Bibliography of British Sports History

Volume Two - Local Studies in the History of Sport in Britain

Preface

This bibliography, which lists in classified order local studies in the history of sport(s) in Britain (including histories of individual clubs, teams, venues and tournaments, is volume one of a three volumed series of bibliographies documenting the literature of British sports history. It is complemented by Volume One - Nation-wide Studies in the History of British Sport (London: Frank Cass, 2001) and Volume Three - Bibliography of British Sporting Biography (London: Frank Cass, 2001). Collectively, they list the secondary works on the history of sport in Britain and comprise the second stage of a three stage project to document the sources for the study of the history of sport in Britain.

The first phase was to identify the different types of sources for researching the development of sport(s) and sport-related topics in Britain, discuss their merits, problems associated with their use, and guidance on how to identify and locate the existence of individual items of potential interest. This was published as History of Sport: A Guide to the Literature and Sources of Information (Frodsham: Sports History Publishing, 1994). A second, updated edition is planned for publication in 2002 (Frank Cass).

The third phase is to document selected primary sources for the study of sport in Britain. The first part, A Selective Bibliography of Printed Primary Sources on British Sport is due for publication in 2002. This lists in classified order the principal contemporary monographs and periodical publications. More specialist indexes include a listing of archive collections Sporting Archives in the U.K. (London: The Sports Council, 1983), manuscripts Index to Sporting Manuscripts in the U.K. (Frodsham: Sports History Publishing 1985) and indexes to prominent 19th and early 20th century journals (already underway but not due for publication until sometime into the future).

The final step will be to establish and maintain an up‑to‑date on‑line bibliography of both primary and secondary sources which may be searched in a number of fields using key words selected from a controlled vocabulary and accessed remotely via the Internet.

In the 10 years which have elapsed since publication of the first edition of this bibliography, sports history has taken giant strides forwards in scholarship and the output of publications has more than doubled. The recognition it now enjoys as an important aspect of our cultural heritage is reflected in the prestigious publishing houses which now have special series and serials on sports history and the fact that most authors no longer feel obliged to justify the subject in the manner they once did.

The growth in literature is reflected in the size of the annual bibliography of sports history publications which I have compiled since 1984. The first one, published in the British Journal of Sports History (later to become the International Journal of the History of Sport) totalled around 150 entries, the one for 1999 is almost 1000. The sheer volume necessitated it being withdrawn from the journal in 1995 and is now published as a separate volume in its own right (Frank Cass, 2001).

The rapid increase in publications in recent years can be explained in part to the fact that during the late 1980s and early 90s, many clubs, leagues and governing bodies have celebrated their centenaries and produced histories to commemorate their achievements. It is also the result of the growing popularity and realisation of the importance and significance of sports history research within academe. Although the number of sports history courses taught within Sports Studies/Physical Education departments has declined, it has mushroomed in departments of history, at undergraduate and post-graduate level, facilitated in part, by the introduction of modular degrees in just about every institution of higher education in Britain. Also, the number of students in higher education in Britain is also nearly double what it was a decade ago and this must have had some impact, and undoubtedly explains the other phenomena, growing numbers of higher degree students pursuing sports history research. A number of recent publications also illustrate the growing interest in sports history within Workers' Educational Associations, local history societies, oral history groups, local authority history units, etc. The public at large are also now demanding to know more about sport in all its facets. Continuous exposure to sport by the media and the growing interventions of the state have engaged more and more of the population in following or better still - participating in sport. These individuals now want to know more about the activities they enjoy, the teams they support and the stars they worship. The growth of IT literacy, the ready access to desk-top publishing software and on-demand printing has helped ensure that the record keeping of amateur enthusiasts, club administrators, etc finds its way into print. The once hand written manuscript deposited within the club archive is today more likely to be word-processed, printed off and distributed to anyone who wants a copy, including the local library.

The result of this increased popularity in sports history is that the 2nd edition of this bibliography is double the size of the first.

Contents

Preface

Contents

Acknowledgements.............................................

Introduction.................................................

Compilation of the Bibliography..............................

Additional Notes to the Compilation of the 2nd edition.......

Organisation of the Bibliography.............................

Using the Bibliography.......................................

Local Studies of Sport

England

East.............................

Midlands.........................

North............................

South ...........................

Individual Counties

Bedfordshire.....................

Berkshire........................

Buckinghamshire..................

Cambridgeshire...................

Cheshire.........................

Cornwall.........................

Cumberland.......................

Derbyshire.......................

Devon............................

Dorset...........................

Durham...........................

Essex............................

Gloucestershire..................

