Since the beginning of time, people have loved sports. Whether they are a little girl, a grown woman, or a young man, who doesn’t love to celebrate and root for a team? We’ve gathered 30 pictures that show that sports used to be celebrated with the same passion as today back in the day.
A “chorus girl” singing to raise money at the “Titanic” baseball game.
1912.
A photo of a baseball game taken by Ansel Adams.
Manazar Relocation Center, 1943.
A West Bromwich Albion FC fan waving his rattle and cheering on his way to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup final.
27th April 1935.
Boston Red Sox fans.
Boston, 1913.
Yeovil factory workers supporting their football club with their rabbits’ feet to help them bring their team luck in their FA cup match.
11th January 1939.
Prince William and the King of Sweden at the Olympics.
Stockholm, 1912.
Crowds of supporters filling the stands at Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final.
30th April 1938.
Fans outside Philadelphia’s Shibe Park.
1913.
Arsenal fans at King’s Cross to catch the special trains to Huddersfield for the FA Cup semi-final against Grimsby.
21st March 1936.
A woman who has fainted receiving medical attention on the pitch sidelines during the FA Cup Semi-Final between Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town.
Old Trafford, 22nd March 1930.
Dutch kids cheering on their team.
1931.
Dutch fan cheering at a game.
Amsterdam, 1931.
Jack Allen being congratulated by fans after the presentation of the FA Cup trophy at the final against Arsenal.
Wembley Stadium, 23rd April 1932.
Supporters of West Ham United FC at a FA Cup semi-final match against Everton.
1933.
Everton supporters before going to Crystal Palace for the FA Cup final between Everton and Newcastle United.
London, 1906.
Belgian fans watching a game against Holland from the trees.
1913.
English soccer fans storming the pitch.
1927.
Liverpool supporters on their way to Crystal Palace in the back of a horse-drawn bus for the FA Cup Final against Burnley.
1914.
Scottish supporters before an English League V Scottish League match.
Highbury, London, March 1921.
Supporters congratulating members of Bolton Wanderers FC after their victory over Manchester City in the final of the FA Cup.
Wembley, April 1926.
West Ham United supporters arriving for the first FA Cup Final to be held between West Ham and Bolton Wanderers.
Wembley, London, 1923.
Officials persuading football fans to clear the touch lines before the sixth round FA Cup tie.
Brentford, Middlesex. 5th March 1938.
Manchester City FC fans with rattles and rosettes on a train on their way to a cup-tie match against Tottenham Hotspurs.
12th January 1935.
Fans outside Philadelphia’s Shibe Park.
USA, 1913.
Fans waiting outside the Polo Grounds at midnight.
1913.
Fans following a World Series game on a “playograph”.
New York City, 1911.
Football fans watching the Burnley vs Liverpool FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace.
South London, 1914.
A Portsmouth football fan with a rattle in each hand cheering for her team before their FA Cup final against Manchester City.
28th April 1934.
