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Tommy Lawton

Author : Jack Rollin
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1785317458
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Tommy Lawton written by Jack Rollin and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a stellar 20-year career punctuated by the Second World War, such was Tommy Lawton's prowess in front of goal he was a magnet for spectators at a host of top-level clubs. Prior to the war, he served Burnley and Everton with distinction; enlisted to the British army for the war effort, he guested for a host of clubs. After VE Day he maintained his career average of more than one goal every other game - with Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, as player manager, and Arsenal; before another spell as player boss at Kettering. In 46 England games either side of the war and including wartime fixtures, he plundered 46 goals. Those impressive stats would surely be even more so but for the war. Deadly in the air or with either foot, and renowned for his sportsmanship - he was never booked throughout his career - Head and Shoulders Above the Rest is an ode to a swashbuckling centre-forward and the man Stanley Matthews described as: 'Quite simply, the greatest header of the ball I ever saw.'

The Illustrated Everton Story

Author : Andy Groom
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1910295256
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Everton Story written by Andy Groom and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a fan of Everton FC? If so, you won't want to be without this new book profiling the Everton story from 1870 right up to the present date. Detailing all the high and low points that have made Everton into the successful club it is today, this book charts the progress of the Blues from St. Domingo to the golden era and everything in between. The Illustrated Everton Story is packed with facts, quotes and anecdotes all about The People's Club including the 1900’s FA Cup jinx, the 1930s’ championships, relegation, the glorious 1980s and beyond. This fascinating new book includes over 100 profiles of all the great Blues players such as Alfred Milward, Jack Taylor and Dixie Dean along with more recent footballing heroes; Kevin Ratcliffe, Paul Rideout and Tim Cahill. This detailed tribute to the Blues will take you on a pictorial journey, revisiting all of Everton’s memorable moments. Beautifully illustrated with nearly 300 drawings, this book is a must-have for Everton supporters and football fans of all ages.

The Notts County Miscellany

Author : David Clayton
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750983922
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Notts County Miscellany written by David Clayton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Notts County Miscellany – a book on the Magpies like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legend. Featured here are more than 100 stories on the world's oldest football club ranging from how the club was formed in 1862 up to little-known facts about Director of Football Sven-Goran Eriksson. Here you will find player feats, individual records and plenty of weird and wonderful tales from a club that has rarely realised its potential. Rivalry with Nottingham Forest, the history of Meadow Lane and how the club came to wear their famous black & white striped kit, plus favourite managers, quotes ranging from the profound to the downright bizarre and cult heroes from yesteryear – a book no true County fan should be without.

101 Interesting Facts on Everton

Author : Andy Groom
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1910295213
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book 101 Interesting Facts on Everton written by Andy Groom and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you support Everton FC? Have you cheered the team to victory as they scored the winning goal in an important match? Do you know all there is to know about the club's long and successful history or would you like to find out more about your favourite football team? If you are a true Blues fan you are certain to want this new book, 101 Interesting Facts on Everton. Packed full of information about the boys from Goodison Park and a fun read for all the family, this book covers every aspect of the club, past and present. Learn more about the great players, managers, opponents and all those golden moments that have helped to make Everton great. Gen up with the 101 facts in this book and impress your mates with how much you know about The People's Club. This is a must-have book for all Blues fans and anyone with an interest in top flight football.

Football's Great Heroes and Entertainers

Author : Jimmy Greaves
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1444718150
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (447 download)

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Download or read book Football's Great Heroes and Entertainers written by Jimmy Greaves and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JIMMY GREAVES was a great entertainer and a national hero as a footballer, and is held in equal affection as a television pundit and performer. Now Greavsie reveals the footballers and managers who have given him most entertainment and are his biggest heroes. Greavsie has confined his star-studded assembly to players and managers of his lifetime -- dipping fondly back into the days of Stanley Matthews, Tom Finney and Len Shackleton and coming up to date with in-depth analysis of modern masters like Thierry Henry, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney. Along the way he nods in the direction of his good pals Bobby Moore, Dave Mackay, Billy Wright and, of course, George Best. Footballing gods of the calibre of Pele, di Stefano, Puskas and Maradona naturally win a place in the personal Greaves Hall of Fame. You may not agree with all his selections, but if you are a true football fan you will agree that this is a book that makes you laugh and grips your attention as you take a look at some of FOOTBALL's GREAT HEROES AND ENTERTAINERS.