Hampshire........................

Herefordshire....................

Hertfordshire....................

Huntingdonshire..................

Isle of Wight....................

Kent.............................

Lancashire.......................

Leicestershire...................

Lincolnshire.....................

London...........................

Middlesex........................

Norfolk..........................

Northamptonshire.................

Northumberland...................

Nottinghamshire..................

Oxfordshire......................

Rutland..........................

Shropshire.......................

Somerset.........................

Staffordshire....................

Suffolk..........................

Surrey...........................

Sussex...........................

Warwickshire.....................

Westmorland......................

Wiltshire........................

Worcestershire...................

Isle of Man..............................

Jersey...................................

Northern Ireland

County Antrim.....................

County Armagh.....................

County Down.......................

County Fermanagh..................

County Londonderry................

Scotland

Aberdeenshire.....................

Angus.............................

Argyllshire.......................

Ayrshire..........................

Berwickshire......................

Caithnesshire.....................

Dumbartonshire....................

Dumfrieshire......................

East Lothian......................

Fifeshire.........................

Forfarshire.......................

Invernesshire.....................

Lanarkshire.......................

Midlothian........................

Morayshire........................

Orkneys...........................

Perthshire........................

Renfrewshire......................

Roxburghshire.....................

Selkirkshire......................

Shetlands.........................

Stirlingshire.....................

Wales

Anglesey..........................

Breconshire.......................

Caernarvonshire...................

Cardiganshire.....................

Carmarthenshire...................

Denbighshire......................

Flintshire........................

Glamorganshire....................

Monmouthshire.....................

Montgomeryshire...................

Pembrokeshire.....................

Radnorshire.......................

Miscellaneous Clubs, Whereabouts

Unknown..................................

Author Index.............................................

Acknowledgements

Firstly, I would like to reiterate my thanks to the many friends, colleagues and family whose help and support I acknowledged in the first edition.

With specific reference to this second edition, I would like to single out the ongoing support of John Jenkins who for the last 10 years has been a constant source of information, voluntarily plying me with new references and patiently reading through what I have listed to iron out the inevitable mistakes. Andrew Huxtable of the National Union of Track and Field Statisticians, Andy Mitchell of the Scottish Football Association and Jack Williams also deserve a special mention for making this publication and the other in the series much better publications than they would have otherwise been. Professors John Bale, Jeff Hill, Grant Jarvie, John McIlwaine, Gertrud Pfister, Mike Salter, Wray Vamplew and Gareth Williams, all fellow members of the British Society of Sports History, have also provided inspiration and support in different ways at different times. The support of Sport UK in enabling me to attend a number of international conferences where I have benefited from exposure to new ideas and information is also much appreciated.

For writing the Foreword, I would like to thank Professor Wray Vamplew.

Introduction

This bibliography has been compiled to meet the increasing demand by social historians, physical educationists, librarians, journalists, book collectors and all those otherwise interested in publications on the history of sport in Britain for information. Every week I receive many enquiries, to which, unfortunately, I simply do not have the time to respond to. Hopefully, this publication will provide a useful source for many of those enquiries.

The background and history to the project as a whole were outlined in detail in the Preface to the 1st edition and a forthcoming article ('Tales of a Bibliophile...' see below) but basically several bibliographies containing references on the history of sport in Britain already existed, but these were restricted to particular categories ‑ forms of publications (monographs, periodical articles, conference papers, etc.); periods in history (Medieval, Victorian, etc.); individual or groups of individual activities (ball games, water sports, cricket, etc.), geographical areas (East Anglia, London, etc.); religion, race or gender; country, period, language of publication; publishers, library collections; levels of scholarship or some combination of the above. [1] Historical bibliographies, on the other hand, at least until recently, had largely ignored details of sporting literature. [2] Since existing bibliographies are highly selective and/or limited in scope, and because as a whole, they fail to provide comprehensive coverage of the total literature on the history of sport in Britain there was an obvious need for a new compilation of this kind. This is what led to the publication of the first edition in 1991 and now the demand for an updated version.

This bibliography attempts to document all that which has been written in the English language on the history of sport(s) and physical education in Britain nation-wide (including historical reference works). As mentioned in the Preface, it is one volume of a 3 volumed series which collectively in turn comprise the second part of a three‑part project. Its intention is to list all secondary source material (monographs, periodical articles, conference papers, chapters in books, Festschriften, theses, and typescripts), including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian and all those otherwise interested in the development of sport in Britain and its literature.

