Spencer Vignes: 4 books
by Spencer Vignes
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011
Few English football clubs can boast such a varied history as Brighton & Hove Albion. From FA Cup Finalists in 1983 to being within half an hour of crashing out of the Football League altogether in 1997, their supporters have experienced enough highs and lows to fill a Hollywood screenplay including...
by Spencer Vignes
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
We all know that the UK goes crazy during Wimbledon fortnight. In fact so much seems to be packed into those two weeks that Spencer Vignes collected the most interesting aspects of the tournament into a fun, accessible book. The Wimbledon Miscellany is essential reading for all tennis enthusiasts....
Lost In France
The Remarkable Life and Death of Leigh Roose, Football's First Superstar
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
In 1914 one of Britain's most famous sportsmen went off to play his part in the First World War. Like millions of others, he would die. Unlike millions of others, nobody knew how or where. Until now. Lost in France is the true story of Leigh Roose: playboy, scholar, soldier and the finest goalkeeper...
Bloody Southerners
Clough and Taylor’s Brighton & Hove Odyssey
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2018
In 1973, Brian Clough and Peter Taylor stunned the football world by taking charge of Brighton & Hove Albion, a sleepy backwater club that had rarely done anything in its 72-year existence to trouble the headline writers. The move made no sense. Clough was managerial gold dust, having led Derby...