FootyCon
@footycon.bsky.social
The International Football History Conference AKA FootyCon is a 2-day annual conference that covers Football of ALL codes (Soccer, NFL, Rugby, AFL, etc.).
You can join us at our 2026 Conference #FootyCon26
You can join us at our 2026 Conference #FootyCon26
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@footycon.bsky.social
· Sep 26
We’re excited to announce that the location for #FootyCon26 is…
LONDON!!
Join us at Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage on the 12th & 13th of June 2026 for the latest edition of our annual conference to enjoy lots of great people talk about Football of all codes from multiple backgrounds
LONDON!!
Join us at Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage on the 12th & 13th of June 2026 for the latest edition of our annual conference to enjoy lots of great people talk about Football of all codes from multiple backgrounds
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Our latest episode with @collinstony.bsky.social of @icshc.bsky.social & @lborouniversity.bsky.social discussing his book on rugby league legend Roy Francis earlier this year is now LIVE!
Well worth a listen for lovers of rugby league and/or Black British history!
shows.acast.com/sport-in-his...
Well worth a listen for lovers of rugby league and/or Black British history!
shows.acast.com/sport-in-his...
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our latest episode with @collinstony.bsky.social of @icshc.bsky.social & @lborouniversity.bsky.social discussing his book on rugby league legend Roy Francis earlier this year is now LIVE!
Well worth a listen for lovers of rugby league and/or Black British history!
shows.acast.com/sport-in-his...
Well worth a listen for lovers of rugby league and/or Black British history!
shows.acast.com/sport-in-his...
Our Call For Papers/Presentations is now live for the International Football History Conference aka FootyCon 2026.
Get your proposals in for what promises to be another great conference. The deadline is January 5th 2026!!
#Footycon26
Get your proposals in for what promises to be another great conference. The deadline is January 5th 2026!!
#Footycon26
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our Call For Papers/Presentations is now live for the International Football History Conference aka FootyCon 2026.
Get your proposals in for what promises to be another great conference. The deadline is January 5th 2026!!
#Footycon26
Get your proposals in for what promises to be another great conference. The deadline is January 5th 2026!!
#Footycon26
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We’ll be at Craven Cottage June 11-13
September 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We’ll be at Craven Cottage June 11-13
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@jurryt.bsky.social Een mooi platform om je onderzoek naar de Vrouwen van ‘61 te delen. Zijn ze zeer benieuwd naar, zo weet ik uit de eerste hand.
We’re excited to announce that the location for #FootyCon26 is…
LONDON!!
Join us at Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage on the 12th & 13th of June 2026 for the latest edition of our annual conference to enjoy lots of great people talk about Football of all codes from multiple backgrounds
LONDON!!
Join us at Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage on the 12th & 13th of June 2026 for the latest edition of our annual conference to enjoy lots of great people talk about Football of all codes from multiple backgrounds
September 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@jurryt.bsky.social Een mooi platform om je onderzoek naar de Vrouwen van ‘61 te delen. Zijn ze zeer benieuwd naar, zo weet ik uit de eerste hand.
We’re excited to announce that the location for #FootyCon26 is…
LONDON!!
Join us at Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage on the 12th & 13th of June 2026 for the latest edition of our annual conference to enjoy lots of great people talk about Football of all codes from multiple backgrounds
LONDON!!
Join us at Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage on the 12th & 13th of June 2026 for the latest edition of our annual conference to enjoy lots of great people talk about Football of all codes from multiple backgrounds
September 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We’re excited to announce that the location for #FootyCon26 is…
LONDON!!
Join us at Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage on the 12th & 13th of June 2026 for the latest edition of our annual conference to enjoy lots of great people talk about Football of all codes from multiple backgrounds
LONDON!!
Join us at Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage on the 12th & 13th of June 2026 for the latest edition of our annual conference to enjoy lots of great people talk about Football of all codes from multiple backgrounds
We’re very excited to announce the location for #FootyCon26 in the next few days!!
We won’t tell you just yet… but feel free to have a guess to where we might end up!
The only hint we’ll give you is the answer is in our new logo.
Post your guesses in the comments ⬇️
We won’t tell you just yet… but feel free to have a guess to where we might end up!
The only hint we’ll give you is the answer is in our new logo.
Post your guesses in the comments ⬇️
September 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We’re very excited to announce the location for #FootyCon26 in the next few days!!
We won’t tell you just yet… but feel free to have a guess to where we might end up!
The only hint we’ll give you is the answer is in our new logo.
Post your guesses in the comments ⬇️
We won’t tell you just yet… but feel free to have a guess to where we might end up!
The only hint we’ll give you is the answer is in our new logo.
Post your guesses in the comments ⬇️
Hopefully we’ll be able to announce our venue for #Footycon26 soon. We’ve worked hard to find a venue worthy of the conference and believe we’ve found the right place. Details as soon as we can release them. A historic venue with modern facilities!
September 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Hopefully we’ll be able to announce our venue for #Footycon26 soon. We’ve worked hard to find a venue worthy of the conference and believe we’ve found the right place. Details as soon as we can release them. A historic venue with modern facilities!
