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Bill Struth was one of the most successful, outstanding and charismatic managers in football history. He won an astonishing eighteen league championships, ten Scottish Cups and two League Cups with Rangers, as well as being the visionary behind the building of the magnificent Main Stand at Ibrox,...

In this, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed first volume of quotations about our national sport, Kenny MacDonald delves once more into Scotland's sweaty, smelly football dressing-rooms and emerges with a batch of statements which are profond, amusing, acerbic and sometimes plain bizarre.

The Birmingham City Miscellany is a book on the Blues like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories, and legend. Delve deep to find out all about the events and people who have shaped the club into what it is today. Featured here are a plethora of stories on this charismatic football club...

One newspaper called it the most dramatic moment Scottish football had ever seen. In 1965, little Kilmarnock, never before champions, clinched the Scottish League title in astonishing circumstances, from under the noses of their chief rivals, and by the slimmest of margins on the seasons final day. Told...

All England fans beware! You may think you know all there is to know about the England team, but to answer the 1,000 fiendish questions in this quiz book you will need to cast your minds back well over a century, right back to the beginnings of international football in 1872. Guaranteed to challenge...

After years as a lower division cup giant-killer, Norwich City finally burst into football's elite in the 1970s. Theres rarely been a dull moment since. The Canaries have since experienced four cup finals, five losing semi-finals and a play-off final. By 2010 they had relished five promotions, suffered...

One of the most famous names in the football world, Liverpool FC has a history that stands up to the closest scrutiny. Their fans may be demanding, but they have enjoyed countless memorable nights watching the Reds and the Liverpool Supporter's Book, an official publication, will bring back the glory...

As the first British player to score a goal in European club competition in 1955, Hibs hero Eddie Turnbull holds a unique place in footballing history. In Eddie Turnbull: Having a Ball, he charts his extraordinary career and tells the story of his eventful life so far. Turnbull explains how...

A nippy sweetie, he was always moaning, but that is often the sign of a great player -- a real determination to succeed and a refusal to settle for second best. PAT STANTONI used to flinch when Studs wound up for a challenge and he feared no one as he sometimes threw his whole body into a tackle....

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...

Few cities in the world have as many professional football clubs as London and none have the history explored in this book by journalist and broadcaster Steve Tongue. It was in the English capital that the Football Association - the first of its kind anywhere - was founded in 1863 and that the FA Cup,...

1961-62 was a golden season for Dundee Football Club. They became Champions of Scotland by winning the Scottish League title for the first and, to date, only time in their history. They then became princes of Europe the following year with their fabulous European Cup adventure. For any club outside the...

The English Premier League isn’t a secret club in America any more. More and more casual fans are tuning in to the Premier League. They’re watching on TV, they’re showing up at the pub on Saturday mornings and they’re starting to plan their vacations around a trip to England. And that's why...

Gary Mackay is a Hearts legend who has played more games for the Tynecastle club than anyone else in history. He fulfilled his boyhood dream of turning out for the boys in maroon in the early 1980s and continues his love affair with Hearts to this day. Here he selects his Hearts Dream Team made up...