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Heritage. Identity. Football. We explore the roots, culture and history of the beautiful game.

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🎙️🇦🇱New Podcast: The Superclubs of Communist Albania Dinamo. Partizani. These names are synonymous with football clubs across Central and Eastern Europe. But what do their names actually mean? We’re joined by Phil Harrison and Irvin Shima for a deep dive into the football
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What Eusébio could do with a football defied reality. One of the greatest of all time.
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🗣️Oh, San Lorenzo Great club. Great fans. Great atmosphere. One of the best🔴🔵
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FC Porto. From 1987 to 2004, before and beyond, Dragões have produced some of the most iconic moments in European football. To many fans, they are the greatest ever team.
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Pitch invasion at Brighton's old Goldstone Ground. An emotional moment captured on camera. These photos are all we have to remember grounds like Goldstone. Football photography is vital in preserving the grounds and places we can't save. If we didn't have these photos, all
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✍️ Words: Jonee João // @Jonee13 Porto are a special club. They’ve delivered some of the best moments in European football and reminded people that northern Portugal is a powerhouse. Jonee João looks at the myths and stories around Porto, and looks at why people identify so
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Jock Stein tragically passed away on this day in 1985, while managing Scotland. “Without fans who pay at the turnstile, football is nothing. Sometimes we are inclined to forget that.” The big man knew the script and is remembered as one of the greatest ever Scottish managers.
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We Are The Owners. Exeter City fans with one of the best banners in the game. Their club and ownership model is a reminder that another football is possible. It's no surprise they're now one of the up and coming teams of the Football League.
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Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. Home to Bologna FC. This stadium is almost perfect. Great design and an amazing example of integrating architecture and built heritage into stadia. It's easy to see why this ground was the model to follow for stadium construction around the world.
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Millmoor, Rotherham. This photo dates from 2019 (I think). At that stage, it was 3 years without a tenant and looked a mess. It was earmarked for demolition in 2020. Since then, local youth youth teams have used the stadium and given it a new lease of life - to the point where
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150 Years of Greenock Morton 🔵⚪️ Brilliant banner by the fans. Morton’s anniversary celebrations this year have been phenomenal. Proper club remembering their heritage in the right ways. Happy birthday Morton 🎉
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Detroit City FC. Some of the best supporters in the USA. Colourful, noisy, passionate and expressing a unique identity intrinsically tied to their city. For all the derision that football in the USA receives, these guys put a lot of European clubs and fanbases to shame.
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Sad to see what is becoming of Shawfield in Glasgow. The former home of Clyde has been at the centre of a development saga for years now. It was earmarked for demolition just before the COVID pandemic, but during lockdown and up 'til last year it looked like someone was still
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An era when Scottish clubs caused colossal upsets on the continent. Nearly 52 years ago, an Alan Gordon brace, a Jimmy O'Rourke hat trick and an own goal saw Hibs emphatically overturn a 2-1 deficit against one of Portugal's biggest football institutions.
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The decline of East Stirlingshire's former home, Firs Park, has been really sad to see. Was a great ground in its day, but the decline has been evident for a while. The last photo shows the current state of the site as it was 'earmarked for housing'. Sadly, the fortunes of the
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The Lost Clubs of Scotland Map🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗺️ There are an estimated 7,000 lost clubs in Scotland across senior and junior levels. Those are just the ones we know about. I started this project in April 2023, with the aim of mapping every defunct football club in Scotland as close to their
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Cathkin Park in Glasgow's Southside is one of Scotland's most important heritage assets - both for football and generally. It offers a rare blend of tangible and intangible heritage which is entirely accessible to the public. The former terracing and safety barriers are visible
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What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words ‘Football Heritage’?
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Red Star Paris ultras commemorate Rino Della Negra, their former player who joined the French Resistance in 1943 and was executed in 1944. In a letter to his brother before his execution he wrote "hello and goodbye to Red Star". Antifascism is ingrained in the identity and
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125 Years of Blundell Park 🏟️ Grimsby Town celebrated 125 years of their home, Blundell Park, today. And what better way to top it off than with a much needed home win. Blundell Park opened on September 2 1899. Grimsby have played there ever since. A true home.
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A new look for October 🟠🟡 Celebrating Motherwell's Class of '91.
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The players, the team, the jerseys, the opposition - there's a lot of history in this photo. It's one of my favourites. Jimmy Johnstone and Tommy Gemmell celebrate Celtic's draw against Dukla Prague in April 1967, the result which saw Celtic progress to the European Cup Final.