Before outlining in more detail what exactly is and is not included in the bibliography it is important to clarify a few of the terms used. For the purposes of this bibliography, I have interpreted the term sport in a very broad sense to include all forms of competitive human‑instigated activity involving physical skill, often bound by a set of rules and engaged in for the pursuit of pleasure or other reward. With this definition in mind, it is clear that some activities can be classified as a sport under some conditions but not under others. For example, sailing is a form of human‑instigated activity involving physical skill, engaged in for the pursuit of pleasure, but only counts as sport when carried out under competitive conditions. Although this working definition would include field sports because they are competitive, human‑instigated involving physical skills, bound by a set of rules (however rudimentary), in the pursuit of pleasure, it would not include such activities as chess, bridge or poker. Although they are competitive, human‑instigated activities bound by a set of rules, engaged in for the pursuit of pleasure, they are not primarily physical in nature. Histories of physical education and training have been included because of the manner in which the expressions have sometimes been used to subsume the term sport and because in the correct sense of the term, the physical education/training curriculum has often employed sporting activities to achieve its goals.

A secondary source is regarded as a work passing comment or making judgement on events passed. It is distinguished from a primary source which simply documents or describes decisions, events and states of affairs. By and large, primary sources are written and compiled nearer to the time of the event and therefore cannot offer hindsight with respect to the passing of time. These works which would include such titles as Soccer Skills for Teenagers, Fishing the Test, The Rules of Hockey, etc. are included in the select bibliography of primary sources (see below). Reference works may be regarded as secondary sources listing and or summarising information. Most of these working definitions will become more apparent following examination of the limitations outlined in the next few pages.

Included in this bibliography are:

Reference works such as regional bibliographies containing references on sport.

Local studies published as monographs, periodical articles, conference papers, chapters in books, Festschriften; theses, and even typescripts on the history of sport in Britain including histories of individual clubs, teams, tournaments and sporting venues. Summaries and abstracts published in conference reports have also been included in the hope that where little alternative literature exists they provide a useful lead via the author to other information.

Excluded from the bibliography are:

Publications in the English language published after 31 December, 1999, the cut-off date for the bibliography.

National histories of sport(s) in Britain including histories of governing bodies of sport and national teams. These are included in Volume One - National Histories of Sport in Britain.

Short histories from newspapers revealing no new information and where more substantial literature is known to exist and has already been included in this Bibliography. This would mean that a sketch history of the Grand National appearing in a national newspaper would not be included, but a newspaper history of an obscure village cricket team that had not been previously written about would.

Histories of archery and fencing in warfare, walking in a rambling sense,

cycling, rowing and sailing as forms of transport, etc.

Local and Institutional histories making only passing reference to

sport (ie less than one page).

Biographical studies and memoirs of British sportsmen, women and animals. These are included in Volume 3 - Biographical Studies of British Sportsmen, Sportswomen and Animals.

Published primary sources such as parliamentary papers, annual reports, yearbooks, structure plans, directories of facilities, officers, names and

addresses etc.; rules, newspaper cuttings, newsheets, promotional brochures and

guides, match reports, maps of hunts, etc. unless they were special editions

(eg. centenary yearbook) including some form of historical account. These are

too vast in number to include. A select list of printed primary sources is to be published by the compiler in due course. Some may by traced by referring to R. W. Cox's compilation of 19th Century British sporting literature in The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (Cambridge University Press, 1998) and the guides and bibliographies noted on p. ix and the reference works, special collections, etc. listed at the foot of each section.

Manuscript sources such as diaries. For details of sporting manuscripts in public and selected private collections in the UK, see R. W. Cox (comp.), Index to Sporting Manuscripts in the U.K. (London: The Sports Council, 1983). This is updated annually in The Sports Historian.

Films, videos, oral recordings and other non‑printed materials. See The Films, videos, oral recordings and other non‑printed materials. See The British National Film and Video Catalogue, it is published annually and available at most large reference libraries or the library of the British Film Institute, 21 Stephen Street, London W1P 2LN.

Fiction.

Finally, it is important for the user to appreciate that no quality control has been imposed on the entries included or excluded outside the confines just described. Whilst some works will be of considerable value to the social historian others will offer little help. The policy has been to include everything known to exist, irrespective of availability, size or scholarship. It is the compiler's contention that accurate and reliable studies, regardless of their scholarship, in terms of historical analysis, are often a valuable starting point for the academic historian, if only to identify significant events and personalities. This is especially the case in relatively new and uncharted areas of historical investigation where a wealth of literature does not already exist. More important in the context of this bibliography, however, is the fact that it is also intended to provide a valuable reference source for librarians, journalists, collectors and all other such groups interested in the history of sport in Britain.

