A project documenting the world's sporting statuary, by @ChrisStrideFIO and @ffion_
University of Sheffield, UK
Joined September 2011
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A statue called “The Hug” in Ashbourne by Neil Hawksworth, depicting the traditional Shrovetide football match that has taken place between the “Up ‘ards” and “Down’ards” since at least 1683. I really must go sometime it looks absolutely bonkers.
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Nutmeg Issue 36 extract
You can read an article from the latest issue on @guardian_sport online today.
@seanccole meets the sculptors behind football statues such as Denis Law, Jim McLean, John Greig and Sergio Agüero
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🛒 You can buy Issue 36 here: bit.ly/435AwXz
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Ashington Leisure Centre has a decent bronze statue of “Wor” Jackie Milburn, one of Newcastle United’s greatest legends. Created in bronze by sculptor John Mills it was unveiled in 1995 but relocated to its current site in 2017.
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I can never resist a statue.
A number will feature in my new book 'Southend to the San Siro' which is out on May 5th, my 20th anniversary of photographing stadiums.
Free print with all pre-orders, details available at
ourstadiumourhome.co.uk/coll…
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As Harry Kane’s statue is unveiled, my piece for The Art Newspaper…The beautiful game? Untangling the tricky relationship between art and football theartnewspaper.com/2024/11/…
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La statue à l’effigie de Bernard Tapie sur le parvis du Vélodrome est prête ! 🗽💙🤍
Elle n’attend plus que des travaux de renforcement et d’aménagement du parvis pour être installée, en 2025.
3000 donateurs se sont mobilisés, dont l’OM, "heureux de s’associer à cette belle initiative".
🆕 via RMCsport
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#STFC Club Legends, Don Rogers, John Trollope, and Joe Butler officially unveiled our 1969 League Cup victory inspired Statue this afternoon 📸
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We restored a statue yesterday that we originally installed in 2016
Sculpture ‘John Woods’ by Stephen Charnock scartworks.co.uk
#bronzefoundry #bronzestatue #restoration #bronzesculptures #leigh #patina
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Congratulations once again to the committee behind the John Rudge Statue.
Your collective hard work and dedication to get to this point has been incredible, and we hope you have all managed to relax now the unveiling has happened!
#PVFC | @ValeSupporters
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One of the greatest footballer sculptures is Peter Hodgkinson’s 2004 bronze recreation of the iconic photograph of the Preston North End’s legendary Tom Finney sliding for the ball on a waterlogged Stamford Bridge pitch in 1954.
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The statue of Emlyn Hughes in his birthplace of Barrow-In-Furness was erected in 2008, some four years after his untimely death from a brain tumour at the age of 57. Fine player notably with 665 games for Liverpool and 62 England caps. This excellent sculpture is by Chris Kelly.
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Great to be back in #Cardiff for #FootyCon24, a visit to the site of Ninian Park, and a delve into some #cardiffcity and #wales #football #history with the fantastic @GlamArchives.
#ninianpark #cardiffcitystadium #footycon #footballgrounds #bluebirds – at Cardiff, Wales
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West Indies icon Sir Charles Griffith was honoured this evening during a glittering ceremony at the region’s Mecca Kensington Oval where his statue was unveiled by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. What a fitting way to recognize his contribution to the island through cricket.
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Congratulations to West Indies legend Sir Charles Griffith - a statue in his honor was unveiled at Kensington Oval tonight
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: The Big Issue has obtained the first pictures of the unseen £7,200 Harry Kane statue, commissioned in 2019 by Waltham Forest Council.
See more photos of the elusive statue below & read why it's yet to be publicly unveiled five years on... ⚽️
bigissue.com/news/social-jus…
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Lots of superb photos and videos of yesterday and it’s really hard to pick a favourite. This one is my favourite and I’ve seen it referred to as “The Flat Back Three.” #afcw #youknowwhatyouare
