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Richmond Cricket Club

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Their website. Old Deer Park has been the club's headquarters since 1864.

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Richmond Cricket Club

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Old Deer Park clubhouse

This clubhouse was built in 1969 with funds given by members and friends of t...

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Jules Rimet

Jules Rimet

Football administrator. Born in eastern France. Initially a lawyer, in 1897 he started a sports club called Red Star which did not discriminate against individuals on the basis of class. He was inv...

Person, Law, Sport / Games, France

1 memorial
Leyton Orient Football Club

Leyton Orient Football Club

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Sophie Hannah Marguerite Hosking, MBE

Sophie Hannah Marguerite Hosking, MBE

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1 memorial
Football Association

Football Association

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Group, Sport / Games

2 memorials
C. B. Fry

C. B. Fry

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Blue Plaque Rebellion

Blue Plaque Rebellion

Writing her book 'Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives' Anna Kessel, was shocked at the lack of recognition for sportswomen from the past. Hence the Blue Plaque Rebellion, set up with the...

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Sir Mansfield Cumming

Sir Mansfield Cumming

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Chinese Polo Players

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Nicaraguan Revolution

Nicaraguan Revolution

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