In due course, especially when a wealth of scholarly literature has amassed, as one suspects it will on the basis of recent trends, there may be a case for coding entries in terms of scholarship in order to assist the more discerning academic historian differentiate what is likely to be more pertinent to his/her particular interests.

Compilation of the Bibliography

This bibliography has been compiled from an examination of the holdings of many public and private collections in particular:

I. Public Collections

A. National Libraries

The British Library (Reference Division)

The National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh)

The National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth)

B. Local Libraries

Aberdeen, Aberystwyth, Arbroath, Accrington, Alloa, Altrincham, Ashford, Ashington, Ashton‑under‑Lyne, Aylesbury, Ayr, Balivanich, Ballymena, Ballynalinch, Barking, Barnsley, Barry, Basingstoke, Bath, Batley, Bearsden, Bedford, Belfast, Berwick‑upon‑Tweed, Bexley, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bingley, Bodmin, Bolton, Bootle, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brent, Bridgend, Brierley Hill, Brighton, Bristol, Bromley, Burnley, Burton‑on‑Trent, Bury, Bury St Edmunds, Caernarfon, Cambridge, Camden, Cannock, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Chelsea, Chester, Chesterfield, Chippenham, Chorley, Cinderford, Cirencester, Clydebank, Colchester, Coventry, Crewe, Croydon, Cumnock, Cwmbran, Dagenham, Darlington, Derby, Doncaster, Dorchester, Dudley, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dunoon, Durham, Ealing, Edinburgh, Elgin, Elmbridge, Enfield, Epsom, Evesham, Exeter, Falkirk, Farnborough, Farnworth, Fermanagh, Folkestone, Forfar, Fulham, Gateshead, Giffnock, Gillingham, Glasgow (Mitchell Library), Gloucester, Gravesend, Greenock, Grimsby, Guildford, Hackney, Haddington, Halifax, Hamilton, Hammersmith, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Haverfordwest, Havering, Hemel Hempstead, Hendon, Hereford, Hertford, High Wycombe, Hillingdon, Hinckley, Hounslow, Hove, Huddersfield, Hull, Huntingdon, Huyton, Ilkeston, Ilkley, Inverness, Ipswich, Islington, Keighley, Kendal, Knutsford, Lambeth, Lanark, Leamington Spa, Leeds, Leek, Leicester, Leigh, Lewes, Lewisham, Leyland, Lincoln, Liverpool (Picton Library), Llandrindod Wells, Llandudno, Llangefni, London (The Guildhall Library), Londonderry, Loughborough, Lowestoft, Lymington, Lytham St Annes, Macclesfield, Maidstone, Manchester, Mansfield, Margate, Matlock, Melton Mowbray, Merthyr Tydfil, Merton, Middlesbrough, Middleton, Mitcham, Mold, Morpeth, Motherwell, Musselburgh, Nelson, Newark‑upon‑Trent, Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne, Newport (Isle of Wight), Newport (Monmouthshire), Northallerton, Northampton, North Shields, Norwich, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Oakham, Omagh, Oxford, Peebles, Perth, Peterborough, Plumstead, Plymouth, Portadown, Portsmouth, Preston, Rawtenstall, Reading, Redcar, Renfrew, Richmond‑upon‑Thames, Rochdale, Rotherham, Rugby, Runcorn, St Helens, Sale, Salford, Salisbury, Scarborough, Selkirk, Sevenoaks, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Sittingbourne, Sleaford, Slough, Smethwick, Solihull, Southampton, South Shields, Southwark, Stafford, Stirling, Stockport, Stockton‑upon‑Tees, Stoke‑on‑Trent, Stourbridge, Stratford‑upon‑Avon, Stroud, Sunderland, Sutton‑in-Ashfield, Swansea, Swindon, Taunton, Tipton, Tonbridge, Torquay, Tower Hamlets, Trafford, Trearch, Trowbridge, Truro, Tunbridge Wells, Upper Norwood, Urmston, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Wallsend, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Warrington, Warwick, Watford, Wednesbury, Welwyn Garden City, Wembley, West Bromwich, Westhoughton, Westminster, Weston‑super‑Mare, Weybridge, Whitehaven, Widnes, Wigan, Winchester, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Worksop, Worthing, Wrexham, Yate, Yeovil, York.

