
Max Portman
@whuhistorian
@westham fan & @humanities_chi PhD candidate focusing on West Ham since the 1980s @BritSportHisSoc Membership Secretary. @SportinHistory1 podcast editor. He/Him
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Thanks again to The Call of Everton for having me to talk about my predictions for todayâs game. Should be a great game seeing itâs a six pointer and thereâs plenty to play for


Looking forward to visiting this exhibit today at Valence House to see this and see all the hard work Steve Bolton has put into what is sure to be a great exhibit!

Great to see the womenâs football exhibit at Valence House today, put together by the awesome Steve Bolton AKA Steve Bolton. Great to learn about early womenâs football & the history of East London/Essex during this period. Check out Steveâs work if you havenât already!


Today marks 50 years since West Ham United won their 2nd FA cup in 1975 beating Fulham Football Club 2-0 in the final at the old Wembley Stadium. Hereâs a thread I wrote two years ago that covers the cup run to the final & the final. Hope you enjoy âď¸

Join us in 2 weeks time as Noemi Steuerwald of Universität Bern presents her work at Institute of Historical Research on Leisure, Class, and Social Hierarchies: Equestrian Sport as a Symbol of Power and Exclusion in the Victorian Era. You can sign up for the seminar below: history.ac.uk/events/leisureâŚ

Join us for our latest episode with the amazing Katharine Worth of the University of Western Australia & Silverstone Museum about her PhD research on nationalism in British motor racing since 1894 & her work at the museum! Listen now via the link below: shows.acast.com/sport-in-histoâŚ



There's ONE DAY left to register for our next seminar on June 2nd that sees Neomi Steuerwald of Universität Bern present her work on Equestrian Sport as a Symbol of Power & Exclusion in the Victorian Era Please register via this link by TOMORROW at 6PM : history.ac.uk/events/leisureâŚ


For those unable to attend our Sports & Leisure History Seminar series on Monday, our latest episode remedied this & sees Noemi Steuerwald of Universität Bern presents her work on Equestrian sport in the 19th & 20th centuries shows.acast.com/sport-in-histo⌠or wherever you get your podcasts.

FOOTYCON 2025 - 13+14 June - Amazing conference with Dr Gary James Max Portman at Windsor Pk where my Granny played in 1925 against #CarmenPomies + #MollySeaton Conor Heffernan/@physcstudy.bsky.social Football and War justaballgame? BSSH Sporting Heritage â˝ď¸đx.com/FootyCon/statuâŚđâ˝ď¸


Superb Podcast from Football Heritage with Alex Football and War Wide ranging chat about symbiotic rel between war+identity+football Football and War justaballgame? David Kilpatrick Max Portman justaballgame? The Wandering Tractor đâ˝ď¸youtu.be/t8SlMVGigXc?siâŚâ˝ď¸đ


My cousin Skye Portman is an amazing and wildly talented human being who has put together this photography exhibit on indie wrestling! Please support this awesome woman who weâre all so proud of and check out her work â¤ď¸

Our next seminar is only 2 weeks away, where weâll be joined by Tamsin Johnson of Nottingham Trent University will be presenting her paper titled: Visions of Feminine modernity: Cycling, Self-Propulsion and power (1880-1939). Please sign up via the link below âŹď¸ history.ac.uk/events/visionsâŚ

Tudor Playersâ The Invincibles â 11 June 2025, Library Theatre â Last Night I Dreamt Of⌠đâ˝ď¸đshare.google/2BuFukMyQk5k6RâŚđâ˝ď¸đ Fab Review of 'The Invincibles' Football and War justaballgame? David Kilpatrick Max Portman Invincible Books Steve Bolton đKnowsley St Helens Girlsđ


Itâs been a few days since I got back from Belfast, but I just wanted to say that it was another great experience co-organising FootyCon alongside Dr Gary James & Conor Murray. The #footycon community is always great & supportive and Iâm Looking forward to #footycon26 already



It was a great privilege to be interviewed by the BSSH podcast Sport in History about my new book The Trillion Dollar Conman. Huge thanks to Max Portman for making it such an enjoyable experience. Listen here: #history #podcast #TrueCrime sportinhistory.org/categories/podâŚ