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Queens Park FC football team 1936. Back row: Campbell (Captain), Dickson, Smith, Hosie, Cross, Grant. Front row: Crawford, Kyle, Dodds, Martin, Soutar. Date: 1936

Birstall Intermediate RLFC rugby team 1934-1935. Back row: Micklefield (Trainer), Carroll (Committee), Rhodes, Morrell, Haigh, Field, Greenwood

Doncaster Rovers FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: Tate (Assistant Trainer), Sharp, Shaw, Vaux, Wharton, Imrie, Jacobson, Rogers (Captain), McLean (Trainer)

Denis Compton and Patsy Hendren at The Oval, London
Denis Compton (1918-1997) and Patsy Hendren (1889-1962) at The Oval, London, coming out to bat in a match between Surrey and Middlesex, 1st innings, Monday 10 August 1936. Date: 1936

SUDAN: CRICKET, 1899. Peace in the Soudan: the first cricket match ever played at Khartoum. Illustration, 1899

London Mayor of London ( Sir Rowland Blades M. P ) Plays cricket at the new sports ground opened by him at Kingston Thames 25 May 1927

Illustration by Edward Wilson for the poem Casey at the Bat, 1888, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
CASEY AT THE BAT, 1888. Illustration by Edward Wilson for the poem Casey at the Bat, 1888, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

BOB GIBSON (1935- ). American baseball pitcher. Pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to victory over the New York Yankees in the seventh and deciding game of the 1964 World Series, at Busch Stadium, St

CEZANNE: CARD PLAYER, c1892. Paul Cezanne: The Card Players. Canvas, c1892

Charleston by Yva
An expressionist photograph capturing the spirit of the 1920s with a charleston dancer, and a black saxophone player capturing the atmosphere of jazz admirably

Charlotte Dod
Lottie Dod (1871-1960) sportswoman, tennis player and five times Wimbledon champion. Excelled in golf, hockey and archery as well as tennis

Listening to Records
A teenage girl with a bouffant hairdo puts her Cliff Richard album on the record player

Futuristic underwater croquet. The players are all wearing diving helmets with oxygen packs on their backs

Cycling sport art 41
Justyna Jaszke

American Football Player Sport Art 6
Justyna Jaszke

American Football Player Sport Art 4
Justyna Jaszke

Fred Clegg, Rugby player. 1890s

English League Division One match at White Hart Lane Tottenham Hotspur 5 v Manchester United 1 Jimmy Greaves of Spurs shoots at goal October 1965

Glasgow Rangers, Photocall, April 1966. Fourteen Rangers players named for the Scottish Cup final (23rd April), from left to right, Provan, Greig, McKinnon, McLean, Watson, Ritchie, Johannesen

PETE SAMPRAS BEATS TODD MARTIN AT THE WIMBLEDON SEMI FINALS JULY 1994 02 / 07 / 1994
PETE SAMPRAS BEATS TODD MARTIN AT THE WIMBLEDON SEMI FINALS JULY 1994 02/07/1994

Middlesbrough 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur, league division one match at Ayresome Park, Saturday 5th February 1977

Young Liverpool footballer Sammy Lee getting his boots ready for the next match. January 1977

Leeds United v Everton, FA Cup 4th round. Final score 1-1. Young goes up with Bell and Hunter but all three miss this Gabriel centre. 25th January 1964

Newcastle United v Manchester City 11th May 1968. League Division One match at St James Park. Francis Lee celebrates a goal cheered by fans. Final Score Newcastle 3 Manchester City 4

Southampton FC, pre season Photo-call, 5th August 1960

Everton footballers Colin Harvey and Howard Kendall sign autographs for young fans. 24th April 1968

Johann Cruyff with Jimmy Johnstone (centre) and James Johnstone junior circa 1982

Eric Cantona Manchester Uniteds striker signalling for the ball

Coventry City Football Club - Alf Wood portrait. Alf Wood: 1935-1959, 246 appearance. FEW players can say they made their final appearance for a club some 20 years after their debut

Catherine Howard, 1935. Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, (1796). Catherine (born between 1520 and 1525, died February 13)

