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Too Good To Go Down
The Inside Story of Manchester United's relegation
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
When Manchester United were relegated in 1974, just six years after winning the European Cup, it was front page news. How could such a thing happen to the biggest club in Britain? Such a scenario would be even more unthinkable today than Leicester City winning the league.The story is one of the most...
by Iain McCartney
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
England's 1966 World Cup victory brought thousands of new supporters flocking to games and Manchester United revelled in the post 1966 boom, never looking back, as far as attendances were concerned. Within the pages of this book, we travel back to those fondly remembered days and relive the defeats,...
Never Had it So Good
Burnley's Incredible 1959/60 League Title Triumph
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Burnley's league title victory of 1960 remains one of the most remarkable feats in the history of English football, the club the smallest ever to win its premier title. Despite spending far less than other champions and drawing more modest crowds, Burnley beat the likes of Manchester United, Spurs and...
Derby County Match of My Life
Fourteen Stars Relive Their Greatest Games
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...
Wanderers, Rovers & Rangers
The Modern British Football Coach Around the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018
Throughout history British coaches have made their presence felt across the world. From helping humble teams become the super clubs we know today to tactical innovations as the game grew nation by nation, the British had a huge hand in shaping football's early global history. In the modern age they...
Stoke and I
The Nineties
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2018
Stoke and I: The Nineties charts the fortunes of Stoke City Football Club through the decade that spawned Britpop, Euro 96 and Cool Britannia. Key moments such as the title-winning season of 1992/93, the Autoglass Trophy victory and the emotional farewell to the Victoria Ground are recounted through...
There is a Bonny Fitba Team
Fifty Years on the Hibee Highway
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
Over the last fifty years, Ted Brack has supported Hibernian FC through good times and bad. Between watching Hibs lose the Scottish Cup Final to Clyde in 1958 and celebrating their CIS Cup triumph nearly fifty years later there have been famous victories over Barcelona and Real Madrid and, of course,...
The Card
Every Match, Every Mile
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
When does a hobby become an obsession? At the start of yet another football season, long-suffering Chester supporter Steve Hill makes his traditional tongue-in-cheek pledge to do The Card every game, home and away. However, this time it is different. This time he means it... One man, 50 matches, 15,000...
by Jonno Turner
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Did you know…
• Eiður Guðjohnsen made history playing for Iceland in a friendly against Estonia in 1996 when he came on as the substitute for his own father, Arnór?
• Coventry City FC have played in the Premier League, The First, Second, Third and Fourth Divisions and Division...
Mes secrets d'agent
Le grand roman du foot français
Language: French
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Agent pendant neuf ans de Mathieu Valbuena, Christophe Hutteau raconte dans ce livre-vérité sa trajectoire dans le monde impitoyable du football. Sans rancoeur ni candeur, il révèle, les trahisons, les mensonges, l’ingratitude. Mais aussi de savoureuses anecdotes écrivant ainsi le grand roman...
by Ben Fraser
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
You know you're a football fanatic when...
... your mobile ringtone sounds suspiciously like the theme tune for Match of the Day.
... you have your house carpeted in AstroTurf.
If this sounds all too familiar, read on to discover whether you're truly obsessed with the beautiful game or just another armchair supporter.
The Anatomy of Manchester United
A History in Ten Matches
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
Award-winning football writer Jonathan Wilson selects ten landmark matches from Manchester United's history, from the first time they lifted the FA Cup, beating Bristol City in 1909, to the Cup victory of 2016 that proved to be Louis van Gaal's last game in charge. In doing so, he identifies the pivotal...
Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen and Me
Mike Yates Tells His Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
This is a football autobiography with an exciting and refreshing difference. Mike Yates tells his compelling real life story of what it is like to be one of the many thousands of young players who pass through the academy system, get very close to the first team and believe that they are about to make...
by Rick Holden & Dave Moore
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
It’s hard to believe that it is a quarter of a century since little Oldham Athletic shook up the football world with an amazing period of success that made them the whole country’s favourite ‘second’ team. They took on the might of Leeds United, Arsenal, Southampton, Everton, West Ham, Aston...