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West Bromwich Albion: Champions of England 1919-1920
2012
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By 1919 it seemed West Bromwich Albion would never win the Championship. The League founder-members were renowned Cup-fighters, and had squandered the promise of a bright young team by failing to take the title before the First World War. Football was starting up again, amid a country in crisis. 1919-20 became the first 42-game season after the League fudged the rules to ensure that London clubs were not absent from the First Division. Albion saved the day - their team of Black Countrymen,...
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West Bromwich Albion: Champions of England 1919-1920
2012
EN
By 1919 it seemed West Bromwich Albion would never win the Championship. The League founder-members were renowned Cup-fighters, and had squandered the promise of a bright young team by failing to take the title before the First World War. Football was starting up again, amid a country in crisis. 1919-20 became the first 42-game season after the League fudged the rules to ensure that London clubs were not absent from the First Division. Albion saved the day - their team of Black Countrymen,...
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Football's Twelve Apostles: The Making of the League 1886-1889
2012
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In 1888 twelve clubs formed the Football League, a ground-breaking mission for which they were called Apostles. Afterwards the world followed. Football in the 1880s was wildly exciting and teeming with personalities. Beneath the Victorian veneer, its participants fought furiously with each other: players, club officers, spectators, match officials, advocates of the Football Association. It was a battle for the soul of the game. Supporters of these twelve clubs, especially the Invincibles Pr...
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Football's Twelve Apostles: The Making of the League 1886-1889
2012
EN
In 1888 twelve clubs formed the Football League, a ground-breaking mission for which they were called Apostles. Afterwards the world followed. Football in the 1880s was wildly exciting and teeming with personalities. Beneath the Victorian veneer, its participants fought furiously with each other: players, club officers, spectators, match officials, advocates of the Football Association. It was a battle for the soul of the game. Supporters of these twelve clubs, especially the Invincibles Pr...
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Plymouth Argyle: The Modern Era 1974-2008
5 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
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Argyle should be up there with the best. Plymouth is now the largest city in England with a League club never to have graced the top division. On several occasions over the decades they nearly achieved the ultimate promotion, only to slide back and take their place with the also-rans. The Modern Era according to Andy Riddle begins with Season 1974-75, when Argyle bounced up from the Third Division. Since then, the club has been blessed with great players. Who better than Paul Mariner, who ...
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Plymouth Argyle: The Modern Era 1974-2008
5 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
EN
Argyle should be up there with the best. Plymouth is now the largest city in England with a League club never to have graced the top division. On several occasions over the decades they nearly achieved the ultimate promotion, only to slide back and take their place with the also-rans. The Modern Era according to Andy Riddle begins with Season 1974-75, when Argyle bounced up from the Third Division. Since then, the club has been blessed with great players. Who better than Paul Mariner, who ...
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Cambridge United: 101 Golden Greats 1921-2002
5 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
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Cambridge United travelled from the Cambs League in 1921 to the brink of the Premiership 61 years later and, since then, most of the way back again. Guiding them down the hazardous route have been some gifted players. Some of them are household names across the country (Wilf Mannion, Steve Claridge, Dion Dublin); some arent even household names in their own households. This book lists the 101 players adjudged to have made the greatest contribution to Uniteds cause. Read about the player wh...
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Cambridge United: 101 Golden Greats 1921-2002
5 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
EN
Cambridge United travelled from the Cambs League in 1921 to the brink of the Premiership 61 years later and, since then, most of the way back again. Guiding them down the hazardous route have been some gifted players. Some of them are household names across the country (Wilf Mannion, Steve Claridge, Dion Dublin); some arent even household names in their own households. This book lists the 101 players adjudged to have made the greatest contribution to Uniteds cause. Read about the player wh...
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Leyton Orient: A Season in the Sun 1962-63
5 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
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It might be hard even for middle-aged Leyton Orient fans to imagine their side hob-nobbing in the top flight alongside the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. This book chronicles the story of how the Os won promotion to the old First Division in 1961-62 and subsequently enjoyed their Season in the Sun. The key to that success was manager Johnny Carey, who in his playing days was a star with Matt Busbys Manchester United. Carey a genial pipe-smoking Irishman fashione...
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Leyton Orient: A Season in the Sun 1962-63
5 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
EN
It might be hard even for middle-aged Leyton Orient fans to imagine their side hob-nobbing in the top flight alongside the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. This book chronicles the story of how the Os won promotion to the old First Division in 1961-62 and subsequently enjoyed their Season in the Sun. The key to that success was manager Johnny Carey, who in his playing days was a star with Matt Busbys Manchester United. Carey a genial pipe-smoking Irishman fashione...
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West Ham United: The Elite Era 1958-2009
4 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
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West Ham United's elite era began in 1958, when the Hammers secured their place in the top division of English football. Since then it has been a rocky ride. The team has dropped divisions from time to time, but always risen again. Even among the elite, West Ham have seldom shone, other than in occasional Cup finals. Indeed, it is necessary to back to 1985-86 to find the last season they scored more goals than they conceded in the top flight. Who better to guide us in this exploration of W...
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West Ham United: The Elite Era 1958-2009
4 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
EN
West Ham United's elite era began in 1958, when the Hammers secured their place in the top division of English football. Since then it has been a rocky ride. The team has dropped divisions from time to time, but always risen again. Even among the elite, West Ham have seldom shone, other than in occasional Cup finals. Indeed, it is necessary to back to 1985-86 to find the last season they scored more goals than they conceded in the top flight. Who better to guide us in this exploration of W...
