14th May 20223rd March 2026boxing, cricket, football, J.G. Chambers, rowing, rugby John Graham Chambers & the FA Cup Final conundrum In the 150 year history of the world’s oldest still-contested association football tournament, the second FA Cup final in 1873 was unusual […]
30th March 202229th February 2024athletics, boxing, J.G. Chambers, rowing, swimming John Graham Chambers: the lifeboat conundrum The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was the official charity partner for the 2022 Boat Race. The Chiswick Lifeboat station, one of the […]
19th February 202228th September 2023athletics, J.G. Chambers, Olympics, rowing Conundrums in the search for John Graham Chambers Since I first posted on my research into the life of Queensberry Rules author John Graham Chambers, I have accumulated more than […]
7th December 201728th September 2023athletics, boxing, football, J.G. Chambers, rowing, rugby, shooting, swimming, wrestling Fleet Street’s sporting administrators And a Sporting Landmark destroyed in the Blitz Many people bemoan what they see as the excessive influence television wields over sport, […]
10th February 201628th September 2023athletics, boxing, cricket, cycling, J.G. Chambers, rowing In search of John Graham Chambers Sport’s serial law maker On 10 February 1866, an article appeared in a new weekly newspaper welcoming the establishment of a new […]
19th October 20133rd March 2026athletics, football, J.G. Chambers, rowing Oarsmen who were Founding Fathers of Football Originlly posted October 2013. UPDATED March 2026 26 October 2013 marked the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Football Association at […]
