Andy Mitchell
@andymitchellmedia.bsky.social
Scottish football historian. Edinburgh. www.scottishsporthistory.com
She is buried at Erith Cemetery with no permanent memorial www.findagrave.com/memorial/190...
Emma Jane Clarke Porter (1871-1925) - Find a Grave...
Emma was born in Plumstead, Kent around December 1871 to John and Caroline Clarke.The 1891 census recorded her working as a domestic Nurse.I'm informed that she was a player in the British Ladies Foot...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
She is buried at Erith Cemetery with no permanent memorial www.findagrave.com/memorial/190...
Yeah, well that's why I'm not Chancellor 🥺 But you get my drift.
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yeah, well that's why I'm not Chancellor 🥺 But you get my drift.
Would probably be much more cost effective (and politically popular) to raise the personal allowance to £1 less than state pension.
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Would probably be much more cost effective (and politically popular) to raise the personal allowance to £1 less than state pension.
And we're off.
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And we're off.
Nearly there. The ground staff are covering the old lines with grass cuttings.
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Nearly there. The ground staff are covering the old lines with grass cuttings.
And I wonder if this accreditation still works?
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
And I wonder if this accreditation still works?
Thanks for the nice comments. There is considerably more evidence about Edinburgh, showing that it was a hotbed of football throughout the 19th century, putting Glasgow in the shade. See www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
The birth of football in Edinburgh
Today I gave a talk on The Birth of Football in Edinburgh , describing the early development of the sport in Scotland's capital up to the formation of the city's first association football clubs in...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Thanks for the nice comments. There is considerably more evidence about Edinburgh, showing that it was a hotbed of football throughout the 19th century, putting Glasgow in the shade. See www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
You can get links to the free ebook telling Carl Hansen's story at this link www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
Carl Hansen's wartime experiences have just been translated
Over a decade ago I wrote a blog about the biographies of Danish footballer Carl Hansen , who had played in Scotland for Rangers in the 1920s. Better known as Carl Skomager ('shoemaker'),...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
You can get links to the free ebook telling Carl Hansen's story at this link www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...