# Mining, Migration and Football: Soccer in Illinois Coalfields

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Podcast: [The Football Heritage Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-football-heritage-podcast-6385677)
Published: 2026-05-10T23:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/footyheritage/episodes/Mining--Migration-and-Football-Soccer-in-Illinois-Coalfields-e3i3j65
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113. Mining, Migration and Football: Soccer in Illinois Coalfields We're joined by Society of American Soccer History and archivist Chuck Carlson to talk about soccer in the coalfields of Illinois - the catalyst for the early development of football in the state. We discuss the importance of migration, industry and trade unionism in the development of football in Illinois, the difficulties of archiving in the modern day United States and the lessons we can take from these stories. About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an additional podcast every Thursday. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage About Our Guest Chuck Carlson Chuck is an archivist based in Chicago, Illinois. He researches, presents and writes about soccer and social history with a focus on coal mining communities in the state of Illinois as well as Chicago. He is a board member of the Society for American Soccer History (S.A.S.H).

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