The A.P. Awdry Collection of Cricket Literature (Chippenham Public Library)

The Reid Memorial Angling Collection (The Mitchell Library, Glasgow)

II. Private Collections

The Centre for Sports Science and History (University of Birmingham)

The Sport England Information Unit (Woburn Place, London)

The Higginson Collection of Books and Periodicals on Hunting and Field Sports (The London Library)

The Horse and Hound Library (The National Equestrian Centre, Stoneleigh, Kenilworth)

The Kenneth Ritchie Memorial Library (Wimbledon)

The Library of The Alpine Club (London)

The Library of The British Olympic Association (London)

The Library of The Cruising Association (London)

The Library of The Fell and Rock Climbing Club (University of Lancaster)

The Library of The Football Association (London)

The Library of The Football League (Lytham St Annes)

The Library of The Hurlingham Polo Association (Hurlingham)

The Library of The MCC (London)

The Library of The Physical Education Association (London)

The Library of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club (St Andrews)

The Library of The Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Edinburgh)

The Library of The Rugby League (Leeds)

The Library of The Squash Racquets Association

The Library of The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (Wrexham)

The Library of The Women Golfers' Museum (Edinburgh)

The libraries and holdings of a number of collectors and dealers too numerous to mention.

An examination of a large number of Current Awareness Publications Indexes and Bibliographical Serials including the following:

Cumulative Book Index (1898 onwards)

Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802‑1907)

Subject Index to Periodicals (1915‑1962)

The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals

Aslib Index to Theses Accepted for Higher Degrees by Universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards (1951 onwards)

Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History (1975 onwards)

'Articles Relating to the History of Wales', published annually in Welsh Historical Review (1960 onwards)

Australian National Bibliography (1971 onwards)

Bibliographical Index on Physical Education, Sport and Allied Subjects (1967 onwards)

Bibliography of Historical Works Issued in the United Kingdom (covering the period 1946‑1975)

'Bibliography of Southern History' (published annually in Southern History)

Bibliography Index (1946 onwards)

'Book Notes and Journal Surveys' (both published periodically in The Journal of Sport History (1974 onwards)

Books in Print (1987)

British Books in Print (1987)

British Education Index (1954 onwards)

British Humanities Index (1962 onwards) (formerly Subject Index to Periodicals)

British National Bibliography (1951 onwards)

Combined Retrospective Index to Journals in History,1838‑1974

Completed Research in Health, Physical Education, Recreation

and Dance (1959 onwards)

Cumulative Book Index (1898 onwards)

'Current Bibliography of Urban History' (published annually in Urban History Yearbook since 1972)

Current Contents (Humanities and Social Sciences)

ERIC RIE Resources in Education (1966 onwards)

CIJE Current Index to Journals in Education (1969 onwards)

Essay and General Literature Index (1934 onwards)

Historical Abstracts a) Modern History Abstracts, 1450‑1914 b) 20th Century Abstracts (1950 onwards)

Humanities Index (1974 onwards)

International Bibliography of Historical Sciences (1930)

International Mediaeval Bibliography (1967 onwards)

'List of Publications on the Economic and Social History of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' (published annually in Economic History Review (1927 onwards)

Monthly Selection of Recent Publications on Sport, Physical Education and Recreation (1971‑77)

Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (1975 onwards)

Master's Abstracts (1861‑1972, 1987)

Physical Education Index (1978 onwards)

Physical Education/Sports Index (1978 onwards)

Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802‑1907)

'Recent Publications in Local History' (published annually in Local Historian) (1952 onwards)

'Review of Periodical Literature and Occasional Publications' (published annually in Northern History) (1964 onwards)

Social Science Index (1974 onwards)

Sociology and Leisure Abstracts (1980 onwards)

Sports Documentation Monthly Bulletin (formerly Sports Information Bulletin) (1971 onwards)

Sports Dokumentation (1974 onwards)

Sports Search (1984 onwards)

Subject Index to Periodicals (1915‑1962)

'Victorian Bibliography' (published annually in Victorian Studies) (1957 onwards)

The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals

Writings on British History (the volumes covering 1901‑1974)

Several of these services were also interrogated on‑line to search retrospectively or to update. Printouts were purchased from SIRLS (an information retrieval system for the Sociology of Sport and Leisure) Files 38 (Social History of Sport and Leisure, Renaissance to Modern Times) and 39 (Social History of Sport and Leisure in Ancient and Medieval Times).

