Published on: 9 Jul 2021 Jews and Football Members of Hull Judeans Football Club c.1929 • Hull History Centre There’s always been a close connection between Jews and football in the UK. From the late nineteenth century when playing football was a way of anglicising the Jewish immigrants, to the current day when going to shul in the morning and football in the afternoon on a Saturday is a well-known minhag Anglia (Anglo-Jewish custom). In July 2021, when the England men’s team reached the final of the 2020 Euro Championship, the United Synagogue even tweeted, not entirely seriously, that the Trustees had just agreed that if England won, they would rename Cockfosters and New Southgate Synagogue ‘Cockfosters and Gareth Southgate Synagogue’ in honour of the then England Manager. Some of the archives in our network hold items that capture this combination of Judaism and football. Here are just some examples: Albert Goodman (centre) in training with his Charlton teammates, mid 1920s • Jewish Museum London Arsenal Kippah • Jewish Museum London Arsenal programme & clipping • Jewish Museum London Tottenham Kippah • Jewish Museum London Celtic tallit • Jewish Museum London Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh (second on left back row) playing football in Manchester, 1953 • Holocaust Centre North Read more news stories Hidden Treasures: Celebrating the documents, photos and artefacts in British archives that tell the story of Jews in Britain Hull History Centre Communal Records | Historical Documents | Local HistoryNot online The Hull History Centre is a partnership between Hull City Council and the University of Hull. It is open to the public […] Holocaust Centre North (Huddersfield) Communal Records | Family History | HolocaustPartially online Holocaust Centre North is based at the University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Centre promotes Holocaust education through the lived experiences of Holocaust […] Jewish Museum London Cultural | Religion | SocialOnly online The Jewish Museum London is a public museum, with an archive collection of historic Jewish cultural, social and religious items. Archive Description […]