Football category: 4223 books
Shadow of the Knight
Football's Life After Sir Alex Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Certain things in life are inevitable. Petrol prices will rise, summer follows spring and Sir Alex Ferguson will retire.Eventually. Where next for Manchester United once the club's legendary manager retires? Shadow Of The Knight, prepared ready for Ferguson's retirement, will look to the past for answers...
You Can Have Chips
The Autobiography of Steve Wignall
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2010
From childhood kick-abouts on knee-scraping surfaces to junior football in shirts that reached your ankles to greet your socks, like many youngsters Steve Wignall dreamed of wearing a hallowed red shirt and becoming a professional footballer. Following his apprenticeship at Doncaster Rovers that dream...
Cyrille Regis: My Story
My Story
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Cyrille Regis's story is a compelling one on so many levels. The story of his migration from the French Caribbean to a racially divided West London in the 1960s, his development as a semi-professional footballer and his subsequent move to a top-flight Football League club, followed by national recognition...
Ossie's Dream
My Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
Ossie Ardiles is one of the most iconic footballers ever to have graced the game. After winning the World Cup with Argentina in 1978, Ossie became the first foreign player to make an impact in England, paving the way for the modern era of multinational teams. and was immortalised in Chas & Dave's...
Bernie, Bill Browns
The Last Great Era of Football in Cleveland
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
When the Cleveland Browns selected Bernie Kosar in the 1985 Supplemental draft, few knew just how much that would impact the next decade of Cleveland Browns football. They were coming off of a rough patch, but had a long history of winning. The fans were passionate and ready to support a winner.
What...
by Rob Hadgraft
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Giant-killers and gallant underdogs are the lifeblood of British football. Rarely, however, does a rank outsider actually win one of the big prizes. But in the 1961-62 season Ipswich Town achieved the 'impossible' and lifted the Football League Championship trophy at the first attempt. A more unlikely...
by Bob Latchford
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
In 11 consecutive seasons of top-flight football between 1972 and 1983, Bob Latchford scored more league goals than any other First Division player. A British transfer record holder and icon of his era, for fans of Everton, Birmingham City, Swansea City and England Latchford was a man who truly 'walked...
by David Potter
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Newcastle United On This Day recounts, in diary form, major events and magic moments in the history of the Magpies. Such as the great triumphs of the 1900s when three league titles were won, the 1950s when three FA Cups were brought back to Tyneside and the heady European triumph of 1969. Less happy...
Game of My Life San Francisco 49ers
Memorable Stories of 49ers Football
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Some of the games described in this unique book involve championships, while others seem ordinary save for extraordinary personal meaning. In each case, it is the legendary 49ers player who singles out the game, the moment in time that to him is the most defining of his professional football career....
La Roja
How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
La Roja is bestselling author Jimmy Burns tremendous opus on Spanish soccer. From its early beginnings when the first soccer on the shores of Bilbao and Buenos Aires was played by British sailors and engineers, through to the influx of South American stars, and similarly inspirational Italians, Dutchman...
101 Interesting Facts on Everton
Learn About the Boys From Goodison Park
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
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...
Kansas City Chiefs Encyclopedia
3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Texas oil millionaire Lamar Hunt’s pursuit of a professional football franchise led to the formation of a new league and ultimately a revolutionary change in the pro game itself. Hunt’s new team, the Dallas Texans, began play in the American Football league in 1960, and following the 1962 season,...
Joe Namath, Game by Game
The Complete Professional Football Career
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
This is a comprehensive reference work covering Joe Namath’s entire professional football career, following it season by season and game by game. After a lengthy opening chapter discussing Namath’s college career and his enormous impact on professional football after turning pro in 1965, the book...
Nottingham Forest Miscellany
Forest Trivia, History, Facts & Figures
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
Nottingham Forest Miscellany is packed with fascinating facts, figures, trivia, stats, stories and anecdotes all relating to the history of Nottingham Forest Football Club. From memorable matches to favourite sons, the book follows no set order, chronological or otherwise, but has plenty to keep any...