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Eggshells: Roy Keane at Ipswich Town 2009-2011
1 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
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Roy Keane was controversial as a player, but was undeniably a great one. He was controversial as a manager, and might yet become a great one. He had already touched the heights and the depths in charge at Sunderland. He then arrived at Ipswich Town, a family club, taking on the role once filled by Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson. The next 20 months became pure theatre for the clubs supporters and the media both local and national. The spotlight was fierce and relentless. This was Roy K...
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Eggshells: Roy Keane at Ipswich Town 2009-2011
1 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2012
EN
Roy Keane was controversial as a player, but was undeniably a great one. He was controversial as a manager, and might yet become a great one. He had already touched the heights and the depths in charge at Sunderland. He then arrived at Ipswich Town, a family club, taking on the role once filled by Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson. The next 20 months became pure theatre for the clubs supporters and the media both local and national. The spotlight was fierce and relentless. This was Roy K...
$7.99 USD
Luton Town: Staring into the Abyss 1958-2008 - Minus 30: The Coldest Place in Football
2012
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Over the past 50 years Luton Town have been rocked by twelve calamities. Each of them threatened the very future of the club. Trouble and strife have become a way of life at Kenilworth Road. But in the summer of 2008 the Hatters suffered a crisis of catastrophic proportions. An unprecedented 30 points penalty looked certain to demote them from the Football League after 88 years membership. Desperate for a new ground and eternally penniless, no other club has suffered the extreme ups (few) ...
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Luton Town: Staring into the Abyss 1958-2008 - Minus 30: The Coldest Place in Football
2012
EN
Over the past 50 years Luton Town have been rocked by twelve calamities. Each of them threatened the very future of the club. Trouble and strife have become a way of life at Kenilworth Road. But in the summer of 2008 the Hatters suffered a crisis of catastrophic proportions. An unprecedented 30 points penalty looked certain to demote them from the Football League after 88 years membership. Desperate for a new ground and eternally penniless, no other club has suffered the extreme ups (few) ...
$7.99 USD
Carlisle United: A Season in the Sun 1974-75
2012
EN
Thirty years separated Carlisle Uniteds brightest days from its darkest. In 2004 the club were demoted from the Football League and banished (temporarily) to the wilderness of the Conference. In 1974-75, however, Carlisle were playing in the biggest League of all. Alan Ashmans players posted some famous results along the way. Derby County ended up champions but were thrashed 3-0 by Carlisle. Everton were beaten home and away. As for Manchester United, the only reason Carlisle did not face ...
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Carlisle United: A Season in the Sun 1974-75
2012
EN
Thirty years separated Carlisle Uniteds brightest days from its darkest. In 2004 the club were demoted from the Football League and banished (temporarily) to the wilderness of the Conference. In 1974-75, however, Carlisle were playing in the biggest League of all. Alan Ashmans players posted some famous results along the way. Derby County ended up champions but were thrashed 3-0 by Carlisle. Everton were beaten home and away. As for Manchester United, the only reason Carlisle did not face ...
$7.99 USD
Northampton Town: A Season in the Sun 1965-66
2012
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If everyone loves an underdog, then Northampton Towns footballers must have been cult heroes of the mid-1960s, when they reached The Promised Land of Division One. Unless that is, you played for Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea, and suddenly had to slum it at the County Ground. The likes of Denis Law, Ian St John, George Graham and Terry Venables were presented with poky, gloomy dressing rooms inside an uninspiring three-sided football ground. Who said the age of romance was dead? T...
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Northampton Town: A Season in the Sun 1965-66
2012
EN
If everyone loves an underdog, then Northampton Towns footballers must have been cult heroes of the mid-1960s, when they reached The Promised Land of Division One. Unless that is, you played for Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea, and suddenly had to slum it at the County Ground. The likes of Denis Law, Ian St John, George Graham and Terry Venables were presented with poky, gloomy dressing rooms inside an uninspiring three-sided football ground. Who said the age of romance was dead? T...
$7.99 USD
Huddersfield Town: Champions of England 1923-24, 1924-25 & 1925-26
2012
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In the 1920s Huddersfield Town were the premier club in England. During that decade they became the first club to win the League Championship three times in a row. TThe story of Huddersfields success is a footballing fairy tale, for just before they won their first championship they had been on the brink of extinction. The men who saved the club then had the foresight to employ Herbert Chapman as their manager. In an unprecedented break with tradition, they then gave him a free hand with t...
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Huddersfield Town: Champions of England 1923-24, 1924-25 & 1925-26
2012
EN
In the 1920s Huddersfield Town were the premier club in England. During that decade they became the first club to win the League Championship three times in a row. TThe story of Huddersfields success is a footballing fairy tale, for just before they won their first championship they had been on the brink of extinction. The men who saved the club then had the foresight to employ Herbert Chapman as their manager. In an unprecedented break with tradition, they then gave him a free hand with t...
$7.99 USD
Aberdeen: The European Era 1966-1996
2012
EN
The recent history of Aberdeen FC is among the most eye-catching of any British club. It was not always so. Created in 1903, Aberdeen FC were for many years dismissed as provincial under-achievers. By 1966 when this book takes up their story the Dons had won the Scottish championship just once in 63 years. The dramatic rise in Aberdeens fortunes is due partly to a succession of dynamic managers and partly to the widened horizons provided by European competition. Aberdeen became formidable o...
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Aberdeen: The European Era 1966-1996
2012
EN
The recent history of Aberdeen FC is among the most eye-catching of any British club. It was not always so. Created in 1903, Aberdeen FC were for many years dismissed as provincial under-achievers. By 1966 when this book takes up their story the Dons had won the Scottish championship just once in 63 years. The dramatic rise in Aberdeens fortunes is due partly to a succession of dynamic managers and partly to the widened horizons provided by European competition. Aberdeen became formidable o...
$7.99 USD