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This is Football Heritage. We want to showcase and discuss the best of football's past, present and future by raising awareness of what heritage is and its role in football. We want to connect with the football history community on X and network with like-minded individuals.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle have entered administration. The 2014-15 Scottish Cup winners have been unable to financially secure the future of the club despite entering talks with various interested investors and starting a crowdfunding campaign. Our thoughts are with the fans
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W̵e̵r̵e̵ ̵b̵a̵c̵k̵. 𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭. We're delighted to announce that The Football Heritage Podcast will re-launch next week 🎙️ This podcast has been carried over from a previous project, so for our new friends and followers, there will be plenty of content for you to
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50 years ago today, the ban on Women playing football in Scotland was finally lifted. The effects of this ban are understandably still felt today. Thanks to the work of pioneers like Elsie Cook, Sadie Smith and Rose Reilly, Women are allowed to play football in Scotland today.
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Dundalk have confirmed their safety tonight, meaning we won’t have another historic club forced to go to the wall. Congratulations to the Dundalk fans, supporters’ groups and everyone involved in making this happen 👏
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The Motherwell FC Heritage Trust are looking for volunteers to take part in the creation of a digital museum, and assist in digitising thousands of physical records. If you’re interested in helping your club preserve its history while learning some core heritage skills, read
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Today, we hit 1,000 followers. Yesterday we re-launched our podcast with a new episode. 2 weeks ago, our new website went live, providing a home for all of our written content. 4 week ago, we started our journey. It's been a month since this wee project began and we're
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✍️ Words: Cody Aceveda // @CodyAceveda Before the MLS, the NASL and all the other short-lived soccer leagues in the US, there was the American League of Professional Soccer. In hindsight, the ALPF was a precursor of things to come for soccer leagues in the US. Cody Aceveda
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Delighted to announce that our website is up and running. This will be the home of the written content produced by our members, contributors and mates. If you want to contribute, DM us or email hello @footballheritage .co.uk. First article coming soon ⬇️
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✍️Words: Rory Bryce // @_BryceCube Our first article is an introduction to our project, some key themes and concepts, and the general ramblings of a guy obsessed with football's past. This is Football Heritage. Welcome to our launch. Read here ⬇️
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This match in 1967 was the definition of a cup shock. Rangers were the most successful team in Scotland. Berwick Rangers had been in the Scottish Football League set up for a little over 11 years. Berwick's goalscorer Sammy Reid went back to his day job on the Sunday after the
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Estádio das Antas, former home of Porto before the construction of the Estádio do Dragão in 2003. Magnificent looking ground. Certainly better suited to warmer climates, but it would be nice to see a few more of these beauties built again 🇵🇹🔵
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We're always looking to speak to people who are passionate about football, history and heritage. We've got some exciting stuff planned in the next few weeks. There's no better time to get involved. If you want to contribute to Football Heritage, get in touch 👇
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🎙️🚩New Podcast: Identity Football We're joined by co-founder of The Deep Creative, Edd Norval, for a discussion on how football clubs use heritage and identity in their image and brand. This discussion revolves around clubs tapping into heritage elements and concepts to
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Chelsea v Charlton | Christmas Day, 1937. A thick fog fell rapidly across the pitch at Stamford Bridge. The game was eventually abandoned. Charlton goalkeeper, Sam Bartram, wasn't aware the game had ended, for he couldn't see due to the sheer thickness of the fog. He stood
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It’s Follow Friday 🤝 Here are 5 of our favourite accounts on this app. All great guys, great content and great initiatives.
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Andrew Watson is one of the most important people in the history of football in Scotland. He is thought to be the first black international footballer, captaining Scotland in their 6-1 win over England at the Kennington Oval. Later in his career he moved to Bootle, where there
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In 1984, Rose Reilly lifted the Mudialito, the spiritual predecessor to the Women's World Cup, with Italy. Born and raised in Stewarton, Ayrshire, she remains the only Scottish person to have won the World Cup. Her story is one of representation and resilience. 🧵👇
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✍️Words: Christopher Minty // @cfminty In New York City, mountains are being moved. A football club is anchoring itself in its community, battling poverty and using football to unite people. Their name is New York International FC. Read here ⬇️
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✍️Words: Dave Proudlove // @fslconsult Northwich Victoria are one of non-league's grand old names. But after stumbling from crisis to crisis, including the formation of a breakaway club, they currently find themselves on the brink. Read here ⬇️
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Farewell my darling Johnny 🍀 93 years since Johnny Thomson tragically passed away as a result of a head injury sustained during a game. 30,000 people attended his funeral in Cardenden, Fife, many of who had walked the 48 miles from Glasgow. The Prince of Players 🧤
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@BelgianPodcast His story of signing for Benfica is one of my favourites I think.
