Bibliography of British Sports History

Volume Three - Bibliography of Biographical Studies of British Sportsmen, Sportswomen and Animals

This book is dedicated to Amy and Edward my sporting heroes.

Preface

This bibliography, which lists in classified order national histories of sport(s) in Britain is volume one of a three volumed bibliographical series 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 Two - Local Studies in the History of British Sport (including histories of individual clubs, teams, venues and tournaments (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

Foreword by

Preface

Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

Postscript: A Short Note on Bibliographical Scholarship...............................................

A Few Notes on Sources for Biographical Studies......................................................

Section A Collective Biographies

Aerobatics.................................................................

Angling....................................................................

Archery....................................................................

Association Football.......................................................

Athletics..................................................................

Badminton..................................................................

Ballooning.................................................................

Bear Baiting...............................................................

Billiards..................................................................

Bowling....................................................................

Boxing.....................................................................

Canoeing...................................................................

Caving.....................................................................

Cock‑Fighting..............................................................

Coursing...................................................................

Cricket....................................................................

Croquet....................................................................

Curling....................................................................

Cycling....................................................................

Darts......................................................................

Deer Stalking..............................................................

Dog Racing.................................................................

Driving....................................................................

Eventing...................................................................

Fencing....................................................................

Field Hockey................................................................................................................

Fox‑Hunting................................................................

Gaelic Football............................................................

Game Shooting..............................................................

Gliding....................................................................

Golf.......................................................................

Gymnastics.................................................................

Handball...................................................................

Homing.....................................................................

Horse‑Racing...............................................................

Hurling....................................................................

Ice‑Hockey.................................................................

Ice‑Skating................................................................

Judo.......................................................................

Knurr and Spell............................................................

Lacrosse...................................................................

Lawn Tennis................................................................

Motor‑Car Racing...........................................................

Motor‑Cycle Racing.........................................................

Mountaineering.............................................................

Parachuting................................................................

Polo.......................................................................

Power Boat Racing..........................................................

Punting....................................................................

Rackets....................................................................

Real Tennis................................................................

Rock Climbing..............................................................

Rowing.....................................................................

Rugby League...............................................................

Rugby Union................................................................

Sailing....................................................................

Shinty.....................................................................

Shooting...................................................................

Show Jumping...............................................................

Skiing.....................................................................

Snooker....................................................................

Speedway...................................................................

Squash.....................................................................

Swimming and Diving........................................................

Table Tennis...............................................................

Water Polo.................................................................

Weight‑Lifting.............................................................

Wrestling..................................................................

Individual Biographies

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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.

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. 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.

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:

Collective and individual autobiographies, biographies and memoirs of British nationals and British‑born physical educationists, sportsmen and women including sports artists, broadcasters, coaches, journalists, managers, photographers, punters, referees, trainers and umpires, etc. This includes studies of or by individuals known primarily for their lives as administrators, clergymen, journalists, politicians, etc. but who devoted considerable time to sport and sports related activities and this aspect of their life was represented in the work cited.

Biographical studies of famous 'British' dogs, horses, cars, etc. in respect of their sporting careers.

Biographical studies of expatriates who made their name as sportsmen and women whilst still British nationals living in Britain are included (eg. Athlete Mary Rand ‑ Olympic gold medallist for Britain, but now an American citizen), but not those who moved overseas before establishing their reputations (eg. Cricketer Archibald Jackson ‑ Scottish born but played only for Australia). Similarly, individuals who came to Britain from overseas, established their reputations as sportsmen or sportswomen in Britain and became British citizens are included (eg. Olympic Weight lifter Precious McKenzie ‑ Jamaican born but raised in and competed for Britain before finally settling in New Zealand) but not those who came to Britain established their career with a British club or team but remained foreign nationals (eg. Johnny Giles ‑ who it might be said developed his skills with Manchester United, found fame with Leeds United but played for Ireland and retained his Irish citizenship), including those who represented Britain in international competition (eg.Footballer Gary Bailey ‑ South African born played football for Manchester United and England but retained his South Africa citizenship). British citizens who through employment or for purposes of special training were based overseas (eg. the ice skater John Curry ‑ born in Britain, developed his skills

in the United States but represented Britain in major competition) or through parentage qualified and opted to represent an overseas country in sport (eg.Footballer ‑ John Aldridge ‑ born and raised in Liverpool, established his playing career with British Clubs but opted to represent Ireland in International Competition) are also included. The nationality of most of the horses included in Part III were not known to the compiler but included if it was on British racecourses where they established their reputations.

Excluded from the bibliography are:

Histories of sport(s) in Britain. National histories are included in volume one of the series Nation-wide Studies in the History of Sport in Britain and volume two - Local Studies in the History of Sport in Britain.

Who's Who of individual clubs and teams, including, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These are included in Volumes One and Two under the individual country and sport or club, respectively.

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

Autobiographies, biographies and memoirs of foreign sportsmen and women, cars, dogs and horses, including those who spent a considerable part of their playing career in Britain. This includes studies of famous racing motorcycles and motor cars made famous by British sportsmen/women but designed and manufactured overseas.

Autobiographies, biographies and memoirs of once‑famous sportsmen and women in respect of their other (non‑sporting related) careers as administrators, clergy, politicians, members of the Royal Family etc. For example, biographical studies of Jim Laker as a cricketer and cricket commentator are included and so is a study of David Sheppard as a cricketer. Biographical studies of David Sheppard purely as a Bishop, on the other hand, are not included.

Autobiographies, biographies and memoirs paying little or no attention to sport, despite the sporting achievements or otherwise of the individual.

Studies analysing the technique of individual performers purely from a technical point of view as in a book or article, etc. on biomechanics or kinesiology, etc. Obituaries, testimonial brochures and individual entries from biographical dictionaries. For obituaries from The Times see F. Roberts (ed.) Obituaries From The Times, 1951‑60 (and Supplements, 1961‑70, 1971‑75), (London: Newspaper Archive Developments Ltd.). For a selection of obituaries of cricketers appearing in the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack see: B. Green (ed.) The Wisden Book of Obituaries (London: MacDonald, 1985) and "Deaths Omitted From Wisden' series in The Cricket Statistician (1973 0nwards). Testimonial brochures of cricketers published before 1979 are listed in Padwick (946). For details of individual entries in the Dictionary of National Biography see D. Banks (ed.), A Chronological and Occupational Index to the Dictionary of National Biography (London: Oxford University Press, forthcoming) (this index, which has sportsmen as a separate category, is also available on‑line via Mr. D. Banks at the Department of English Literature, University of Glasgow); and also note that many of the encyclopedias of sport and of individual sports (especially the Hale Series) listed in Part I and the various Who's Who series in Parts II and III contain short biographical details of prominent sports men and women. A list of First Class Cricketers appearing in

Who's Who (1897‑1970) compiled by C. J. Bartlett appeared in The Journal of the Cricket Society 9, 3 (Autumn 1979), 42‑45 and 9, 4 (Spring 1980), 72‑75.

Coaching/instruction manuals except where a substantial portion of the text is of a biographical nature.

Published primary sources such as directories of officers, names and addresses etc.; match reports, 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.), Sport: A Guide to Historical Archives in the U.K. (London: The Sports Council, 1983). This is updated annually in The British Society of Sports History Bulletin. An updated and on‑line bibliography is planned for the future.

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 Stepehn 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 (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)

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)

Biography 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:

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

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).

Biographical Books, 1950‑1980 (New York: R. R. Bowker, 1980).

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

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).

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).

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., 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).

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