This website is a unique resource for Scotland's amazing sporting history, with an eclectic mix of articles, images and comment - the first place to visit if you are researching Scottish football, cricket, rugby, athletics, shinty and much more. All compiled by sports historian Andy Mitchell.
Read my Sports History blog to see what I've been researching. Follow me on X @AndyMitchMedia and on BlueSky @AndyMitchellMedia Check my bibliography of printed sources and read some previously published material and classic works.
And even buy one of my books!
Read my Sports History blog to see what I've been researching. Follow me on X @AndyMitchMedia and on BlueSky @AndyMitchellMedia Check my bibliography of printed sources and read some previously published material and classic works.
And even buy one of my books!
New books out now!
Arthur Kinnaird:
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The men who made Scotland:
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The importance of Andrew Watson, the first black association football player, has been recognised with his inclusion in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The full story of man who captained Scotland to a 6-1 win over England on his international debut in 1881 was first revealed in an article I wrote for the Scotsman. Click here to read that article, click here to see my blog about the discovery of his grave.
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