Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03

2024 in Great Britain — Page 4

Explore 132 historical events and records for Great Britain in 2024.

Historical records for Great Britain in 2024

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 12 of 132 unique records.

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Promotion Squad Goalkeeping Cover

Walton, Christian · Ipswich · Goalkeeper · Sport / Football

Christian Walton serves as an experienced goalkeeping option in the Ipswich Town squad that finishes second in the Championship and secures promotion in 2024.

Refurbished Pre Raphaelite Galleries

Burne-Jones, Edward · Birmingham · Artist · Arts / Museums

Reopened galleries displayed major Pre Raphaelite art including works by Edward Burne Jones following building conservation work.

Rigg Establishes Sunderland Midfield Place

Rigg, Chris · Sunderland · Forward · Sport / Football

Rigg becomes a regular first-team contributor while still a teenager, giving Sunderland energy and attacking movement during the Championship season.

Rogers Villa Breakthrough Under Emery

Rogers, Morgan · Birmingham · Forward · Sport / Football

Rogers establishes himself as an attacking midfielder after joining from Middlesbrough, giving Emery another ball-carrying option in transition.

Staffordshire Hoard Reopening Interpretation

Herbert, Terry · Birmingham · Metal detectorist · Arts / Museums

Reopened displays again presented objects from the Staffordshire Hoard together with evidence of how specialists conserve and interpret them.

Stained Glass And Sculpture Galleries

Burne-Jones, Edward · Birmingham · Artist · Arts / Museums

Refurbished Pre Raphaelite galleries presented painting sculpture and stained glass as interconnected forms of Victorian artistic practice.

Ten Thousand Council Homes Pledge

Burnham, Andrew Murray · Greater Manchester · Mayor of Greater Manchester · Government / Greater Manchester Government

Burnham pledges ten thousand new council homes by 2028 within a wider housing plan.

Transfer to Tottenham Hotspur

Solanke, Dominic · London · Forward · Sport / Football

Dominic Solanke leaves Bournemouth to take up a new playing role with Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham invested in Bournemouth's leading scorer after his prolific Premier League campaign.

Versatile Forward in Promotion Squad

Jackson, Kayden · Ipswich · Forward · Sport / Football

Kayden Jackson provides pace and flexibility as an attacking squad member during Ipswich Town’s 2023–24 Championship promotion season.

Villa Twenty Goal League Season

Watkins, Ollie · Birmingham · Forward · Sport / Football

Ollie Watkins scored 19 Premier League goals and provided numerous assists to help Aston Villa qualify for the Champions League.

Watkins Twenty League Goals for Villa

Watkins, Ollie · Birmingham · Forward · Sport / Football

Watkins finishes 2023–24 with 19 Premier League goals, his personal best league tally, as Emery's side secure fourth place.

Wild City Family Gallery

Chamberlain, Joseph · Birmingham · Birmingham civic leader · Arts / Museums

The museum introduced a family oriented Wild City display examining nature and urban life in Birmingham.

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