Mark Orton
@markaorton.bsky.social
Sports Historian, content provider and writer with PhD in sports history, short-listed for the 2024 Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for my book La Nuestra: Football and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Argentina
Just finished @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social book on Euro 1984.
Simply the best football book I have read for many a year. Well researched and beautifully written, it is an excellent resource for a couple of book ideas I am working on
Simply the best football book I have read for many a year. Well researched and beautifully written, it is an excellent resource for a couple of book ideas I am working on
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Just finished @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social book on Euro 1984.
Simply the best football book I have read for many a year. Well researched and beautifully written, it is an excellent resource for a couple of book ideas I am working on
Simply the best football book I have read for many a year. Well researched and beautifully written, it is an excellent resource for a couple of book ideas I am working on
Delighted that my new book on the Argentine national team, including chapters on the women's team from the 1971 World Cup, is being published next May and is available for pre-order now
October 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Delighted that my new book on the Argentine national team, including chapters on the women's team from the 1971 World Cup, is being published next May and is available for pre-order now
Delighted to have my article on the growing pains of professional women's football in Argentina published in @lareinamagazine.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Delighted to have my article on the growing pains of professional women's football in Argentina published in @lareinamagazine.co.uk
29 years ago this week @riverplateoficial.bsky.social won its second Copa Libertadores. Read all about it in my book El Más Grande
June 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
29 years ago this week @riverplateoficial.bsky.social won its second Copa Libertadores. Read all about it in my book El Más Grande
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My piece on athlete Ron Hill (1938-2021) is now in Oxford DNB. Hill gained multiple honours in cross-country and distance running, and used the skills from his PhD in textile design to create a clothing range. Oxford DNB is a subscription service: check your library www.oxforddnb.com/newsitem/894...
June 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
My piece on athlete Ron Hill (1938-2021) is now in Oxford DNB. Hill gained multiple honours in cross-country and distance running, and used the skills from his PhD in textile design to create a clothing range. Oxford DNB is a subscription service: check your library www.oxforddnb.com/newsitem/894...
Pleasure to be part of the conference
Our final paper of this penultimate session of #footycon25 sees Mark Orton
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
once again regaling us with his research on Argentinian football as he tells us about the lesser known son of Alexander Watson Hutton, Arnold, and his role in the history of Argentine football & rugby
June 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Pleasure to be part of the conference
Thoroughly enjoyed presenting about early Argentine international footballer Arnoldo Watson Hutton @footycon.bsky.social in Belfast
June 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed presenting about early Argentine international footballer Arnoldo Watson Hutton @footycon.bsky.social in Belfast
Happy 124th birthday @riverplateoficial.bsky.social
You can read the story of the club's foundation 👇
You can read the story of the club's foundation 👇
May 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Happy 124th birthday @riverplateoficial.bsky.social
You can read the story of the club's foundation 👇
You can read the story of the club's foundation 👇
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Brilliant idea! Next they’ll invent seatbelts and call them “freedom straps.”
May 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Brilliant idea! Next they’ll invent seatbelts and call them “freedom straps.”
The start of the World Club Cup is less than a month away. Read all about one of the main contenders @riverplateoficial.bsky.social in my book 👇
May 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The start of the World Club Cup is less than a month away. Read all about one of the main contenders @riverplateoficial.bsky.social in my book 👇
Great to see Topo Gigio on Eurovision
May 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Great to see Topo Gigio on Eurovision
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Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93
Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93
Brian Glanville, who was the Sunday Times’ football correspondent for 30 years and the influential author of The Story of the World Cup, has died aged 93
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93
Obligatory author selfie @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in London, also available @pitchpublishing.bsky.social and all good book sellers
May 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Obligatory author selfie @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in London, also available @pitchpublishing.bsky.social and all good book sellers
What a goal Mastantuono
April 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What a goal Mastantuono
This kid is awesome
🇦🇷 Matías Almeyda on River Plate’s 17-year wonderkid Franco Mastantuono:
‘After Maradona they said there’d never be anyone like him; and then Messi appeared. After Messi I can see another one emerging and he’s from Azul and he’s called Franco Mastantuono.’
‘After Maradona they said there’d never be anyone like him; and then Messi appeared. After Messi I can see another one emerging and he’s from Azul and he’s called Franco Mastantuono.’
April 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This kid is awesome
As it is the Superclásico between River Plate and Boca Juniors today, a throwback to when I attended the fixture in 2006 (with away fans!)
April 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
As it is the Superclásico between River Plate and Boca Juniors today, a throwback to when I attended the fixture in 2006 (with away fans!)
Will the trophy end up in the @riverplateoficial.bsky.social museum again in July?
Read about the club's glorious history published by @pitchpublishing.bsky.social here 👇
Read about the club's glorious history published by @pitchpublishing.bsky.social here 👇
April 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Will the trophy end up in the @riverplateoficial.bsky.social museum again in July?
Read about the club's glorious history published by @pitchpublishing.bsky.social here 👇
Read about the club's glorious history published by @pitchpublishing.bsky.social here 👇
Looking forward to presenting this year in Belfast
With the conference season fast approaching here's a look back at one of last summer's highlights.....
www.manmetpgr.co.uk/blog/04-2025...
www.manmetpgr.co.uk/blog/04-2025...
Last Year’s International Football History Conference, Cardiff 2024
Last summer the International Football History Conference, also known as ‘Footycon’ held its annual event at the Cardiff City Stadium. The conference has been running since 2017, but last year was onl...
www.manmetpgr.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Looking forward to presenting this year in Belfast
Brilliant result from Argentina's women as they prepare for the Copa América in July, their story will form part of my history of the Argentine national team due out at the end of the year.
April 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Brilliant result from Argentina's women as they prepare for the Copa América in July, their story will form part of my history of the Argentine national team due out at the end of the year.
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Interested in the history and traditions of modern sport? Why not apply for the @icshc.bsky.social Online MA in Sports History and Culture? Applications are NOW OPEN! Learn more at this link -
www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... #sportshistory #Olympics #OlympicHistory #footballhistory #sportdiplomacy
www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... #sportshistory #Olympics #OlympicHistory #footballhistory #sportdiplomacy
April 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Interested in the history and traditions of modern sport? Why not apply for the @icshc.bsky.social Online MA in Sports History and Culture? Applications are NOW OPEN! Learn more at this link -
www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... #sportshistory #Olympics #OlympicHistory #footballhistory #sportdiplomacy
www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... #sportshistory #Olympics #OlympicHistory #footballhistory #sportdiplomacy
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Some great railway staff asked about my placard and wished us luck! #DoTheWriteThing @societyofauthors.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some great railway staff asked about my placard and wished us luck! #DoTheWriteThing @societyofauthors.bsky.social
Last night River Plate achieved their 200th victory in the Copa Libertadores, read about their previous 4 trophy wins here
@pitchpublishing.bsky.social
@pitchpublishing.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Last night River Plate achieved their 200th victory in the Copa Libertadores, read about their previous 4 trophy wins here
@pitchpublishing.bsky.social
@pitchpublishing.bsky.social
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🇦🇷 Overnight: River Plate 2-2 Rosario Central. Cracking game and a stunning ‘recibimiento’ at El Monumental!
March 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🇦🇷 Overnight: River Plate 2-2 Rosario Central. Cracking game and a stunning ‘recibimiento’ at El Monumental!