Pitch Publishing Ltd imprint: 69 books
Six Stickers
A Journey to Complete an Old Sticker Album
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
For years, Adam Carroll-Smith has bragged about his Premier League '96 sticker album. The only sticker book he ever completed: a special childhood achievement which helped cement his love for football. After nearly two decades gathering dust in the loft, leafing through the album he discovers a small...
Who's The Daddy
The life and times of Shirley Crabtree
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
As wrestling superstar 'Big Daddy', Shirley Crabtree became a larger-than-life national icon in the 1970s, even if the fights themselves were a bit dodgy. These were the halcyon days of televised wrestling in Britain, an innocent age when men in leotards were still allowed out in public - and surely...
by Ed Hawkins
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
Out of work, out of luck, Ed Hawkins seeks fame and fortune by becoming a Sporting Chancer.Attempting to wager his way around the world, he wins and loses with hilarious consequences. Amongst other jaunts he plays tennis with John McEnroe, darts against Phil Taylor and ends up at an illegal cockfight...
by Neil Dunkin
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
- Shortlisted for the National Sporting Clubs Sports Book of the Year Award- Highly acclaimed Liverpool FC TV- Football lovers will lap this up but Dunkins passion and fine line in anecdotes make the book worthy of a much wider readership Daily Express- Dunkin talks with great passion about the beautiful...
Nottingham Forest Cult Heroes
Forest's Greatest Icons
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Nottingham Forest Cult Heroes recounts the careers of 20 of the club's greatest icons, men who entertained, week in, week out and regularly set fans' pulses racing. Each individual biography analyses each player's career, and examines exactly each player was idolised and how they achieved cult status....
A Great Face for Radio
The Adventures of a Sports Commentator
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Nominated as Best New Writer at the 2010 British Sports Book Awards, John Anderson tells the tale of how a humble insurance clerk from Guildford came to rove the world covering some of the biggest sports stories of the past 25 years. From the Seoul Olympics to a freezing hotel rooftop in Azerbaijan,...
The Bald Facts
The David Armstrong Biography
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Like many gifted footballers of the seventies and eighties, the story told by legendary Middlesbrough, Southampton and England winger David Armstrong includes some spectacular ups and downs; but the speed and ferocity of his personal rollercoaster ride are surely unique. Starting out at Leeds, David...
by Spencer Austin
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Shortlisted for the Best New Writer Award at the 2010 British Sports Book Awards, I am the Gloryhunter traces Spencer Austin's incredible odyssey across the country as he sought the ultimate adrenalin junkie high of only supporting winning teams. Randomly picking an English football team to support at...
Spirit of '55
How Warrington Wolves Leapt Out of the Pack
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
In 2009, Warrington RLFC reached the nadir of their long-term, chronic underachievement, prompting one fan to write to the local newspaper questioning the players' commitment. He signed the letter 'Spirit of '55' - a reference to the year the club were last champions. Results began to improve dramatically,...
Wolves Match of My Life
Twelve Stars Relive Their Greatest Games
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Twelve Wolves legends tell the stories behind their favourite games from their Molineux careers. The selected games include the 1949 and 1960 FA Cup and the 1974 and 1980 League Cup Finals, the famous floodlit friendlies against Honved and Real Madrid and tussles with local rivals West Bromich Albion....
Manchester United On This Day
History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
Manchester United On This Day recounts, in diary form, the events that have shaped the history of one of the most famous clubs on the planet. From formation as Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway FC in 1878 to Sir Alex Ferguson's current Red Devils, Manchester United On This Day attempts to...
by Brian Beard
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Aston Villa On This Day recounts, in diary form, major events and magic moments in the history of the Villa Park club.From its foundation by the congregation of Handsworth's Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Victorian Birmingham to the ignominy of Third Division football Aston Villa has been a unique football...
Bent Arms & Dodgy Wickets
Englands Troubled Reign as Test Match Kings during the Fifties
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
When Andrew Strauss's team seized the world title in the summer of 2011 they finally recovered what had been lost at the Adelaide Oval in 1959. In 1953 England became the 'unofficial world champions'. Len Hutton's victory at the Oval in that coronation year heralded an apparently golden age in England's...
by Paul Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
Rangers Cult Heroes tells the story of the club through the careers of its 20 greatest icons - the men who made the blue half of Glasgows pulses race. During Paul Smiths journey through a pantheon of Rangers greats, he discovers that there is much more to being a Gers Cult Hero. Each players career is...