Burnley FC Miscellany

Author : David Clayton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144564245X
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Burnley FC Miscellany written by David Clayton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you ever needed to know about Burnley.

England Football: The Biography

Author : Paul Hayward
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471184366
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book England Football: The Biography written by Paul Hayward and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE ‘The greatest story in English sport told beautifully by one of its greatest writers’ Gary Lineker 'A spellbinding piece of work' Oliver Holt; 'Absolute tour de force' Henry Winter Award-winning writer Paul Hayward delivers a compelling and unmissable account of the story of the England men's football team, published as they prepare for the World Cup in Qatar. On 30 November 1872, England took on Scotland at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow, a match that is regarded as the first international fixture. More than 5,000 fans watched the two sides play out a 0-0 draw. It was the first of more than a thousand games played by the side, and the beginning of a national love affair that unites the country in a way that few other events can match. In Hayward's brilliant new biography of the team, based on interviews with dozens of past and present players and coaches, including Viv Anderson, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and current coach Gareth Southgate, we get a vivid portrait of all aspects of the team's story, reliving highlights such as the World Cup victory in 1966 and the time when football came home in Euro 96, as well as the low points when the players were obliged to give the Nazi salute in 1938 and the era when England's hooligan fans brought shame on the nation. From Stanley Matthews and Bobby Moore through to more modern heroes such as Paul Gascoigne, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane, Hayward brings a large cast of characters to life. For anyone who wants to understand England football, and why it means so much to so many, England Football: The Biography is an essential and vital read.

They Played Rugby for Australia 2023 edition

Author : Eric Lemon
Publisher : Eric Lemon
ISBN 13 : 0645362638
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book They Played Rugby for Australia 2023 edition written by Eric Lemon and published by Eric Lemon. This book was released on 2024-04-12 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 500 pages of facts, statistics, and records of every match and every player for the Australian national Rugby Union team from the first match in June 1899 up to December 2023.

War Hammers II

Author : Brian Belton
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075096572X
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book War Hammers II written by Brian Belton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Hammers II, the sequel to the fascinating story of the club during the First World War, looks at the achievements and developments of the Upton Park heroes throughout the Second World War. West Ham United was forced to adapt in the dark days of the 1940s, building the outlook and approach that would eventually give rise to the club's most successful period, and establishing a culture of style and support that is still present today. Exploring the power, politics and intrigue of wartime football, a detailed account is given of the Irons' 1940 War Cup victory and of those who played for the club between 1939 and 1945. Author Brian Belton includes huge global events and many local incidents within the context of the club's history, to create a book that is sure to fascinate and entertain football fans and historians alike.

Terrace Heroes

Author : Graham Kelly
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113576252X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Terrace Heroes written by Graham Kelly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1930s saw the birth of the football idol - prototype for today's powerful media sport stars. The players of the 1930s were the first generation of professionals, yet until recently the life and careers of footballers of this generation has been little studied. In 1930s Britain, football became increasingly commercialized, and the rise and development of both local and national media enabled players to become widely recognized outside of their immediate local context for the first time. Tracing the origins, playing careers and 'afterlives' of several First Division players of the era, Graham Kelly's revealing history explores the reality of living in Britain between the wars and draws interesting comparisons with lives of the modern football hero today.

When Saturday Comes

Author : When Saturday Comes
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141927038
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book When Saturday Comes written by When Saturday Comes and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-08-03 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best chants, the funniest nicknames, the greatest headlines and enough little-known facts to keep the average football supporter entertained - and entertaining - for several seasons. This is the story of the greatest game on earth, from 'abandoned matches' to 'Yeovil Town', via celebrity fans, mascots, punditry and superstitions, written from the fan's point of view and with a separate entry for every club in the English and Scottish leagues. Who cares why, if Torquay United's strikers had been more prolific in the 1950s, England may never have won the World Cup; or where football hooliganism actually began; or who the hell Captain Henry Blythe Thornhill Wakelam is? We do. Because as every true student of the game knows: it's important.

