Northernness, Sheffield and the 1966 World Cup: The “Steel City” on Display

Q2 Arts and Humanities

International Journal of Regional and Local History Pub Date : 2017-07-03 DOI:10.1080/20514530.2017.1400717

Tosh Warwick

引用次数: 3

Abstract

ABSTRACT During summer 1966 global attention turned to the manufacturing centre of Sheffield as “Steel City” played host to a number of FIFA World Cup matches. The tournament has been romanticised by the press as a key national triumph following England's victory, whilst sport historians have critiqued the event's cultural, economic, political and social impact. This article contends that this major sporting event served as a platform for articulating and experiencing the provincial north of England by highlighting how post-war Sheffield utilised the 1966 World Cup to promote multiple identities spanning that of a traditional, northern industrial centre to one of a modern, forward-thinking city.

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诺森内斯、谢菲尔德和1966年世界杯：展出的“钢铁之城”

摘要1966年夏天，随着“钢铁城”举办了多场国际足联世界杯比赛，全球的目光转向了谢菲尔德的制造业中心。这场比赛被媒体浪漫化为英格兰获胜后的一场关键的全国性胜利，而体育历史学家则批评了这场比赛的文化、经济、政治和社会影响。这篇文章认为，这场重大体育赛事通过强调战后谢菲尔德如何利用1966年世界杯来促进从传统的北方工业中心到现代的前瞻性城市的多重身份，为表达和体验英格兰北部的省级提供了一个平台。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Regional and Local History aims to publish high-quality academic articles which address the history of regions and localities in the medieval, early-modern and modern eras. Regional and local are defined in broad terms, encouraging their examination in both urban and rural contexts, and as administrative, cultural and geographical entities. Regional histories may transcend both local and national boundaries, and offer a means of interrogating the temporality of such structures. Such histories might broaden understandings arrived at through a national focus or help develop agendas for future exploration. The subject matter of regional and local histories invites a number of methodological approaches including oral history, comparative history, cultural history and history from below. We welcome contributions situated in these methodological frameworks but are also keen to elicit inter-disciplinary work which seeks to understand the history of regions or localities through the methodologies of geography, sociology or cultural studies. The journal also publishes book reviews and review articles on themes relating to regional or local history.