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200 years of football in Edinburgh

When & Where

National Records of Scotland
Wednesday, 4 December 2024 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
HM General Register House , 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh , Online, EH13YY

Event Details

Speaker: Andy Mitchell, Sports Historian

This year marks 200 years since the Foot-Ball Club kicked off in Edinburgh, the world’s first known organisation dedicated to football. It was founded in December 1824 by John Hope, whose meticulous records of the club’s activities are preserved in the National Records of Scotland (NRS) among his extensive personal archive. This talk will celebrate the club’s bicentenary by exploring its origins, its members and its legacy, placing it firmly in the pantheon of association football heritage.

This talk is a hybrid event. You can book either an in-person, or online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/200-years-of-football-in-edinburgh-hybrid... [1]

For those attending in-person a small display of original records will be on show from John Hope’s archive. There will be time for questions at the end.

Contact

Jocelyn Grant
education@nrscotland.gov.uk [2]

Costs

Free

Event Location

View larger map [3]

HM General Register House
2 Princes Street
Edinburgh
Online
EH13YY
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Links
[1] https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/200-years-of-football-in-edinburgh-hybrid-event-tickets-1050483312867?aff=oddtdtcreator [2] mailto:education@nrscotland.gov.uk [3] https://maps.google.com/maps?q=EH13YY&hl=en&z=14&t=m