My presentation at #footycon25 in Belfast last month was about 50s Women’s Football in Manchester and I actually covered these tours in that. Sadly, with the Corinthians many have repeated earlier errors and assumed ‘oh it must be them’ when it’s one of several other Manc teams.
Thank you to everyone who came along, engaged with online and/or promoted #footycon25, you made this a wonderful conference & we look forward to #footycon26 already.
Whilst we’ll produce a “superthread” later this week, we just wanted to give a shout out to a few people…
Our last post for today sees the end of #footycon25 with 2 winners being announced, with Gabrielas Rios-Infante winning our day 2 best paper prize & @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser and @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social
winning our conference inclusivity prize, both sponsored by Routledge
Sadly, We’re into our final session of #footycon25 😭 but our penultimate paper of the conference sees Wesley Kirkpatrick talking about @arsenalfc.bsky.social manager George Allison & how the club became well versed in their advertisement of the club thanks to Allison’s career in journalism
At least one Dutchman flying the red-white-and-blue flag 🇳🇱 at #footycon25 😊
Our final paper of this penultimate session of #footycon25 sees Mark Orton
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
Up next at #footycon25, we’re looking closer to home with quite a detour as @modernlepra.bsky.social talks through his fascinating journey of exploring Irish roots in Argentine football.
We’re back to sole presenters for the rest of the day & our penultimate session of #footycon25 sees Richard McBrearty of @scotfootballmuseum.bsky.social
talking about the case for continuity and innovation in the emergence of Association football in Scotland
Up next at #footycon25, we have #footycon veteran and our own Dutch maestro Jan Luitzen discussing early Dutch football between 1885-1899 titled: “A leather ball in Little Manchester: Earliest Dutch Football → EFC PW (Enschede) 1885-1899
This is so special!
Thank you @footycon.bsky.social for always being so supportive of my research on diverse football fan cultures and practices (like producing sports romance fiction!). This award means so much to me😊 #FootyCon25 #SportsRomance 💕📚
As we’re just back from lunch, we just want to take a moment to celebrate the joint winners of our #footycon25 day 1 best paper, sponsored by Routledge
, who are Tim Mills, with his paper on @carlisleunited.bsky.social & @kaseysymons.bsky.social
for her paper on romance fiction in the AFLW sphere
Our final session before lunch on day 2 of #footycon25 sees Brian Griffin discussing Irish Footballers and Irish Football Fans in the British Armed Forces
during the First World War
As we forgot to mention him (our bad) and we want to ensure that everyone gets fair coverage at #footycon25, here is our earlier presentation from Stipica Grgić giving us a very short history of women’s football in the former kingdom of Yugoslavia
Up next at #footycon25, we have Brandon Blakeslee discussing how football and infrastructure (and coffee) brought Colombia together between 1918-48
Session 3 of #footycon25 is underway with @matttayl.bsky.social discussing football and the origins of town-twinning (which you’ll see on almost any welcome sign to a town across the world) in post-war Europe
Our 2nd session at #footycon25 begins with a first time delegate, all the way from Mexico, in Gabriela Rios-Infante, (we’ve apologised to Gabby about the downgrade in weather a lot) who is talking about the philosophy of Women’s football in Mexico through an ethnographic Lens
To round out our first session of #footycon25, we have Russ Crawford, equipped with a colourful Hawaiian shirt to combat this miserable Belfast weather, talking about a history of American football in Northern Ireland
Up next at #footycon25, we have George N Koussis talking about the US & transitional referee networks circa 1962 and how it had implications between not only the US & UK, but the global game as well with @FIFAcom’s involvement as well
You would have loved this presentation @refbooks.bsky.social
Up first on day 2 of #footycon25 is John T Lang talking about his beloved LAFC and how we can explore the identity of the club within Los Angeles
Day 2 of #footycon25 is up and running with @GaryJamesWriter giving us a brief intro of our 2nd day at Windsor Park
One great day over & another great day to go as we get ready for day 2 of #footycon25 at Windsor Park!
Don’t forget to use the above hashtag when posting about the conference and we look forward to seeing all your great posts & pictures from the event 👀📸
Our final presentation of day 1 of #footycon25 sees @andymitchellmedia.bsky.social
discuss the @netflix.com series ‘The English Game’ and how we can look back on the series in a historical context (warts & all) in the 5 years since its release.
Our final session on day 1 of #footycon25 sees Phil Martin (@3eglintonterrace.uk) discussing why he feels that London, compared to many other places in the UK, is the true home of football ⚽️
To round out our penultimate session of day 1 at #footycon25 , we have Mike McGuinness (with his amazing Hawaiian shirt) presenting on tracking football histories through the medium of postage stamps!
What I love so far about #footycon25 (apart from being held in an actual stadium😍) is that no topic seems to be considered "too niche" or somehow of lesser relevance. A wonderful experience in contrast to some more traditional conference cultures.
To round out session #5 of #footycon25 on day 1, @garyjames.bsky.social is showing us a short film on his recent research into the Manchester Corinthians he’s published his book on, with testimonies from the Corinthians themselves
Up next at #footycon25, we seem to be in a romantic mood as @lindseyafreeman.bsky.social talks to us about a brief history of kissing in women’s soccer.
As Lindsey asked our delegates, if you can think of any famous kisses, let us know in the comments below 👇💋
To kick off session number 5 at #footycon25 is one of the biggest supporters of the conference, an always welcomed guest & our sole Aussie representative for this year @kaseysymons.bsky.social talking about HER kind of football (quoting Kasey Here) on the AFLW, Romance fiction & fandom.
To round out this 4th session at #footycon25, we have Iain Adams discussing his research on the Fanshawe Cup from World War 1 and how it links to the Sir Harold Bridgwood Walker Cup
