Here's some books about sport from our #GorsedhKernow collection for National Sporting Heritage Day #NSHD26

Our collections include Cornish #SportingHistory across a range of sports from rugby and football, to wrestling and gig rowing.

The special collections are open to browse, 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri.

Looking forward to a new year of swimming history.... And some actual swimming, at historic baths in Glasgow and beyond! #Swimming #SportingHistory #SportingHeritage #SwimmingHistory #Glasgow

A fax from a young fan sent to the 🇨🇿 Czech Republic's ice hockey team during their incredible underdog gold medal victory in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. 🏒 🇯🇵

It depicts the legendary goaltender Dominik Hašek, who was key to the team's success. #sportinghistory

What a treat to chat with Mark Stephen from BBC Radio Scotland about historic swimming in the Clyde, at the very spot on Glasgow Green where there was once a set of diving boards! Listen at 1:18:46 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #GlasgowGreen #swimming #OutdoorSwimming #UrbanSwimming #SportingHistory

With the #WorldCup approaching, Pete Usher looks at the near miss moments in #PremierLeague #history where iconic #football clubs could have ceased to exist. #WhatIf #AlternateHistory #SportingHistory #FootballHistory www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/how-to-...

Congratulations, @brendan_author
on the publication of 'The Game That Would Be King' - OUT NOW in the UK & US!!! Enjoy publication week!
#soccerhistory #publicationday #newrelease #soccergifts #sportinghistory #sportsgifts

Boxing Day football survived as the big festive tradition, but Christmas Day football quietly slipped into history. #sportinghistory #sportingheritage

📖 Main source: “What happened to football on Christmas Day? The lost history of a Victorian tradition” – Paul Brown, FourFourTwo (2024).

From Victorian pioneers to modern-day sell-out crowds, Boxing Day sport has stayed woven into the fabric of British festive life.

Source**:** The Guardian “How Boxing Day sport became a permanent fixture in our hearts” (Rob Bagchi, 2011)

#boxingdayfootball #sportinghistory #sportingheritage

Following the successful launch of 'A Most Unsuitable Game' at the Wigtown Book Festival, another event took place on Wednesday at the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Participants included Elsie Cook and Eddi Reader. #SportingHistory #WomensFootball #WomensHistory

The Edgbaston Priory tennis club is celebrating its 150th anniversary and seeing as today is #NSHD2025, here’s a photo of Wimbledon Champion Dorothy Round winning the club trophy against World No 1 Antia Lizana in 1937. Ref - WK/E1/1215 #sportinghistory #EdgbastonPriory #LibraryofBham

1/2 Great toolkit, shared on X, thanks @sportinghistory

www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/tool...

The principles and practical tips apply to preserving #OccupationalTherapy heritage too.

Here's a #sportinghistory nugget for you @sportingheritage.bsky.social

Discover the incredible story of Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp's neck-and-neck finish in the inaugural Daytona 500. #Daytona500 #NASCARHistory #LeePetty #JohnnyBeauchamp #PhotoFinish #RacingLegends #MotorsportDrama #NASCAR #SportingHistory #RacingFacts

It’s one of the most enduring stories of football’s ability to bring people together, even in wartime, even on frozen ground. #footballandwar #festivefootball #sportinghistory #sportingheritage

Source:
Imperial War Museum “The Real Story of the Christmas Truce”

Today, Boxing Day football remains a uniquely British tradition, unlike most European leagues that pause play entirely for the holidays.

#sportinghistory #boxingdayfootball #sportingheritage

Source: FIFA Museum – “Why the Brits play football on Boxing Day” by Guy Oliver

Okay I'm looking for accounts that do #sportinghistory or #videogamehistory to create a list for my feed.... Anyone?