The amazing history of Derby Shrovetide Football
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The amazing history of Derby Shrovetide Football

Shrovetide Football talk with Ian Collis author of The Derby Game

Thu 10 Aug 2023

Alvaston Library and Learning Centre

Running Time: 1 hour - approximate, including any interval(s).

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Shrovetide Football talk with Ian Collis author of The Derby Game

The Derby Game
Shrovetide Football was played in Derby for well over a hundred years. Using eyewitness accounts, Ian Collis author of The Derby Game reveals the stories, heroes and villains behind a true people’s game and a rivalry 'that ran in the veins of every Derbeian’.

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