Archives and Local Studies
collection guide no.4
Sport
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Heritage Services
Location
 Bay 10 of the main shelves
Scope of the collection
Barking and Dagenham has produced many wellknown sports personalities, such as Sir Alf Ramsey,
manager of the World Cup-winning England football
team in 1966, and several of his players. The Archives
and Local Studies Centre holds biographies and press
cuttings relating to them.
You will also find general works such as a collection of
match programmes for Dagenham & Redbridge FC
and Barking FC.
They are for reference only, so are always available on
the open shelves.
Before the re-opening of Valence House in summer 2010,
each volume was carefully cleaned by Archives and Local
Studies volunteers before being added to the sustainable
custom-built oak shelves in the new library.
Examples
Books on Barking and Dagenham sporting
personalities
Tony ADAMS: Addicted
Phil STEVENS: Sporting heroes of Essex and East
London 1960-2000: Bobby Moore and Graham Gooch
Alf RAMSEY: Talking football
Leo McKINSTRY: Sir Alf
Jeff POWELL: Bobby Moore
Martin PETERS: The ghost of ’66
Oliver DERBYSHIRE: JT, captain, leader, legend –
biography of John Terry
Jimmy GREAVES: Greavsie
Jason LEONARD: Full time
Terry VENABLES: Venables – the autobiography
Norman JACOBS: Speedway in the South-East
[chapter on Dagenham Speedway]
Topic Boxes
These contain press cuttings and pamphlets on sports
ranging from Angling to Water Sports, plus information
on sports venues, clubs and societies.
See also:
Local Studies Information Sheet No.52
Football personalities of Barking & Dagenham
Archives and Local Studies Centre, Valence House,
Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM8 3HT
Opening times
 Mondays to Fridays: 10am - 4pm (except Bank Holidays)
 Saturdays: 10am - 12.30pm and 1.15pm - 4pm
When visiting for the first time, please bring proof of your
address as you will need to register.
Contact details
 Phone: 020 8227 2033 - Fax: 020 8593 6177
 Email: localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk
 Internet: www.lbbd.gov.uk/archives
 Facebook: www.facebook.com/valencehouse
09.2014