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Author : Rockwood (pseud. [i.e. Thomas Dykes.])
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Stories of Scottish Sports written by Rockwood (pseud. [i.e. Thomas Dykes.]) and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Dykes (sporting writer.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Stories of Scottish Sports written by Thomas Dykes (sporting writer.) and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John K. V. Eunson
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1845024257
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Sporting Scots written by John K. V. Eunson and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1860 the first ever golf 'major' was held in Prestwick - a man from East Lothian won. In 1871 the first ever rugby international in the world took place in Edinburgh - Scotland won. In 1872 the first ever association football international in the world was hosted in Glasgow - it was a draw. All three of these momentous events in the history of sport - even if they did not seem that way at the time - were held in Scotland, and for the next century and more Scottish sporting men and women were pioneers in the growth of sport around the world. "Sporting Scots" tells the incredible stories of the Scots who brought sport to the globe and transformed the histories of golf, football, rugby, athletics, ice hockey, cricket, swimming, baseball, cycling, motor racing and many other sports in the process. It is also the modern history of the Scots abroad as they left the Auld Country far behind them for fame or fortune or for simple economic necessity and left a lasting sporting legacy around the globe.
Author : Robert Scott Fittis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Sports and Pastimes of Scotland written by Robert Scott Fittis and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (771 download)
Download or read book Stories of Scottish Sports. By "Rockwood.". written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Grant Jarvie
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Scottish Sport in the Making of the Nation written by Grant Jarvie and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1994 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by historians and sociologists on the importance of sport in the history of Scottish culture. The study encompasses the historical and the contemporary, the male and the female, the royal and the commoner, the middle class and working class aspects of Scottish sport.
Author : Robert Scott Fittis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333401962
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Sports and Pastimes of Scotland written by Robert Scott Fittis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sports and Pastimes of Scotland: Historically Illustrated The compilation has been the pleasing labour of years. Portions have previously appeared in print here and there; but these have been much amplified with new matter; and, so far as I am aware, the book, as it now stands, is the only one dealing with the generality of Scottish Sports on the same lines. I trust it will be found both interesting and useful, as illustrative of varied phases of the habits, manners, and customs of byegone generations of Scotsmen of all ranks and classes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Scottish Sports Council
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (64 download)
Download or read book New Scotland written by Scottish Sports Council and published by . This book was released on 2002* with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andy Mitchell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (211 download)
Download or read book Arthur Kinnaird written by Andy Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Kinnaird was the First Lord of Football, the most influential figure in England football in the Victorian era. He won the FA Cup five times, played for Scotland and - as Lord Kinnaird - was President of the Football Association for 33 years. His extraordinary life and his contribution to the formative years of football is told by sports historian Andy Mitchell. Kinnaird was an outstanding sportsman, who oversaw football's growth from its primitive and muddied beginnings in the 1860s through to the professional era of the 20th century when stadia were packed with thousands of fans. This book reveals his role in stories such as the birth of international football, the epic FA Cup victories with Wanderers and Old Etonians, his clashes with Darwen and Blackburn Rovers, and his selection to represent Scotland. This new edition updates and revises Arthur Kinnaird's biography which was first published in 2011. It contains new information and new images, bringing his story up to date. Andy Mitchell runs a sports history website and has written several books including First Elevens: the Birth of International Football and 1824, The World's First Foot-Ball Club. He has worked as a researcher for the FIFA World Football Museum, was a consultant to the Netflix mini-series 'The English Game' which dramatised Arthur Kinnaird's involvement in the FA Cup and football's transition from amateur pastime to professional sport.
Author : Jim Craig
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 9781841583365
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Scotland's Sporting Curiosities written by Jim Craig and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one sense, this book is about the nation of Scotland since it concentrates on the distinguished achievements of Scottish sportsmen and women both at home and abroad, but it is also liberally peppered with some of the more unusual stories connected with Scottish sport, making it both an essential book of reference for the serious sports historian and an entertaining read for the amateur. Craig's unique style and presentation, allied with his superb professional knowledge, make it a fascinating window into the Scots and their sporting world, and ranges from the earliest times right up to the 2004 Olympics.
