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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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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,…
Short biographies of association football club members from the Vale of Leven district (1872-1875)
This list of short biographies forms part of Chapter 3 of the thesis. It focuses on association football club members who have been connected to at least one relevant club from the Vale of Leven district between 1872 and 1875. The central aim of this study is to link each club member to the 1871…
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