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This is Brockville Park, the former home of Falkirk FC. It was closed in 2003 after 118 years of continued use. By the time it closed it had a reputation for being a bit of a dump, but by all accounts Brockville was great. Pretty much bang in the middle of Falkirk, easy to get
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We've explained in simple terms what Heritage is - but what place does it have in football? As we said, Heritage can seemingly be everywhere without people realising. Our club badges, their colours and their origins - heritage and football go hand in hand. 🧵👇
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Our project is still in its early days but we want to hear from people who’d like to get involved and hear what we’re all about. Please share this post to help spread the word - we want to reach as many interested people as possible! We appreciate any support you can give us 😁
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✍️Words: Dave Proudlove // @fslconsult ‘Sunny Rhyl welcomes you’ adorned many a postcard from by-gone days, promoting the picturesque Welsh coastal town. But their local club have been through the wringer and back again - and yet somehow still manage to bring football to
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Athletic Club are one of the best examples of a club using heritage and identity to consolidate the bond with their fans. Their identity is unique and the connection between club and supporter is strong. Show us some other similar clubs with distinct identities 👇
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✍️Words: Cody Aceveda // @CodyAceveda The introduction of Rivalry Cups to the MLS is something the rest of world football has yet to capitalise on. The Cascadia Cup, contested between the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps, is undoubtedly the most
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🎙️🇵🇹 New Episode: Clube União Fabril Our podcast has officially re-launched! We're joined by author Miguel L. Pereira to cover Clube União Fabril, a club who were a former Portuguese powerhouse. They once registered a 3rd place finish and boasted a number of young talents in
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Great find from our friend @BestuEllefu at a flea market. Not much out there on Leith Ivanhoe FC, though we've been reliably informed that they were a prominent juvenile team - thanks @AndyMitchMedia . A truly unknown Scottish lost football club. Sadly one of many!
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We’re always keen to hear new stories for our podcast and website. If you have something related to football history and heritage you want to tell us, get in touch on the details below 🤝
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Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira. Also known as Doctor Sócrates. One of the greatest to play the game, not just from a football perspective, but also for backing his outspoken values and using his platform to represent people who otherwise couldn't 🇧🇷✊
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🎙️🏆New Podcast: The FENIX Trophy This week, we're joined by Leonardo Aleotti, founder of The FENIX Trophy. The FENIX Trophy is a tournament which aims to bring European football to non-professional clubs. It promotes fair play, the mixing of different fan cultures and
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"There will be no liquidation today". Dundalk have survived, for now. Talks continue between current owner Brian Ainscough and interested parties. Certainly not the end of their troubles, but not the end of the club either.
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This is outstanding writing. Terrace Edition is one of the best independent publications out there at the moment, and the content on their website like this is second-to-none.
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New for @TerraceEdition . They've played football in the river at Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds for over 100 years. Why? Who cares, but it should be on every football fan's bucket list: 📸 Read👇
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Dens Park in Dundee has the potential to be one of football's greatest heritage assets. The angled Main Stand you see here was designed by Archibald Leitch, the renowned stadium architect. What makes it historically important is that it was built to his exact specifications.
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✍️Words: Jock Gardiner // @AberdeenTartanA The Granite City has a long history with football, and in 1903, three clubs merged to form Aberdeen FC. But what happened to their grounds? Jock Gardiner embarks on a tour of Aberdeen to find them. Read here⬇️
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✍️ Words: Russell Gordon // @RussellJAGordon Cappielow is a time capsule. It's spoken of fondly by supporters, but often for its rustic features which hark back to a bygone age of football. Russell Gordon pens his Ode to Cappielow. Read here ⬇️
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Now Reading - Auld Foes: World Football’s Oldest Rivalry by James Stephen Excellent read and I’m only halfway through. Avoids the usual clichés and narrative breakdowns of club histories. What this book does is offers an analysis of the identities of Hibs and Hearts and their
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Another busy week, both on and off the field. Lanark United on Saturday followed by another Old Firm scudding. Outstanding scenes. Some brilliant contributions sent through for the website. Proper buzzing with that. The best news is coming tomorrow though. Stay tuned.
