The Football Collective began with a group of regionally local people meeting up to discuss research and socialise. In 2020…
Pedestrian activity around urban sport facilities in an era of physical distancing by @GJ2PHD #football #stadium
By Gidon Jakar Sports leagues and tournaments came to an abrupt stop during March 2020 as Covid-19 spread throughout…
JBG? – HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA IN SPORT SURVEY.
‘message from Lindsay England from Just a BallGame?, Friday’s Football Collection session guest’ Violence, Harassment and repression of LGBT+ people…
Be careful what you wish for: the return of the Premier League juggernaut
By Mark Doidge The Premier League juggernaut has turned on the ignition. The engine is fired up after three months…
Mapping Irish Football – Still Live!
This is a call for all football historians that may have come across references to Irish women’s football of any…
Player heights – Can you help us?
by Adrian Bell, University of Reading; James Reade, University of Reading; Richard Steckel, Ohio State University; & John Wilson, University…
On this day: England women lose on penalties
Celebrating the anniversary of the first Final of the European Championship for Women 27 May 1984: England women’s national teams…
Paul Widdop announced as the new Chair of The Football Collective
In February 2016 we sat around a table, under glorious Manchester sunshine, talking about the problems friends and colleagues were…
Andy Carmichael, Anthony May, Ryan Thomas and Dan Parnell discuss Grassroots Football
As part of our FBC Sessions we are running a number of grassroots football specials #GrassrootsFootball Each session will discuss…
FBC Sessions: Interview with Maggie Murphy of Lewes FC with Alex Culvin and Dan Parnell
As part of our FBC Sessions we welcomed Maggie Murphy (General Manager at Lewes FC @MaggieMrphy) and also runs @EPFinitiative.…
Cyclone hits the Bay of Bengal: an appeal to members
As the world is going through an unprecedented crisis as a result of Covid-19, people in Kolkata and its suburbs…
There are too many football pitches in England
By Andy Carmichael Thanks, nice knowing you, was he on a retainer from a housing developer…I think I should swiftly…
FBC Sessions: Grassroots football special – Josh Dean, Jim Keoghan, Les Crang, Dave Webber & Sean Hammill
Grassroots football special – Josh Dean, Jim Keoghan, Les Crang, Dave Webber & Sean Hammill
“There was no consultation, absolutely outrageous, someone just pressed a button and sent an email.” Covid-19 and Grassroots Football, Beckenham Town and beyond
By Les Crang In March 2020, Beckenham Town FC sat top of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division. On…
Football, players, contracts and COVID-19: The Perspective of an out of contract Professional Female Footballer during the Pandemic.
By Becky Easton Covid19 continues to cause unimaginable and irreparable suffering and damage to lives, families and communities across the…
As football returns in empty stadiums, four graphs show how home advantage disappears
By Carl Singleton, Dominik Schreyer & James Reade Original published here. For millions of football fans, we’ve had nothing but…
Football and security with Jan Andre Ludvigsen
As COVID-19 kicked in, Jan missed the opportunity to come and present to on an ‘Away from the numbers’ session…
Watch: ‘Not a charity’: The state of play in the Premier Leagues CSR Management, Josh Dean
FBC Sessions: an interview with Tom Webb on his sports match official research
Read Toms latest commentary article Sports match official research: an evolving narrative, positioning future research published in Managing Sport and…
The FBC Sessions: Discussing Football Fan Engagement Projects: Action, Participation and Club Ownership debates
On Wednesday 6th we hosted our third FBC session was on the topic: ‘Discussing Football Fan Engagement Projects: Action, Participation…
50 Years since Corinthian Nomads versus Dundalk Ladies (England v Ireland)
New FBC Session this Sunday – 10th May – join us for a 3pm Kick Off. In this event we will…
