Footballer Mark Higgins makes the presentations at the Buxton pool league prize night in 1982. Photo Alan Swiftplaceholder image
Footballer Mark Higgins makes the presentations at the Buxton pool league prize night in 1982. Photo Alan Swift

80 years of retro sporting photos taken across the High Peak

We’ve delved deep into the archive to bring you some long forgotten sporting photos dating back to 1904 to the 1980s.

From trophy presentations to 20p a pint and group shots take a walk down sporting memory lane with these great pictures.

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