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!

New books out now! 

Arthur Kinnaird:
​First Lord of Football

Arthur Kinnaird was football's first superstar, described as 'without exception the best player of the day'. The story of his extraordinary life and his crucial contribution to the formative years of football is revealed in First Lord of Football. 

Buy now: £8.99 from Amazon or read it on Kindle for £3.99

The men who made Scotland:
the definitive Who's Who of
Scottish Football Internationalists
​1872-1939

This book contains comprehensive biographies of every one of the 615 internationalists who represented Scotland between 1872 and 1939. After many years of research, Andy Mitchell has uncovered the stories of the players in this pioneering age, in a lasting tribute to their achievements. 

Buy now: £11.99 post free from Amazon.
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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