Who We Are

Welcome to the website for the British Society of Sports History. Our purpose is to promote the study of the history of sport.

Our work includes activities as diverse as encouragement of research within and beyond academic settings, support for the preservation of the sporting record, collaboration with the museum and heritage sector, promotion of the study of the history of sport in higher and further education as well as by those in secondary school, and engagement with the broader public media.

As part of this promotion, we organise an annual conference and publish the journal Sport in History, as well as work with the broader sports history community to organise and support local and regional activities. Alongside these activities, we are building and supporting networks of post-graduate students and links with other social history groups.

The BSSH has members across the world, and we welcome anyone with an interest in the history of sport to our website and hope the material here is both interesting and useful for you. We are committed to sharing ideas, information and a passion for the study of the history of sport in a wide range of historical settings, and invite you to join us in these efforts.

The Committee

Chair: Dr Carol Osborne, Leeds Met Univ. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Vice-Chair: Dr Fiona Skillen, Univ of Central Lancs.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Past Chair: Dr. Malcolm Maclean, Univ of Gloucs. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sec: Dr. Stacey Pope, University of Bedfordshire. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Treasurer: Pearse Reynolds FCMA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Memb. Sec/Bulletin Editor: Dr. Frank Galligan. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sport in History Editor: Dr. Matthew Taylor, De Montfort University. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Schools' Liaison: Richard Boddie. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Aberdare Literary Prize: Dr. Dilwyn Porter. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Network Development Officer: Dion Georgiou. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it