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🎙️⚽️New Podcast: Remembering Sevilla We're joined by Jonee João, the latest member of Football Heritage, to reminisce about the 2003 UEFA Cup Final between Porto and Celtic in Sevilla. Jonee is a diehard Porto fan; our host is a diehard Celtic fan. This was a match made in
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The FENIX Trophy is entering it's 4th edition this year. FC United of Manchester have won 2 of the previous tournaments, with BK Skjold of Norway claiming the other. There isn't another tournament on the continent which brings European football to non-professional teams.
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22 June, 1969 🇵🇹 After student protests rocked Portugal, Académica de Coimbra took to the field in the Taça de Portugal final against Benfica. They wore black students' robes in solidarity with protestors and in mourning for those suppressed by the fascist regime. 5 years
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When CE Jupiter were visited by Clapton CFC. A momentous occasion for both clubs and fan groups. Such a mix of cultures and identities on display. There's a lot of heritage in this photo. There should be more opportunities for so-called smaller clubs to play matches like this.
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Getting stuck into one of the latest independent ‘zine publications. Cracking read so far. Photo Curva 🧨
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🎙️🇹🇴New Podcast: Representing Tonga We're joined by Tongan international footballer Maikeli Lomu and friend of the project Brock Mildon for a conversation on Tonga's incredible OFC World Cup qualifying run and how island nations are reaching their diasporas across the globe.
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On Friday, we published our first article. It introduces the Football Heritage project, some key concepts and describes our vision. We hope you enjoyed it. We've got more articles on the way and we're always looking for people to contribute. Interested? Get in touch 👇
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🎙️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 New Podcast: Auld Foes We're joined by author James Stephen to talk about the history of the Edinburgh Derby, one of Scotland's biggest fixtures. Often overshadowed by the Old Firm, the Edinburgh Derby can trace its roots to 1875, making it one of the oldest rivalries in
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🎙️ICYMI, our Podcast relaunched this week. We're so grateful for everyone - old friends and new - who has taken an interest and supported us. This is just the beginning. This is an exciting time for us. Follow us on Spotify so you don't miss out.
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Now accepting submissions for website articles, podcast episode or any other recommendations. Good chat about football also always welcome🤝 Contact us for more details 👇
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View from the King Street End, what is now the Merkland Road Family Stand. Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers, 07 September 1929. 📍Pittodrie Stadium
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✍️Words: Finlay Stanley // @AFCFinners The FA Cup is the showpiece event of English football. Cup weekends are greeted with family gatherings and evenings round the telly. Before VAR, before Barclaysmen and before 1992, there was the FA Cup. Finlay Stanley explores the history
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Stadiums are our place. They're the places we join our fellow fans, and where we sing non-stop for 90 minutes. They're places which have been the hearts of communities for hundreds of years. Stadiums are our place. Our homes away from home. Show us your home ground 👇
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‘Athletic are a club with a litany of mythical tales. However, it’s a club that’s certain of its identity and its proud history.’ Our friend Chris Evans has almost sold his last few copies of the first print of his book, Los Leones. Get them while you can! Link below 👇
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Great Yarmouth Town's Victorian-era grandstand is 130 years old. It's Listed at Grade II and considered an asset to the community. Generations of people have watched football on those stands; in some cases, family lineages. These are the things heritage brings to football.
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My favourite stadium 🏟️ Renato Dall'Ara Stadium, home of Bologna. Been top of my bucket list to visit for ages. Looks class, but also a great example of continuously using heritage within football grounds instead of bulldozing and rebuilding cookie cutter shite.
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✍️ Words: Jonee João // @Jonee13 Cup football brings some of the most exciting experiences a supporter can have. But what about the lost cup competitions which pit Hibs against Brazilian opposition, saw Boavista take on East Germany and had Genoa playing Port Vale at Wembley?