Panini UK Football Sticker Collections 1978-1985

Author : Panini
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1399405233
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book Panini UK Football Sticker Collections 1978-1985 written by Panini and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SPORTS BOOK OF 2022 A football fan's dream come true – every complete UK PANINI sticker album 1978-1985 reproduced together for the very first time. 'This book delivers a thousand memories'. Mark Lawrenson 'Swapsies', 'Got, Got, Need' and 'Shinies'... This landmark illustrated book is a fantastic feast of nostalgia for any football fan of a certain age. PANINI albums were a must-have if you were a football-mad kid growing up in the late 70s and 80s, when player stickers were bought, bartered and collected in a treasured rite of passage. This book will bring back all those 'I had that one', 'I'd forgotten about him' and 'look at that haircut!' memories as well as providing in-depth details on all the players and teams of the era. Licensed by PANINI, this is a comprehensive collection of PANINI'S UK domestic football albums from 1978 to 1985 inclusive. Covering all English First Division and Scottish Premier teams, it features not only all the great teams and players of the era, but the one-season wonders and the also-rans as well. Inside the book: – Nearly 5,000 images of iconic PANINI stickers, album covers and sticker packet designs. – Hundreds of clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Celtic, Rangers, Manchester City, Spurs, Newcastle United, Dundee United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Aberdeen and West Ham United. – Photographs and pen portraits of the great players of the day, such as Bryan Robson, Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keegan, Ossie Ardiles, Ian Rush and John Barnes, plus World Cup winners in the twilight of their careers and young stars in the making, like Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle, Mark Hughes and Gary Lineker.

The World According to Harry

Author : Harry Redknapp
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473571286
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The World According to Harry written by Harry Redknapp and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The beautiful game has taught me a lot, but I’ve had quite a life outside of football too. This book is full of my best stories – kickabouts with jumpers for goalposts with Bobby Moore, mine and Sandra’s disastrous honeymoon to Torquay in a dodgy car and my funniest ‘Mr Pastry’ moments – as well as my thoughts on the important things in life. I’m finally sharing what I’ve learned on and off the pitch: from growing up poor in Poplar to the heights of the Premiership and even lying in a coffin with a load of rats on national television. It’s everything I know about true team spirit, hard work, tough times, why family are so important and why everyone deserves respect no matter whether they’re royal or sleeping rough – and, of course, the real joy of a jam roly-poly.'

Munichs: A Novel

Author : David Peace
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324086270
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Munichs: A Novel written by David Peace and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2024-11-12 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of The Damned Utd, a novel of tragedy and renewal, inspired by one of the greatest disasters in the history of sports. In 1958, Manchester United was flying high: the best-known soccer team in the world and reigning English champions, the team was led by a bright young group of star players nicknamed the “Busby Babes” after their charismatic manager Matt Busby. But on a snowy afternoon that February, a plane carrying the team back from a European Cup match crashed on takeoff in Munich, killing 23 people—including eight Manchester United players and three team officials. The accident destroyed the team, traumatized fans all over the world, and devastated the tight-knit community in Manchester. In this hypnotic and deeply moving novel, renowned novelist David Peace reimagines the crash and its aftermath, dramatizing the deep scars it left on British society. Moving between the fictionalized voices of survivors, including players, their family members, and Busby himself, Munichs powerfully interprets the struggles of a team, a city, and a nation to recover and rise again. Peace has been hailed as “brilliant” by Kazuo Ishiguro and his novels have been lauded as “incantatory” (Los Angeles Times), “ambitious and heartbreaking” (NPR), and “the stuff of great literature” (New York Times Book Review). With Munichs, he has crafted another extraordinary novel, one that intimately explores the reverberations of trauma and the power of community in the wake of tragedy.

