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Category: Darts History

Darts History

History Of Darts

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
Darts is one of the oldest established English pub games which, since the late 1970s, has become one of the most popular sports in the world. As far as the…
Darts History

The Importance Of Darts In The 1920s and 1930s

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
It is important to recognise the crucial conditions under which the game of darts flourished in the twenties and thirties. Once it had been confirmed at the Leeds Magistrates Court…
Darts History

When and Where Darts Was Banned

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
A few things you (probably) didn't know about the sport of darts The King and Queen had played a game of darts in the Slough Community Centre in 1937 and…
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History Of The Dartboard

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
Traditionally, dartboards have been constructed of wood, usually elm or poplar. Both are soft woods and are thus easy to cut and shape and to receive the incoming darts. The…
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Did Cavemen Play Darts?

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
by Dr John V. Day In his book THE NEANDERTHAL QUESTION, Stan Gooch speculates that these early humans, halfway between us and apes, would "practice their running and throwing, and…
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‘Capital Arrows’ for the Capital Darts

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
If you are a resident of London or a visitor to the capital and looking for a game of darts and have no idea where to start looking then look…
Darts History

Darts – The Brain Muddler

21 May 201919 Aug 2019
It took the UK years to succeed in the fight for recognition of darts as a sport, this only being achieved in 2007.  Before that enlightened countries such as the Netherlands…
Darts History

Puff And Darts – Don’t Throw Blow

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
One of the earliest references to darts being played in alehouses dates back to the 16th century when the great-great-great, plus a few more greats, grandfather of darts ‘puff the…
Darts History

DARTS HISTORY -The Facts In The Case Of ‘Bigfoot’ Annakin

21 May 201920 Feb 2026
At the turn of the twentieth century in England darts was in its infancy. (Yes despite wild guesses to the contrary, darts did not start the process of evolution into…
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The Official Bar Guide To Darts By Patrick Chaplin, PhD, Darts Historian

21 May 201921 Dec 2020
The sport of Darts owes a great deal to Dr. Chaplin and that debt of gratitude is compounded by the high degree of value presented in his latest book, The Official…

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