Author : Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (315 download)
Download or read book A Covenant for Scottish Sport written by Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils and published by . This book was released on 1987* with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard William Cox
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714652504
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (525 download)
Download or read book British Sport written by Richard William Cox and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
Author : Robert Scott Fittis
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781356179442
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (794 download)
Download or read book Sports and Pastimes of Scotland written by Robert Scott Fittis and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Tom Coyne
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476754292
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)
Download or read book A Course Called Scotland written by Tom Coyne and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “One of the best golf books this century.” —Golf Digest Tom Coyne’s A Course Called Scotland is a heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on every links course in Scotland, the birthplace of the game he loves. For much of his adult life, bestselling author Tom Coyne has been chasing a golf ball around the globe. When he was in college, studying abroad in London, he entered the lottery for a prized tee time in Scotland, grabbing his clubs and jumping the train to St. Andrews as his friends partied in Amsterdam; later, he golfed the entirety of Ireland’s coastline, chased pros through the mini-tours, and attended grueling Qualifying Schools in Australia, Canada, and Latin America. Yet, as he watched the greats compete, he felt something was missing. Then one day a friend suggested he attempt to play every links course in Scotland and qualify for the greatest championship in golf. The result is A Course Called Scotland, “a fast-moving, insightful, often funny travelogue encompassing the width of much of the British Isles” (GolfWeek), including St. Andrews, Turnberry, Dornoch, Prestwick, Troon, and Carnoustie. With his signature blend of storytelling, humor, history, and insight, Coyne weaves together his “witty and charming” (Publishers Weekly) journey to more than 100 legendary courses in Scotland with compelling threads of golf history and insights into the contemporary home of golf. As he journeys Scotland in search of the game’s secrets, he discovers new and old friends, rediscovers the peace and power of the sport, and, most importantly, reaffirms the ultimate connection between the game and the soul. It is “a must-read” (Golf Advisor) rollicking love letter to Scotland and golf as no one has attempted it before.
Author : Henry Hepburn
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1471782077
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (717 download)
Download or read book The Beautiful Games - Scotland's Hidden Sports written by Henry Hepburn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Beautiful Games: Scotland's Hidden Sports is an immersion into little-seen worlds. Scotland is obsessed with football. Other sports live in its shadow, misunderstood or unheard of by all but a few, their compelling stories and characters ignored or disparaged. Henry Hepburn's growing disillusion with his one-sport country has driven him to explore what else is out there. Who are the diehards keeping their sport alive, the star players who fail to make the back pages? How perilous is their sport's future in Scotland? And, in a country where their efforts go unheralded, why bother at all? The Beautiful Games illuminates a sporting nation waiting to be discovered.
Author : Craig Whyte
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178885103X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)
Download or read book Into the Bear Pit written by Craig Whyte and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From being the most dominant club in Scottish football history, Rangers F.C., one of the most famous and powerful names in British sport, was sold to venture capitalist Craig Whyte in 2011 . . . for £1. When Whyte walked through the gates at Ibrox, the club was mired in debt and plagued with a toxic culture which seeped everywhere – from the corridors of power to a sectarian hard core in the stands. The 'great Whyte hope' was touted for a time as Rangers' saviour but he was soon hung out to dry as the fall guy for Rangers' misery as the unthinkable happened. The club was plunged into liquidation and the reformed club suffered the indignity of demotion to the third division, the lowest echelon of Scottish professional football. The demise of Rangers saw Whyte's reputation eviscerated on the pages of every newspaper in the country, his name vilified on radio shows, TV programmes and blogs as every aspect of his professional and personal life was picked over. In 2012 he was arrested and accused of fraud. He was put on trial where he faced the full might and resources of the government for his role in the downfall of the club. Although he was ultimately acquitted of all charges, he had to endure years of false accusations from some media outlets and multiple death threats from obsessed fans. Full of startling revelations, this is the previously untold story of greed, corruption and scandal at the heart of Rangers F.C., told, definitively, by the man who was at the very centre of the storm.
Author : Richard Wilson
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847679676
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)
Download or read book Inside the Divide written by Richard Wilson and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1888, Rangers and Celtic football clubs have been locked into an intense and frequently explosive rivalry: Rangers the product of West Scotland's Protestant establishment, Celtic the team founded to raise money for the Catholic underclass of Glasgow. On 2 January 2010 the two teams met in the Old Firm's New Year Derby, a fixture that had been banned for ten years because of the trouble it brought with it. Richard Wilson puts that game at the centre of a book which delves into the history and widens out to the cultural resonance of the fixture within Scotland. It is a potent mix of close-up observation and big-picture thinking, with insight, understanding and depth. Fully updated to cover the latest Old Firm stories, including Rangers' dramatic collapse into administration.
