This one is not so much a corner as a whole pitch! John Hutchinson is employed by Leicester City as official historian (if only more clubs would or could invest in this position) and thus the scope of his heritage activities has been able to range wider and deeper than anyone else so far that TGS has come across.

For us the most notable features of his work are:

• The establishment and regular updating of a database to provide an inventory of items in existence – including those held by private collectors
• The development of a digital picture archive (constantly being updated)
• Careful collection management processes
• Collaboration with De Montfort University on research projects
• The staging of talks, exhibitions and heritage afternoons to explain the club’s history

Rather than edit the comprehensive review that John has provided we’ll give you this link to the full works.