Football Historians
Top football historians to follow on Bluesky
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@outsidewrite.bsky.social
@rwanysibaja.bsky.social
Cultural historian of Latin America (sports: 🇦🇷⚽️) | Orígen 🇨🇷y 🇺🇸| Director, History Education Program at App State | Enjoy ☕️+🧉| https://rwanysibaja.com [Opinions are my own]
@welsh-football.bsky.social
Publishing the national football magazine of Wales since 1992. Not for profit, volunteer-led and 100% independent. Editor Dave Collins, Rhiwbina, Cardiff www welsh-football.net email info@welsh-football.net
@niallfh.bsky.social
Journalist by day and historian/writer when I can, delving into Highland football and community. In sport, I am a correspondent for Stats Perform, long-serving chair of St. Duthus FC and current president of the North Caledonian FA. Dundee United fan. Dad.
@halbvier.bsky.social
Magazine on 🇩🇪football culture and history for an English speaking audience. Issue 14 hopefully out soon! Email: halbvieruk@gmail.com Visit our store at halbvier.bigcartel.com
@drpetewatson.bsky.social
Academic focusing on Latin American sport and its interrelation with history, politics and society; cricket coach on the side. Find my book, articles, podcasts etc here: https://linktr.ee/drpetewatson.
@wagnerc23.bsky.social
Historian, Writer, Teacher Loves tea (green and black), music and chocolat noir Pearl Jam, Massive Attack, RATM
@footycon.bsky.social
The International Football History Conference AKA FootyCon is a 2-day annual conference that covers Football of ALL codes (Soccer, NFL, Rugby, AFL, etc.). You can join us at our 2025 Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland #FootyCon25
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social
Football writer & podcaster, senior leadership These Football Times Featured @guardian and @athletic Sports nut. World Cup obsessive. Author 'The Nearly Men' & 'Euro 1984' Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw https://amzn.eu/d/5HtKus7
@andymitchellmedia.bsky.social
Scottish football historian. Edinburgh. www.scottishsporthistory.com
@ryan-hubbard.co.uk
Polish Football in English - Polska piłka po angielsku. 🇵🇱⚽🗣️🏴 📚 Author of 'From Partition to Solidarity: the first 100 years of Polish football'. Coach: Braunstone Athletic Foxes U12s. 🟣🦊🟣 linktr.ee/Ryan_Hubbard
@tomvvardle.bsky.social
Campaigner, #NFFC disciple, apasionado de historia, adopted Sotonian. Keep the faith.
@gerrytastic.bsky.social
Bohemian in outlook and affiliation. Football, history, tunes n such.
@cmrlee.bsky.social
Content marketing strategist and copywriter | Football history author, blogger and podcaster (Outside Write) | Cat dad | More 👉🏼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmrlee/
@footpolpodcast.bsky.social
The FootPol Podcast: Where Football Meets Politics. Episodes out on Monday on all the main podcast platforms. We also link here! Hosted by Dr Guy Burton and Dr Francesco Belcastro, https://bsky.app/profile/guyburton.net and @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social
@chrisetchingham.bsky.social
Author of Emancipation For Goalposts: Football’s Role In The Fall Of Yugoslavia out now, likes football from far flung locations, Autistic/PDA which is a pain
@dralexanderjackson.bsky.social
Curator @nfmofficial.bsky.social Former utility DEF. Views my own. 2023 Lord Aberdare Literary Prize Winner for Football's Great War by Pen & Sword.
@80s90sfootball.bsky.social
80s & 90s Flashbacks, Goals, Players, Teams, Kits, A-Z's & Memories. Occasional football writer ⚽️ https://80s90sfootball.wordpress.com/
@paulbrownuk.bsky.social
Writes about stuff: history, football, true crime, rocketbelts. Find me here: https://stuffbypaulbrown.com/
@zbigalke.bsky.social
Husband. Puppy papa. Former pro cook. Unapologetically profane historian of football codes, winter sports, hot dog eating contests, and other pastimes traditional and non-traditional. Visiting Asst. Teaching Professor Penn State Kinesiology he/him
@fionaskillen.bsky.social
Professor in History, GCU. Research: sports & gender history, heritage &volunteering.
@nfmofficial.bsky.social
The official account of England's national football museum. Open in Manchester every day, 10am - 5pm (last entry 4pm).
@jurryt.bsky.social
Specialist in sporterfgoed. Maakte de langste staartdeling ooit: 38,12 meter. De enige Amsterdammer die op Feyenoord is afgestudeerd. Sportgeschiedenis.nl
@bssh.bsky.social
British Society of Sports History promotes the study of sport history and physical education
@brianbunk.bsky.social
I study the early history of soccer in the United States. My book "From Football to Soccer. The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States" is available here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p085871
@footballheritage.bsky.social
Heritage. Identity. Football. We explore the roots, culture and history of the beautiful game. https://www.footballheritage.co.uk/
@garyjames.bsky.social
Historian of sport, focusing on Manchester. Visiting Research Professor at NYU; Honorary Research Fellow at DMU. www.GJFootballArchive.com
@cliomz.bsky.social
Cultural Historian • Anglo-German Heritage & Nostalgia — along the Romantic Rhine (1813-1863) and in Midsomer Murders | MidsomerMurdersHistory.org | @bolztribuene.de | Mezzosoprano | My dæmon is a cat | #M05 #UTB #WhoDat
@chrislepkowski.bsky.social
Academic | sports journalist | author | comms Birmingham City University sports journalism course director. Freelance, FWA member. Ghostwriter of The Third Degree, autobiography of Brendon Batson OBE Sport, media, football finance, politics
@jamespiotr.bsky.social
Journalist and father to a super intelligent alien queen. Author of five books: Engulfed, 1312, The Billionaires Club, Thirty One Nil, When Friday Comes. Co-founder of Delayed Gratification. https://linktr.ee/jamespiotr
@davidhartrick.bsky.social
Author, We Are Terriers contributor, and Errant Thought writer. If anything that’s too many things.
@stusfootyflash.bsky.social
Nostalgic football blog & memories. Published writer. Obsessed with The Impossible Job. David Platt enthusiast. All clips shared from YouTube. ⚽️
@adowniebrazil.bsky.social
Scottish foreign correspondent and author. Biographer of Sócrates. Currently writing a biography of Pelé. Português and Espan̈ol. #GGTTH São Paulo/Madrid/Edinburgh
@rorysmith.bsky.social
The Observer, Men In Blazers, the Monday Night Club, Libero. Author of "Mister" and "Expected Goals."
@jonawils.bsky.social
Author of Inverting the Pyramid, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Names Heard Long Ago and Two Brothers. Editor of the Blizzard. Journalist for the Guardian. Co-host of It Was What It Was: the Football History Podcast. www.jonawils.com
@zonal-marking.bsky.social
@90sfootball.com
The 90s were brilliant, weren't they? Enquiries ➡️ ninetiesfootball@gmail.com.
@outsidewrite.bsky.social
The curious fan’s football blog and podcast. Run by Chris Lee, author of 📕Origin Stories (2021), 📘The Defiant (2022), and 📗Shades of Green (2025). Groundhopping and football culture and history. More 👉 https://outsidewrite.co.uk