Finally, the contents of a large number of periodicals (including directories and yearbooks) not indexed in any of the above (e.g. Athletics Weekly, Canoeist, Rowers' Almanack, Rugby World, The Swimming Times, etc.) were examined, some of which did and others which did not contain items of interest to the sports historian. Although a start was made to indexing historical items contained within the pages of popular cricket journals and serials (e.g. Cricket World and its predecessors), The Cricketer, The Cricket Statistician, The Journal of the Cricket Society, Wisden Cricketer's Almanack, Wisden's Cricket Monthly, etc.), it was eventually decided that comprehensive indexing in this sense was beyond the scope of this particular bibliography and perhaps worthy of a separate volume of its own to complement Padwick's work (op cit). Items included from popular cricket magazines comprise a select list of mainly recent articles to illustrate the range of articles from those appearing in volumes to which the compiler had ready access.

The proceedings of the following professional organisations:

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH)

British Society for Sports History (BSSH)

Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation History of Sport and Physical Activity Committee

History of Education Society (including the History of Physical Education Study Group)

International Council for Comparative Sport and Physical Education

International Association for the History of Sport (HISPA), since 1990 The International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport (ISHPES)

National College Physical Education Association (NCPEA)

North American Society of Sports Historians (NASSH)

Society for the Study of Labour History

and numerous conferences.

An examination of the following guides and select bibliographies:

Allen, D. R., Early Books on Cricket (London: Europa, 1987).

Altholz, J. L., Victorian England, 1837‑1901 (Bibliographical Handbook Series) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970).

Austin, R., Catalogue of the Gloucestershire Collection Books, Pamphlets, and Documents in the Gloucester Public Library (Gloucester: Gloucester County Library, 1928).

Bartholomew, A. T., Catalogue of Books and Papers for the most part Relating to the University, Town and County of Cambridge (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1912). Baxter, J. H., A Bibliography of St. Andrews (St Andrews: St Andrews University Press, 1926).

Beavan, N. F., Big Game Hunting, Deer Stalking, Game Shooting, Wildfowling, Gamekeeping and Associated Natural History: A Chronological Bibliography Covering the Years, 1413 to 1939 (Chester: published privately, 1982).

Besterman, T., A World Bibliography of Bibliographies (4th edition) (Lausanne, Societas Bibliographica, 1966).

Bilboul, R. R., Retrospective Index to Theses in Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 1716‑1950 (London: Aslib, 1976).

Bowes, R., A Catalogue of Books Printed at or Relating to the University and County of Cambridge from 1521 to 1983 (Cambridge: Macmillan and Bowes, 1984).

Brockett, A., The Devon Union List: A Collection of Written Material Relating to the County of Devon (Exeter: Exeter University Press, 1977).

Brown, L. M. and Christie, I. R., Bibliography of British History, 1789‑1851 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1977).

Carson, W. R. H., 'A Bibliography of Printed Material Relating to the County Antrim and County Borough of Londonderry', F.L.A. Thesis, 1968.

Chiasson, C., et al., Sports Bibliography (Ottawa: Canadian Coaching Association, 1980) (8 volumes) (and supplements).

Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861‑1972 (and supplements, 1973‑82, 1983‑88).

Conisbee, L. R., A Bedfordshire Bibliography (Bedford: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, 1962).

Cordeaux, E. H. and Merry, D. H., A Bibliography of Printed Works Relating to Oxfordshire (Oxford: Oxford Historical Society, 1955) (Supplement 1981).

Cordeaux, E. H. and Merry, D. H., A Bibliography of Printed Works Relating to the University of Oxford (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968).

Cordeaux, E. H. and Merry, D. H., A Bibliography of Printed Works Relating to the City of Oxford (Oxford: Oxford Historical Society, 1976).

Cox, R. W., Theses and Dissertations on the History of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation Accepted for Higher Degrees and Advanced Diplomas in British Universities 1900‑1981 (Liverpool: Bibliographical Centre for the History of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 1982).

Cox, R. W., American Theses on the History of British Sport, Physical Education and Recreation (Liverpool: Bibliographical Centre for the History of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 1982).

Craven, R. R., Billiards, Bowling, Table Tennis, Pinball and Video Games: A Bibliographical Guide (Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 1983).

Cubban, W., A Bibliography of Works Relating to the Isle of Man (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983).

Darroch, E. and Taylor, B., A Bibliography of Norfolk History (Norwich: Centre for East Anglian Studies, University of East Anglia, 1975).

Davidson, J., Bibliotheca Devoniensis (Exeter: Roberts, 1852).

Davies, G., Bibliography of British History, 1603‑1714 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970).

Dickinson, J. S., 'An Annotated Bibliography of Historical Writings Related to Physical Education in National Professional Physical Education Journals and Proceedings in North America During the Last Decade', M.S. thesis, University of Oregon, 1973. Dowling, A., 'A Guide to Sources of Information for the Study of Scunthorpe and District', F.L.A. Thesis, 1976.

