As we continue to celebrate Black History Month at The Archive, in this special blog we will take a look at six pioneering Black British sporting heroes and their amazing stories. Using pages taken from the British Newspaper Archive, we will take the opportunity to tell the inspiring stories of these Black British sportsmen, whilst attempting to understand the prejudice they faced and overcame in pursuing their different sports. From left to right: J.E. London, Arthur Wharton, Len Johnson and …
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The British Newspaper Archive is the perfect research tool for discovering the history of your favourite sports team or delving into the origins of your local club or venue. Register today! Sport is one of the most searched topics on the site and it’s easy to see why. From historical match fixtures and results, through to news articles and photographs of history’s most iconic sporting moments, the depth and breadth of knowledge the Archive can offer is truly endless. How to search Start by going …
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Sports news is a staple of any newspaper. And you will find sports news in all of our newspapers. We also have 22 titles dedicated specifically to sport. Whether your interests run to cricket, horse racing, athletics, or football we have the newspaper for you! We have sporting titles from England, Ireland, and Scotland dating from 1823 to 1979. Each sports title has its own title page. Title pages give you details about the history of the title and our …
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Throughout the month of June, The British Newspaper Archive is celebrating its numerous sporting titles. Today, we are taking a look at some of the sporting headlines from the newspapers during the month of June regarding tennis, racing, and cricket. According to the Illustrated London News, which published an extensive feature about sports as part of its 100th-anniversary edition, since the turn of the century, sports have become an international spectacle and a global passion. Throughout our lives, …
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This month we are excited to bring five new titles to the Archive. Among the new titles are extensive runs of The Rugby Advertiser and John Bull. Also joining the archive this month were new titles for Antrim in Ireland, West Yorkshire and Norfolk. The Archive now holds over 19 million pages of historic newspapers dating from the early 1700s to the early 2000s! Click on each of the titles below to learn more about the newspaper and read a …