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Thank you to the amazing response to our project so far! We're humbled by the number of people who have followed us😭rest assured this is only the beginning! As an introduction, let's address a term central to our project that is often difficult to define. What is Heritage? 🧵
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Dick, Kerr Ladies v St. Helen's, 1921. One of my favourite photos from football history. Two of the most dynamic, influential and powerful teams in the country at the time, and pioneers of Women's football. The history and heritage of Women's football is difficult to archive
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We're always keen to hear from people who want to contribute to our project. Our website hosts our written content, and it can be a home for yours too. Our podcast will be for all things conversational. If you have an idea or something you want to cover, get in touch ⬇️
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It's Follow Friday 🤝 Today we're celebrating five of our favourite football heritage trusts from Scotland. Give these guys a follow, check out the great work they're doing and please remember to support your local football heritage initiatives.
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Smoke. Pyro. Passion. The Ultras of Raja CA of Casablanca. 🟢⚪️🟢
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✍️ Words: Dave Proudlove // @fslconsult 'Support your local' is thrown around a lot in our game. Sometimes, rightfully so. But football, generational support and tradition doesn't always work like that. Dave Proudlove briefly dives into th thinking behind supporting your local
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It's Follow Friday 🤝 Here are another 5 of our favourite football accounts on X who you should definitely follow if you haven't already. Help support the people who support Football Heritage.
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✍️Words: Jonee João // @Jonee13 "Watching him play was not a football experience. It was a life changing event." The mythology surrounding Eric Cantona is legendary, and rightfully so. There are certain footballers who distinguish themselves from the rest, and he was the best
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Football Heritage
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Congratulations to Larne, who made history last night by becoming the first Northern Irish club to progress to the group/league stage of a European competition. Same goes for TNS of Wales who did the same. Brilliant memories for the supporters. These stories will be told for
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"𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ. 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒. 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ, 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
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Football Heritage
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Thanks to everyone for their support this week. Jonee, myself and everyone associated with the project have been delighted with the reaction and feedback we've received. A quick reminder that our podcast re-launches tomorrow. We're certainly keeping it in theme.
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Football Heritage
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Aberdeen have been on a superb run this season. 7/7 in the SPFL. Unbeaten in 13 fixtures. Things are looking dandy for the Dons. Let's not forget their most impressive record though - they were the last team to defeat Real Madrid in a European final. Gothenburg | 11 May, 1983
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Football Heritage
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✍️Words: Chris Lee // Fancy a quick lunchtime read? Pre-dating Queen's Park Rangers, Shepherd's Bush FC were the original custodians of Loftus Road, and at one stage, were QPR's biggest rivals. Read here ⬇️
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Football Heritage
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"𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐎𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠; 𝐀 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞." - 𝑀𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑖 🇫🇷
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Football Heritage
28 days
Identity. Roots. Heritage. Image. Perception. All these things influence how supporters engage with their football clubs - and there are often right and wrong ways of doing it. Our latest podcast episode on Football, Identity and Image with @EddNorval is out now 👇
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Football Heritage
29 days
🎙️🚩New Podcast: Identity Football We're joined by co-founder of The Deep Creative, Edd Norval, for a discussion on how football clubs use heritage and identity in their image and brand. This discussion revolves around clubs tapping into heritage elements and concepts to
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Football Heritage
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Thank you to everyone who has supported the project so far🤝 As we continue to grow, we want to speak to people about football in these countries: 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇸🇪 Sweden Doesn't matter if you're a historian, an academic, a researcher or a fan. We want to hear from you 👇
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What a team. Name me a better trio. 🟢🟡🔵
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Got this through the door today from a good friend and supporter of the project. Excited to get stuck into it. Cheers Phil 🤝
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What do you want to see us cover on our podcast or website next? Anything football history, heritage or identity. You make the call. Inspire us.
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Football Heritage
23 days
Thanks to everyone who engaged with us on this episode. We hope you enjoyed it. It was a great conversation with a fellow football heritage nut. We're heading 9,000 miles away for our next episode for a chat with an international footballer. Tomorrow at 7PM as usual🤝 If you
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Football Heritage
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🎙️🚩New Podcast: Identity Football We're joined by co-founder of The Deep Creative, Edd Norval, for a discussion on how football clubs use heritage and identity in their image and brand. This discussion revolves around clubs tapping into heritage elements and concepts to
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Football Heritage
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Powerful words. Spoken by our guest, Edd Norval, on our latest podcast. Catch the rest of the episode here 👇
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Another great book being published by our good friend, Dave Proudlove. Touching on a very important subject and telling the stories of the origins of football in England.
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"....industrial workplaces and communities provided some of the country's first organised football clubs, and hence the roots of the English game...." Via @PitchPublishing 21/10/24 #WorkandPlay
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