@physcstudy.bsky.social Clodagh Finn, now on Instagram Football and War âœïžðderryjournal.com/must-read/womeâŠðâœïž



News just in - Margaret, the âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž editor has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Congratulations and well deserved

Violette Gourard-Morris - By a country mile the most contoversial woman footballer of all time... Here depicted in 1922 leading a French tour against Dick Kerr Ladies + Hey's Brewery Bradford - Executed by Maquis at end of WW2 HeysBrewery âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž Football and War


CYCLING PASTS: a new blog on the history of early #cycling and cycling competitions (1860-1920) with articles in ð³ð±|ð¬ð§. ð sites.google.com/view/cyclingpa⊠#sportshistory #cyclinghistory BSSH Bram Constandt Sport in History Sporting Heritage âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž British Cycling

New on âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž âSoccerâ: Americanism or a Thoroughly British Invention? by Bill WilliamsðŽó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó ¿ Link ðbit.ly/4iEyjtf #Football #Soccer #GridIron BSSH


New today on âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž Part 12 of Marco Giani's lavishly illustrated series of articles And then we were boycotted New Discoveries about the Birth of Women's Football in Italy [1933] Link to read ð bit.ly/3FgQjut #WomensFootball #Football #WomenInSport #Women
![âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž (@playing_pasts) on Twitter photo New today on <a href="/Playing_Pasts/">âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž</a>
Part 12 of Marco Giani's lavishly illustrated series of articles
And then we were boycotted
New Discoveries about the Birth of Women's Football in Italy [1933]
Link to read ð bit.ly/3FgQjut
#WomensFootball
#Football
#WomenInSport
#Women New today on <a href="/Playing_Pasts/">âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž</a>
Part 12 of Marco Giani's lavishly illustrated series of articles
And then we were boycotted
New Discoveries about the Birth of Women's Football in Italy [1933]
Link to read ð bit.ly/3FgQjut
#WomensFootball
#Football
#WomenInSport
#Women](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GlsHh77XoAE8uRz.jpg)

Fullback #LilyParr Debut for Dick Kerr Ladies Aged 15 in Sep 1920 after 1 Game for St Helens Football and War âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž Steve Bolton âœïžðplayingpasts.co.uk/articles/footbâŠðâœïž


New today on âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž Parallel lives: Gilbert and Gustav, Two #Cotswold Lads Destined for Greatness by Bill WilliamsðŽó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó ¿ Link to read ð bit.ly/3FB9UWj #Cricket BSSH


The story of the Bradford Rifles and the impact of the volunteer militia on the development of (rugby) football in the district in the nineteenth century. Told on VINCIT: bradfordsporthistory.com/2019/11/03/theâŠâŠ âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž Sporting Heritage Tony Collins PhilMcGowan World Rugby Museum

#LilyParr One of my 2 Articles on âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž telling the true story of my Granny's old teammate + friend Football and War justaballgame? Sporting Heritage David Kilpatrick Steve Bolton ðâœïžplayingpasts.co.uk/articles/footbâŠâœïžð


New today on âðððªððð âðð€ð¥ð€ð€Œââïžâ¹ïžââïžð€ºðââïžðâžð€žââïž 'Rusty' The Remarkable Life of a  âWallabyâ who became a 'Lion' by Bill Williams Link to read ð bit.ly/44TR7ju #RugbyUnion #RugbyKE Bill WilliamsðŽó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó ¿ BSSH