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A week ago we had a special night launching our book Histories of Women's Football in Britain and Ireland at the Embassy of Ireland in London. Thanks to Orla McBreen and all the Embassy for making it a special night. Images and a few words on it here: gjfootballarchive.com/2025/09/22/b...
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September 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A week ago we had a special night launching our book Histories of Women's Football in Britain and Ireland at the Embassy of Ireland in London. Thanks to Orla McBreen and all the Embassy for making it a special night. Images and a few words on it here: gjfootballarchive.com/2025/09/22/b...
Congrats to our lead organiser @garyjames.bsky.social on the publication of his two upcoming books!
Hopefully you’ll be able to share all your research on them at #footycon26
Hopefully you’ll be able to share all your research on them at #footycon26
Delighted to say that 2 books I’ve worked on are to be launched this month. Unusual to get 2 launches in the same month. One I’ve co-authored; the other I’ve co-edited. 1 will be launched at the National Football Museum; the other at the Irish Embassy in London. Watch this space.
September 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Congrats to our lead organiser @garyjames.bsky.social on the publication of his two upcoming books!
Hopefully you’ll be able to share all your research on them at #footycon26
Hopefully you’ll be able to share all your research on them at #footycon26
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Welcome to the Bluesky page for the Sport in History journal, the official journal of @bssh.bsky.social that covers all eras & contexts of sports history.
If you want to find out more about the journal or submit a piece, please check our website:
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsi...
If you want to find out more about the journal or submit a piece, please check our website:
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsi...
Learn about Sport in History
Learn about Sport in History aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.
www.tandfonline.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Welcome to the Bluesky page for the Sport in History journal, the official journal of @bssh.bsky.social that covers all eras & contexts of sports history.
If you want to find out more about the journal or submit a piece, please check our website:
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsi...
If you want to find out more about the journal or submit a piece, please check our website:
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsi...
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After our recent arrival here on Bluesky, we’ve continued our expansion of our online presence by joining LinkedIn!
If you are on LinkedIn, please feel free to follow us on there via the link below ⬇️
Likewise, please feel free to share this news where you can!!
www.linkedin.com/company/spor...
If you are on LinkedIn, please feel free to follow us on there via the link below ⬇️
Likewise, please feel free to share this news where you can!!
www.linkedin.com/company/spor...
Sport in History Journal | LinkedIn
Sport in History Journal | Publishing original, archive-based research, historiographical reviews and debates on sport history. | The Sport in History Journal is the official journal of the British So...
www.linkedin.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
After our recent arrival here on Bluesky, we’ve continued our expansion of our online presence by joining LinkedIn!
If you are on LinkedIn, please feel free to follow us on there via the link below ⬇️
Likewise, please feel free to share this news where you can!!
www.linkedin.com/company/spor...
If you are on LinkedIn, please feel free to follow us on there via the link below ⬇️
Likewise, please feel free to share this news where you can!!
www.linkedin.com/company/spor...
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It’s been a few days since I got back from Belfast, but I just wanted to say that it was another great experience co-organising @footycon.bsky.social alongside @garyjames.bsky.social & Conor Murray.
The #footycon community is always great & supportive and I’m Looking forward to #footycon26 already
The #footycon community is always great & supportive and I’m Looking forward to #footycon26 already
June 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It’s been a few days since I got back from Belfast, but I just wanted to say that it was another great experience co-organising @footycon.bsky.social alongside @garyjames.bsky.social & Conor Murray.
The #footycon community is always great & supportive and I’m Looking forward to #footycon26 already
The #footycon community is always great & supportive and I’m Looking forward to #footycon26 already
Thank you to everyone who came along, engaged with online and/or promoted #footycon25, you made this a wonderful conference & we look forward to #footycon26 already.
Whilst we’ll produce a “superthread” later this week, we just wanted to give a shout out to a few people…
Whilst we’ll produce a “superthread” later this week, we just wanted to give a shout out to a few people…
June 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Thank you to everyone who came along, engaged with online and/or promoted #footycon25, you made this a wonderful conference & we look forward to #footycon26 already.
Whilst we’ll produce a “superthread” later this week, we just wanted to give a shout out to a few people…
Whilst we’ll produce a “superthread” later this week, we just wanted to give a shout out to a few people…
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Thoroughly enjoyed presenting about early Argentine international footballer Arnoldo Watson Hutton @footycon.bsky.social in Belfast
June 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed presenting about early Argentine international footballer Arnoldo Watson Hutton @footycon.bsky.social in Belfast
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Pleasure to be part of the conference
Our final paper of this penultimate session of #footycon25 sees Mark Orton
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
June 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Pleasure to be part of the conference
Our last post for today sees the end of #footycon25 with 2 winners being announced, with Gabrielas Rios-Infante winning our day 2 best paper prize & @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser and @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social
winning our conference inclusivity prize, both sponsored by Routledge
winning our conference inclusivity prize, both sponsored by Routledge
June 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Our last post for today sees the end of #footycon25 with 2 winners being announced, with Gabrielas Rios-Infante winning our day 2 best paper prize & @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser and @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social
winning our conference inclusivity prize, both sponsored by Routledge
winning our conference inclusivity prize, both sponsored by Routledge
Sadly, We’re into our final session of #footycon25 😭 but our penultimate paper of the conference sees Wesley Kirkpatrick talking about @arsenalfc.bsky.social manager George Allison & how the club became well versed in their advertisement of the club thanks to Allison’s career in journalism
June 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Sadly, We’re into our final session of #footycon25 😭 but our penultimate paper of the conference sees Wesley Kirkpatrick talking about @arsenalfc.bsky.social manager George Allison & how the club became well versed in their advertisement of the club thanks to Allison’s career in journalism
Our final paper of this penultimate session of #footycon25 sees Mark Orton
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
June 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Our final paper of this penultimate session of #footycon25 sees Mark Orton
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
Up next at #footycon25, we’re looking closer to home with quite a detour as @modernlepra.bsky.social talks through his fascinating journey of exploring Irish roots in Argentine football.
