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 […]
4th May 201228th September 2023football 140 years of FA Cup final venues The FA Cup final has been synonymous with Wembley since 1923. However, 10 venues have staged finals over the tournament’s 140 year […]
18th April 201228th September 2023Olympics Treading the fine blue line – the length of the 2012 Torch Relay This is a little off-topic, but as SportingLandmarks was inspired by working on the 2002 Queen’s Jubilee Baton Relay that acted as […]
21st December 201128th September 2023athletics, boxing, football, golf, Olympics, rowing, rugby, summer Olympic sports, swimming Will London 2012 give Britain’s sporting heritage its Moment to Shine? The ‘towns on route’ have been announced and 6800 torch bearers have been unveiled. The complex planning process for the 2012 London […]
17th September 201028th September 2023cycling, Olympics Campaign to save 1948 Olympic cycling venue makes progress Updated 18 February 2010: The campaign to save the historic Herne Hill Velodrome is making progress. On 14 February 2011, British Cycling […]
20th July 201028th September 2023Olympics, summer Olympic sports Much Wenlock, the Shropshire GP and the modern Olympics William Penny Brookes was born, lived, worked and eventually died at 7 Wilmore Street in the tranquil Shropshire market town of Much […]
20th July 201028th September 2023gymnastics, Olympics, summer Olympic sports Die Turnhalle: Britain’s first gymnasium The German Gymnasium, originally known as Die Turnhalle, is believed to have been the first purpose built gymnasium in Britain. Designed by […]
24th April 201028th September 2023athletics, Olympics London’s historic marathons The London Marathon is now established as one of the world’s premiere elite marathons. It is also probably one of the biggest […]
15th January 201025th January 2024ice hockey, Olympics, skating, winter Olympic sports Prince’s, Knightsbridge: the first Olympic ice-sport venue This week’s tragic earthquake in Haiti appears to have prompted a tweet from London 2012 linking to a web page that reminds […]
1st November 200928th September 2023museums, rowing Chiswick: the first blue plaque for a British sportsman One of the speakers at the Rowing History Forum at the River & Rowing Museum in Henley on 31 October 2009 was […]
