Matt Taylor
@matttayl.bsky.social
Historian of sport and other things. Director of International Centre for Sports History and Culture, De Montfort University
Author of Sport and the Home Front (2020) and World of Sport (2024)
Author of Sport and the Home Front (2020) and World of Sport (2024)
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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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3/3 Manchester City FC legend, Colin Bell. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, Dr Gary James @garyjames.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #MCFC
June 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
3/3 Manchester City FC legend, Colin Bell. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, Dr Gary James @garyjames.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #MCFC
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2/3 Footballer and broadcaster, Jimmy Greaves. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Dilwyn Porter www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #football #jimmygreaves
June 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
2/3 Footballer and broadcaster, Jimmy Greaves. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Dilwyn Porter www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #football #jimmygreaves
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4/4 Former British and European champion boxer, Kirkland Laing. Known as the 'Gifted One', he won 43 of his 56 fights as a professional. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #boxing
June 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
4/4 Former British and European champion boxer, Kirkland Laing. Known as the 'Gifted One', he won 43 of his 56 fights as a professional. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #boxing
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3/4 Athlete, textile designer and entrepreneur, Ron Hill, Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #running
June 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
3/4 Athlete, textile designer and entrepreneur, Ron Hill, Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #running
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2/4 British Boxer Brian Harper (known as Brian London) - English heavyweight title holder between 1944 and 1945. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #boxing
June 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
2/4 British Boxer Brian Harper (known as Brian London) - English heavyweight title holder between 1944 and 1945. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #boxing