Edwardian Sports

First-ever footage of Manchester United in a tense Edwardian football fixture.

A truly impressive exhibition of calisthenics from two teams of girls - perhaps an early talent contest?

Scenes from the summer final between the Leander and Berlin rowing clubs.

Exciting scenes of amateur cycling's 'Race of Champions' at Manchester's Fallowfield track.

The earliest surviving Merseyside derby on film catches two of Everton's goals in a 3-1 home win.

The annual championship meeting of England's premier athletics association.

Rare film of Manningham FC's days as a rugby club, in a hard-fought contest at Dewsbury's Crown Flatt ground.

The 1900 Grand National winner at home with his trainer in County Kildare

An Edwardian First Division football match played at Blackburn's Ewood Park Stadium.

Blackburn Rovers play at home at Ewood Park to an unidentified team in an Edwardian football fixture.

Bolton Wanderers overpower the shortlived Burton United at Burnden Park under rainy skies.

Bradford City's first ever home league game after switching from rugby to football in 1903.

Cambridge undergrads reach new heights!

Edwardian oarsmen get some last minute practice in before the big race.

An Edwardian contest between teams representing the English and Irish Football Leagues, with plenty of goal-line action.

The camera is a welcome distraction to the spectators of a home defeat at Goodison Park.

None of the goals but plenty of action in a 4-1 home win to Everton.

A rugby league game shows the sport in transition, on a bitterly cold day.

Hull City football club plays a friendly match in their inaugural season.

A misty afternoon's rugby match draws a large crowd.

A less-than-serious Leeds team take a four-goals-and-two-tries battering from Hunslet.

Schoolboy footballers fight it out at Ewood Park.

Spectators enjoy a day at the races in Edwardian Manchester.

An Edwardian Rugby League final pits Lancashire against Yorkshire.

A delightful day out on the water as Edwardian rowers mess about on the River Hull.

Early league football, with the team who will become Birmingham City losing at Anfield in a relegation year.

Over a hundred Edwardian athletes gather for a gruelling walking race.

An Edwardian football match at Newcastle's St James' Park ground.

The game is held up for the camera to do a full tour of the cheering crowds at Trent Bridge, Notts County's home until 1910.

The evolution of Rugby League in a top of the table match between rival Lancashire clubs.

Early football giants Preston and Villa face up in an epic Edwardian contest.

Preston triumph at Deepdale in an Edwardian contest between two of England's oldest football teams.

The Lillywhites take on the Wolves at Deepdale, watched by a large crowd and the club mascot.

A ropey pitch and worse goalkeeping in a typical non-league football derby in Edwardian Yorkshire.

Runcorn, Lancashire Senior Competition winners in 1900 and third in 1901, face a fierce challenge from visiting St Helens.

Batley go down to Lancashire rivals Salford in the very first season of the Northern Rugby League.

Sparkling images of fans and players at an Edwardian fixture at Sheffield's Bramall Lane.

Crowds gather on a sunny Saturday to watch sports including running, jumping and cycling.

The crowds at Knowsley Road await a Rugby league match between the Saints and the Lions.

A resounding win for Sunderland in the FA Cup, urged on by an enthusiastic band.

A hard-fought North East derby in the Edwardian First Division.

Edwardian spectators and bookies enjoy an exciting day of horse racing.

Oarsmen compete along the River Lee in early 20th century Cork.

International football action in front of an enthusiastic home crowd in Wrexham.

The entry of the teams and action from both halves of an Edwardian football game at Ewood Park.

Match action and scenes of an Edwardian rugby crowd at Warrington's Wilderspool stadium.

A team demonstrate their skills in the increasingly popular sport of water polo.

A large and lively crowd watches an Edwardian Second Division football match at Burnley's Turf Moor ground.

Spectral images of a football match at Bolton's Burnden Park.