Oldest UK sport: What is it?
Sharon Bradtke
2025-05-04 05:37:01
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From the accounts of the Lord High Treasurer during the reign of James IV, dated 11 April 1547, there is an order from Stirling, 'giffin to Jame Dog to buy fut ballis to the King.' Many people find it hard to believe that the oldest football in the world is in a small museum, and is the property of the people of Stirling. It was found during enabling works in 1981, when it was gifted to the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum. Football was quite a rough sport in the 16th century and there were several pieces of legislation discouraging it, as it detracted from military service. Made of a pig’s bladder, it would not otherwise have survived.
Mackenzie Streich
2025-04-26 23:39:05
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The Antient Silver Arrow, a tournament first held at Scorton in North Yorkshire in 1673 and still contested annually, claims to be the longest established sporting competition in the world.
Elmo Towne
2025-04-26 20:34:26
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The Carlisle Bells have earned their place in history as the oldest sporting trophy in the world. Dating back to 1559, when the coveted bells were first awarded, this prize originated in Cumbria, England. The Carlisle Bell is a historic British flat horse race.
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