Dring, W. E., The Fell and Furrow Books on South Cambridgeshire and the Fenland (Cambridge: Cambridge County Library, 1974).

Gilbert, H. M. and Godwin, G. N., Bibliotheca Hantoniensis (Southampton: Ye Old Book Shop, 1891).

Grant, E. G., Scotland (World Bibliographical Series Vol. 35) (Oxford: Clio Press, 1982).

Gratch, B., Chan, B. and Lingenfelter, J., Sport and Physical Education: A Guide to Reference Resources (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983).

Graves, E. B., Bibliography of British History to 1485 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1975).

Green, E., Bibliotheca Somersetensis: A Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Single Sheets and Broadsheets (3 Vols.) (Taunton: Barnicott and Pearse, 1902).

Green, R. A. M., A Bibliography of Works Relating to Wiltshire, 1920‑1960 (Trowbridge: Wiltshire Library Service, 1975).

Grimshaw, A., The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books, 1851‑1976 (London: The Library Association, 1982).

Halliday, A., 'Blackburn and its Sub Region: An Annotated Bibliography', F.L.A. Thesis, 1976.

Hanham, H. J., Bibliography of British History, 1851‑1914 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1976).

Hannock, P. D., A Bibliography of Works Relating to Scotland (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1960).

Havinghurst, A., Modern England, 1901‑1970 (Bibliographical Handbook Series) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976).

Hewitt, R. G., 'A Bibliography of Blackpool and the Fylde of Lancashire', F.L.A. Thesis, 1964.

Higgs, R. J., Sport: A Guide to Reference Sources (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983).

Hodgson, H. W., Bibliography of the History and Topography of Cumberland and Westmorland (Carlisle: Joint Archives Committee for Cumberland, Westmorland and Carlisle, 1968). Humphreys, A. L., A Handbook of County Bibliography: Being a Bibliography of Bibliographies Relating to the Counties and Towns of Great Britain and Ireland (London: 1917).

Jacobs, P. M., History Theses, 1901‑70 (London: University of London Institute of Historical Research, 1976).

James, T.,

Jessop, F. W., The History of Kent: A Bibliography (Maidstone: Kent County Council, 1966).

Johnstone, J. F. K., A Concise Bibliography of the History, Topography and Institutions of the Shires of Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine (1914).

Jones, E. G., A Bibliography of the Dog: Books Published in the English Language, 1570‑1965 (London: The Library Association, 1971).

Jones, G. L., 'Bibliography of Cardiganshire, 1600‑1964', F.L.A. Thesis, 1967.

Keighley, J. S., PERDAS 1950‑1980: A List of Theses, Dissertations and Projects on Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, Athletics and Sport Presented to U.K. Universities (London: Librarians of Institutes and Schools of Education, 1981).

Kennington, D., The Source Book of Golf (London: Library Association, 1981).

Knight, R., 'A Bibliography of Printed Material Relating to Dartford in the County of Kent', F.L.A. Thesis, 1969.

Krawczyk, C., Mountaineering: A Bibliography of Books in English to 1974 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976).

Kuehl, W. F., Dissertations in History (United States and Canadian Universities) (Vol. 1 1873‑1960, Vol. 2 1961‑ 1970, (Lexington, KS: University of Kentucky Press) (Lexington, KT: University of Kentucky Press) Vol. 3 1971‑1980) (Santa Barbara, CA: Clio Press, 1985)

Lake, F. and Wright, H., A Bibliography of Archery (Manchester: Simon Archery Foundation, 1974).

Loder, E. P., Bibliography of the History and Organisation of Horse Racing and Thoroughbred Breeding in Great Britain and Northern Ireland (London: J. A. Allen, 1981).

Lovesey, P. and McNab, T., Guide to British Track and Field Literature, 1275‑1968 (London: Athletics Arena, 1969).

Malherne, W. A., Chronological Bibliography of Hockey (Johannesburg: Johannesburg Public Library, 1965).

Mallon, B., The Olympics: A Bibliography (New York: Garland, 1984).

Martin, G. H. and McIntyre, S., A Bibliography of British and Irish Municipal History (Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1972)

Mayo, C. H., Bibliotheca Dorsetiensis (London: Whittingham, 1885).

Miller, A., 'A Bibliography of Lanarkshire', F.L.A. Thesis, 1967.

Mitchell, A. and Cash, C. G., A Contribution to the Bibliography of Scottish Topography (2 Vols.) (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1917).

Moore, J. S., Avon Local History Handbook (London: Phillimore, 1974).