June 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Up next at #footycon25, we’re looking closer to home with quite a detour as @modernlepra.bsky.social talks through his fascinating journey of exploring Irish roots in Argentine football.
We’re back to sole presenters for the rest of the day & our penultimate session of #footycon25 sees Richard McBrearty of @scotfootballmuseum.bsky.social
talking about the case for continuity and innovation in the emergence of Association football in Scotland
talking about the case for continuity and innovation in the emergence of Association football in Scotland
June 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We’re back to sole presenters for the rest of the day & our penultimate session of #footycon25 sees Richard McBrearty of @scotfootballmuseum.bsky.social
talking about the case for continuity and innovation in the emergence of Association football in Scotland
talking about the case for continuity and innovation in the emergence of Association football in Scotland
A change of pace now as we have a panel with @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser & @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social talking about their joint book ‘A most unsuitable game’, released last August and covering the history of women’s football in Scotland
June 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A change of pace now as we have a panel with @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser & @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social talking about their joint book ‘A most unsuitable game’, released last August and covering the history of women’s football in Scotland
We’ve missed a couple of presenters here at #footycon with Christian Schröder & Andrew McFarland talking about the value of education through football and Spanish football respectively
June 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We’ve missed a couple of presenters here at #footycon with Christian Schröder & Andrew McFarland talking about the value of education through football and Spanish football respectively
Up next at #footycon25, we have #footycon veteran and our own Dutch maestro Jan Luitzen discussing early Dutch football between 1885-1899 titled: “A leather ball in Little Manchester: Earliest Dutch Football → EFC PW (Enschede) 1885-1899
June 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Up next at #footycon25, we have #footycon veteran and our own Dutch maestro Jan Luitzen discussing early Dutch football between 1885-1899 titled: “A leather ball in Little Manchester: Earliest Dutch Football → EFC PW (Enschede) 1885-1899
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This is so special!
Thank you @footycon.bsky.social for always being so supportive of my research on diverse football fan cultures and practices (like producing sports romance fiction!). This award means so much to me😊 #FootyCon25 #SportsRomance 💕📚
Thank you @footycon.bsky.social for always being so supportive of my research on diverse football fan cultures and practices (like producing sports romance fiction!). This award means so much to me😊 #FootyCon25 #SportsRomance 💕📚
As we’re just back from lunch, we just want to take a moment to celebrate the joint winners of our #footycon25 day 1 best paper, sponsored by Routledge
, who are Tim Mills, with his paper on @carlisleunited.bsky.social & @kaseysymons.bsky.social
for her paper on romance fiction in the AFLW sphere
, who are Tim Mills, with his paper on @carlisleunited.bsky.social & @kaseysymons.bsky.social
for her paper on romance fiction in the AFLW sphere
June 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This is so special!
Thank you @footycon.bsky.social for always being so supportive of my research on diverse football fan cultures and practices (like producing sports romance fiction!). This award means so much to me😊 #FootyCon25 #SportsRomance 💕📚
Thank you @footycon.bsky.social for always being so supportive of my research on diverse football fan cultures and practices (like producing sports romance fiction!). This award means so much to me😊 #FootyCon25 #SportsRomance 💕📚
As we’re just back from lunch, we just want to take a moment to celebrate the joint winners of our #footycon25 day 1 best paper, sponsored by Routledge
, who are Tim Mills, with his paper on @carlisleunited.bsky.social & @kaseysymons.bsky.social
for her paper on romance fiction in the AFLW sphere
, who are Tim Mills, with his paper on @carlisleunited.bsky.social & @kaseysymons.bsky.social
for her paper on romance fiction in the AFLW sphere
June 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
As we’re just back from lunch, we just want to take a moment to celebrate the joint winners of our #footycon25 day 1 best paper, sponsored by Routledge
, who are Tim Mills, with his paper on @carlisleunited.bsky.social & @kaseysymons.bsky.social
for her paper on romance fiction in the AFLW sphere
, who are Tim Mills, with his paper on @carlisleunited.bsky.social & @kaseysymons.bsky.social
for her paper on romance fiction in the AFLW sphere