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time

The House of Cards, c. 1736. Artist: Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779)
The House of Cards, c. 1736. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

James Hannan, Welsh international rugby player
James Jim Hannan (1864-1905), Welsh international rugby player who also played for Newport. 1890s

York City FC football team 1936. Back row: Fox, Pinder, Routledge (Captain), Wilson, Speed, Wass. Front row: Green, Banfield, Graham, Hathway, Spooner. Date: 1936

Everton FC football team 1922-23. Back row: Hart, Brewster, Peacock, Fern, McDonald, Chedgzoy. Front row: Harrison, Downs, Irvine, Forbes, Williams. Date: 1922-1923

Ayr Corinthians FC football team 1936. Back row: Watson (Associate Vice-President), Wallace, Watson (Vice-President), Dunlop, McKnight, Steel, Maxwell, Alexander, Lawson, Wallace (Secretary), White

Roman military standard-bearer with the aqulia or signum of the legion, trumpeter and horn player.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Captain F. O. Grenfell V. C. of the 9th Lancers
Grenfell was 33 years old, and a Captain in the 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed during the Action of Elouges took place for which he was

Tennis player Captain A. F. Wilding in caricature
New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian, N. E

JACKIE ROBINSON (1919-1972). American baseball player. Photograph by Bob Sandberg, 1954

GEORGE H. RUTH (1895-1948). Known as Babe Ruth. Ruth selling Tubercular Christmas Seals in the lobby of Keiths Theater in Washington, D.C. 8 December 1921

FLORENCE: FOOTBALL GAME. A game of football in the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. Painting, 16th century, by Stradano

Marie Hall - Violinist
Marie Hall (1884-1956) - Violinist and pupil of Edward Elgar - gave the 1st performance of Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending in 1920 Date: 1907

Russian Villagers drinking tea (poured from a samovar) as they listen to a young gent playing an accordion. Date: circa 1906

Hurdy-Gurdy Man - France Date: circa 1910s

Oxford University Cricket Club Practice Left is M Patten and right is B H Lyon. 30 April 1923

A Christian man and a Muslim man playing chess. Drawing after a 13th century Spanish manuscript illumination
CRUSADES: CHESS PLAYERS. A Christian man and a Muslim man playing chess. Drawing after a 13th century Spanish manuscript illumination

Sir Henry Joseph Wood - English Conductor
Sir Henry Joseph Wood (1869 - 1944) - English conductor and composer, associated with the Promenade Concerts (Proms). 1926

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Babar, the King of the Elephants, and Celeste engage in a friendly game of tennis at Celesteville. This charming illustration from one of Jean de Brunhoff's Babar books takes us back to the 1930s, capturing the joy and camaraderie found in sports. In another iconic moment, Sandy Amoros of the Brooklyn Dodgers showcases his incredible athleticism during the 1955 World Series. As he catches a deep fly ball hit by Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees, Amoros secures victory for his team in this thrilling seventh and deciding game at Yankee Stadium. The year is 1966, and all eyes are on England as they host a soccer match that would go down in history. The intensity on the field is palpable as players give their all to secure victory for their respective teams. Jackie Robinson, an American baseball legend known for breaking barriers with his talent and courage, steals home under catcher Andy Seminick's tag during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies in 1950. This daring move exemplifies Robinson's determination to succeed despite facing adversity. Anfield comes alive as Liverpool faces off against Tottenham Hotspur in an English League Division One match. The passion and skill displayed by both teams make this encounter one to remember. Traveling back to 1936, we find ourselves amidst Dulwich Hamlet FC football team. These dedicated athletes showcase their love for the sport while representing their club with pride. From book covers to real-life action: Play the Game Football book cover captures our imagination with its depiction of players engaged in intense competition on the pitch. Satchel Paige stands tall as an American baseball player who defied expectations throughout his career. His remarkable skills left audiences awestruck as he dominated games with finesse and power. Alex Higgins graces our list as a legendary snooker player whose precision shots captivated fans worldwide. His talent and charisma made him a true icon of the sport.