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The idea for starting up this site is all down to a database that I have been working on for well over 20 years. Dedicated to the origins of football in Scotland, from the earliest records through to 1873, I am using much of the primary evidence as the basis for a PhD study into the development of organised football in Scotland. I intend to post up blogs and articles based on some of the references which can be found within the database. To visit the blog click on the link below.
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In a class of their own: the social class composition of rugby football club members in the Scottish borders region, 1875-1881
Short biographies of 81 rugby football club members linked to 16 clubs on the Scottish side of the borders region have been compiled in order to build up a profile of their social class composition. The results and an accompanying list of the biographies can be found below. Short biographies of rugby club members As…
The lads from the ducal town (Part 2)
The formative years of Hamilton Academical FC View of the South Haugh with Smithycroft situated on the other side of the tree line. This general area, on the outskirts of Hamilton, holds a special place in the early history of Hamilton Academical FC. Smithycroft was the location of the club’s first ever match on 17th…
The lads from the ducal town (Part 1)
The formative years of Hamilton Academical FC Left: Ordinance map of Hamilton, the ducal town, surveyed in 1858 and published in 1864. Reproduced with permission of the National Library of Scotland. Right: John Davie of Hamilton Academical FC. Even a brief study of Hamilton Academical’s early history emphasises the incontrovertible fact that the football club,…
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