Mullins, E. L. G., A Guide to Historical and Archaeological Publications of Societies in England and Wales, 1901‑1933 (London: Athlone Press, 1968).

Murdock, J. S. F., The Library of Golf, 1743‑1966 ‑ A Bibliography of Golf Books (Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1968).

Mutimer, B. T. P., Canadian Graduating Essays, Theses and Dissertations Relating to the History and Philosophy of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation (Trois Riviérés: CAHPER ‑ History of Sport and Physical Activities Committee, 1975).

Neate, W. R., Mountaineering and its Literature: A Descriptive Bibliography of Selected Works in the English Language, 1744‑1976 (Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press, 1978).

Padwick, E. W., A Bibliography of Cricket (2nd edition) (London: The Library Association in association with J. W. McKenzie on behalf of the Cricket Society, 1984).

Pardoel, H. W., A Bibliography of the Art and Sport of Fencing (Kingston, OT: The Author, 1995).

Pargellis, S. M. and Medley, D. J., A Bibliography of British History, 1714‑1789 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951).

Parker, A. G., 'Isle of Wight Local History: A Guide to Sources', F.L.A. Thesis, 1973.

Parker, D. F., An Annotated Bibliography of Newport (Monmouth), F.L.A. Thesis, 1972.

Pitman, E. V., Dorset A Catalogue of Books and Other Printed Materials on the History, Topography, Architecture and Biography of Dorset (Dorchester: Dorset County Library, 1974).

Read, B. J., 'Mountaineering: The Literature in the English Language: A Classified Bibliography', F.L.A. Thesis, 1978.

Read, C., Bibliography of British History, 1485‑1603 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959).

Reading Public Library, Local Collection Catalogue of Books and Maps Relating to Berkshire (Reading: Reading Public Library, 1958) (Supplement 1966).

Redmond, G., 'Studies of the History of Physical Education and Sport', Bulletin of Physical Education, X, 2 (April 1974), 51‑53.

Rippon, C., 'Buckinghamshire: A Bibliography', F.L.A. Thesis, 1972.

Rothwell, C., 'A History of Fleetwood‑on‑Wyre, 1834‑ 1934, F.L.A. Thesis, 1971.

Seddon, P. J., A Football Compendium: A Comprehensive Guide to the Literature of Association Football (2nd edition) (Wetherby: The British Library National Bibliographic Service, 1999).

Sharkie, B., 'A Bibliography of Printed Material Relating to County Antrim', F.L.A. Thesis, 1972.

Shoebridge, M., Women in Sport: A Select Bibliography (London: Mansell, 1987).

Skilling, B. C., 'British Canoeing Literature January 1866‑ January 1966: A Bibliography and Subject Guide', F.L.A. Thesis, 1967.

Sparkes, I. G., The History of Thurrock: A Guide and Bibliography, F.L.A. Thesis, 1965.

Steward, A. V., A Suffolk Bibliography (Ipswich: Suffolk Record Office, 1979).

Taylor, P. J., F.L.A. Theses: Abstracts of all Theses Accepted for Fellowships of the Library Association from 1964) (London: Library Association, 1979).

Thimm, C. A., A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling as Practised by all European Nations from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (London: Lane, 1896).

Toomey, A. F., A World Bibliography of Bibliographies, 1964‑1974 (London: Rowman and Littlefield, 1977).

Whibley, V., 'A Bibliography of Orpington in the County of Kent', F.L.A. Thesis, 1972.

Willis, N. E., 'A Bibliography of the County of Wigan', F.L.A. Thesis, 1965.

and an even larger number of bibliographies published as part of scholarly texts.

Whilst every attempt has been made to make this bibliography as complete as possible, it cannot claim to be comprehensive. Time did not permit a visit to every appropriate library in the UK and there was a small number unwilling or unable to co‑operate in the project. Fortunately, the librarians of many of the collections I could not visit obliged by supplying details of their holdings in the form of microform catalogues or photocopied record cards, etc. covering the appropriate sections containing references to sport. Where visits were made, time did not always allow physical examination of every book in each of the collections consulted (especially where the major part of the collection was held in a remote or inaccessible stack) and there will be histories, especially histories of individual schools, colleges, and other institutions/organisations, the titles of which do not contain the word sport, but which devote attention to the subject in the course of the text. Similarly, there may be a number of histories which never found their way into indexes, bibliographies or library collections.

Full bibliographical details do not exist (in the sense of including details of an author or date of publication, etc.) or were not provided in several of the catalogues, bibliographies and indexes consulted. Although I managed to trace the missing details of some of the published works using such reference sources as The British Library Catalogue of Pri