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Southampton Greatest Games

Saints' Fifty Finest Matches

by Alex Crook, Alex Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016

From causing one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup final history by beating Manchester United in 1976 to promotion to the Premier League in 2012, here are 50 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident...

True Professional

The Clive Sullivan Story

by James Oddy
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017

True Professional tells the story of Clive Sullivan, who emerged from one of Cardiff's toughest neighbourhoods to become an icon of rugby league. Overcoming a major childhood injury and a car crash early in his career, he was a ruthless and thrilling presence on the wings of both Hull FC and Hull KR...

Derby County Match of My Life

Fourteen Stars Relive Their Greatest Games

by Nick Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012

Fourteen of Derby County's biggest names reflect on their most memorable games during their career with the club. Jim Bullions, Reg Harrison, Johnny Morris, Bert Mozley, Keith Havenhand, Dave Mackay, Steve Powell, Roger Davies, Peter Daniel, Kevin Wilson, Phil Gee, Marco Gabbiadini, Michael Johnson and...

It's Mick, Not Mike

The Autobiography of Mick Duxbury

by Micky Duxbury, Wayne Barton
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015

Mick Duxbury played more times for Manchester United than any other player during the 1980s, clocking up nearly 400 appearances in a key era for the club which was full of entertainment and controversy, sowing the seeds of unprecedented success. Brought to United by Tommy Docherty, Duxbury played under...

Gentleman & Player

The Story of Colin Cowdrey, Cricket's Most Elegant and Charming Batsman

by Andrew Murtagh
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017

Colin Cowdrey is remembered for the elegance of his strokeplay; but there was more to this complex man than a classical cover drive. Successes were numerous: 114 Test matches, 22 Test hundreds, 100 first-class centuries, countless famous victories and unforgettable innings. There was controversy and...

From Saints to Winners

The Story of Northampton Saints' Historic Double-Winning Season

by Tom Vickers
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017

From Saints to Winners tells the tale of a campaign bookended by tragedy, but laden with glory. Jim Mallinder's Saints marched all the way to three finals, winning two of them, as they secured the first Premiership trophy they craved, as well as Challenge Cup glory. The previous summer had seen the...

Grizzly

The Life and Times of Chris Adams

by Chris Adams, Bruce Talbot
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015

In a cricket career spanning nearly 30 years, Chris Adams has enjoyed some unforgettable moments. He played for England, enduring a brutal Test debut against South Africa in 1999, and was the greatest captain in the history of Sussex, turning them from perennial underachievers into the most successful...

AFC Bournemouth Match of My Life

Cherries Relive Their Greatest Games

by Alex Crook, Pat Symes
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015

More than 20 AFC Bournemouth legends come together to relive the magical moments from the most memorable matches in the club's illustrious history. From Ted MacDougall on his record-breaking nine-goal haul to hat-trick hero Callum Wilson and the Cherries' historic first top-flight victory, this book...

Dean Court Days

Harry Redknapp's Reign at Bournemouth

by Michael Dunne
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018

Harry Redknapp spent 15 years at AFC Bournemouth as a player, coach and manager, longer than at any other club in his colourful career in football. Despite this lengthy association, Redknapp's days at Dean Court have featured only fleetingly in his biographies to date. Now, with the co-operation of...

Gus Honeybun... Your Boys Took One Hell of a Beating

A Love Affair in the Lower Leagues

by Simon Carter
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016

Gus Honeybun... Your Boys Took One Hell of a Beating tells the story of a lifetime aboard the emotional roller-coaster of inconsistency which is Exeter City - one of English football's most unfashionable and unsuccessful clubs. Like many football fans, author Simon Carter's football supporting life is...

Saints and Sinners

Southampton's Hard Men

by Graham Hiley
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016

From flying head-butts and flying tackles, to flying ashtrays and flying linesmen, Saints and Sinners is a frightening run-down of some of the hardest players ever to pull on a Southampton shirt - and their on- and off-field exploits which gave them such notoriety. During more than twenty years of covering...

Who Says Football Doesn't Do Fairytales?

How Burnley Defied the Odds to Join the Elite

by Dave Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014

Once upon a time, on 21 April 2014, something extraordinary happened, as unfashionable Burnley sealed their promotion to the Premier League. It was the improbable culmination to one of the most magical, inspirational and unpredictable stories in the modern game. This is English football's Moneyball....

Test of Character

The Story of John Holder, Fast Bowler and Test Match Umpire

by Andrew Murtagh, John Holder
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016

Barbados-born John Holder arrived in England during the 1960s as part of the second wave of West Indian immigrants recruited by London Transport after the war. While working on the Underground he was recommended for a trial at Hampshire. Impressed by his speed and hostility with the ball, they signed...

Scotland in the 70s

The Definitive Account of the Scotland Football Team 1970-1979

by Ronnie McDevitt
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2019

The 1970s saw a change in the fortunes of the Scottish national side. After a gap of 16 years World Cup qualification was achieved for the finals in West Germany in 1974. Credited as the only undefeated side at the tournament, the sobering trip to Argentina four years later prompted more realistic...
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