Sir Walter Winterbottom - The Father of Modern English Football

Author : Graham Morse
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782193774
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Sir Walter Winterbottom - The Father of Modern English Football written by Graham Morse and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Walter Winterbottom was arguably the most influential man in modern English football. He is known as the first England team manager, but more than that he was an innovator of modern coaching, sports administrator and a man ahead of his time; a man who had a profound effect on English football and who laid the foundations for England's success in 1966. Walter managed them all, from Lawton to Charlton, and inspired many to become coaches: Ron Greenwood, Bill Nicholson, Jimmy Hill and Bobby Robson were amongst his disciples and took his gospel to the clubs they managed. Born in 1913, Winterbottom started out as a teacher and physical education instructor, playing amateur football in his spare time. He was soon signed up by Manchester United, playing his first game 1936 and winning promotion to the First Division in 1938. A spinal ailment curtailed his career, but during World War II he served as an officer in the Royal Air Force before the FA appointed him as national director of coaching and England team manager in 1946.He remains the ony manager to have taken the national side to more than two World Cup finals and was created an OBE in 1963 and a CBE in 1972 before being knighted in 1978. Walter died in 2002 but his legacy continues to inspire many in football today, especially with the opening of the new St George's Park football academy. With interviews and insight from top football names, this book - written by Winterbottom's son-in-law - also draws on personal diaries, photographs and letters. However, this is more than just a biography of one man - it's the story of how modern football came about.

POSSILPARK to IBROX

Author : Donald Caskie
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1783015721
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book POSSILPARK to IBROX written by Donald Caskie and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book traces the football career of Jimmy Caskie from 1931 to 1952. He was an exceptionally gifted left-wing player who could also play on the right-wing but as he was not a one-club player he never became a "e;legend"e; at any of the clubs for whom he played. In the course of a career which took him from Corporation pitches in the north of Glasgow to Wembley and further afield at various times he regularly played alongside Bill Shankly, Matt Busby, Gordon Smith and Willie Waddell. As a juvenile player in Glasgow he was described by Sir Alex Ferguson's father as a "e;star"e; and he went on to play with distinction for Ashfield, St Johnstone, Everton, St Mirren, Hibernian and Rangers. He assisted Everton to win the League Championship in 1939, toured North America in the same year with the SFA and was the outstanding player of the touring party, won several trophies while playing as a "e;guest"e; player with Hibernian during the Second World War and represented Scotland in nine war-time internationals against England. In 1945 he came to Ibrox and was a regular at outside-left in the very successful Rangers side of the immediate post-war years.As well as providing a statistical record of Jimmy Caskie's career the book places this against the background of the turbulent times in which football was being played. It deals with such issues as the numbering of players, dual control of games by two referees, concessionary gates for the unemployed during the Depression and the dangers associated with large crowds at games which were not all-ticket. The problems faced by football during the Second World War, such as the "e;guest"e; player system, the controversey surrounding reserved occupations for players and the shortage of kit and balls brought about by rationing, are discussed. Post-war football had its own problems in the shape of severe winter weather which resulted in games being played in fog on frozen, heavily sanded pitches, league reconstruction, a threatened players' strike (in which Jimmy Caskie took a leading part) and disputes with the authorities over industrial absenteeism caused by the playing of games on mid-week afternoons (there were no floodlights) and with the chancellor of the exchequer over gate admission prices and these are also discussed. The circumstances which led to the 1947 boardroom coup at Ibrox and the decision by the SFA not to send a team to Brazil for the World Cup in 1950 despite receiving a specific invitation from FIFA to do so are explained.In short the book highlights the differences between the way football was played and organised before, during and after the Second World War and the modern game.

The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty

Author : Jonathan Wilson
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in March 2016, Issue Twenty contains 20 articles in 10 sections, including: Robin Bairner explaining why Hampden Park's old goalposts have pride of place in St-Étienne's club museum; the playwright Patrick Marber discusses football, drama, and his football drama; and Nick Miller with the unusual story of how a united Ireland side took on Brazil at the height of the Troubles and almost won.