A Man For all Seasons

Sports & Outdoors

Hadgraft, Rob

Owen, Brian

Football (American)

G2 Rights

<p>To see our huge range of football books, click on "Kindle Store" and search for DESERT ISLAND SPORT.Giant-killers and gallant underdogs are the lifeblood of British football. Rarely, however, does a rank outsider actually win one of the big prizes.But in the 1961-62 season Ipswich Town achieved the 'impossible' and lifted the Football League Championship trophy at the first attempt.A more unlikely candidate for winning the toughest League in the world is hard to imagine. This humble, small-town club used an old wooden cricket pavilion as a dressing room and a bullet-ridden Nissen hut as an office. Not only were resources limited, but the playing squad was full of ageing journeymen and bereft of well-known or established names. Furthermore, the club arrived in the big time with only 16 full seasons in the Football League under its belt and was struggling to attract more than 15,000 spectators to home games.Although the remarkable events of 1961-62 are occasionally relived at player reunions and by anniversary features in local newspapers, the full story has never been examined in depth. This book attempts to put that right.Follow the dramatic rise and fall of the most unlikely of champions. Assisted by unprecedented statistical data, this book tracks Ipswich Town's early days in Division Three (South) and the arrival of Alf Ramsey as manager, through the championship season itself, to the horrendous decline that set in immediately afterwards.Poignant, funny, profound - this is a classic tale of a triumph against the odds.</p>

Ipswich Town: Champions of England 1961-62

Soccer

Desert Island Books

The Little Wonder: The Untold Story of Alfred Shrubb - World Champion Runner (Desert Island Athletics)

Biographies & Memoirs

<p>To see our huge range of football books, search for DESERT ISLAND SPORT. Although it took Ipswich Town FC many years to take the plunge and turn professional, once they did so they quickly prospered. Town joined the Football League in 1938, and, before 20 seasons had elapsed, had three divisional championships in the bag - including, astonishingly, the League title at the very first attempt! A team of unsung ‘country cousins’ profited from the tactical innovations of manager Alf Ramsey. His departure in 1963 to answer England’s call coincided with a rapid decline in fortunes. Eventually Town’s directors took a chance on the young and unemployed Bobby Robson. The enthusiastic Geordie repaid their faith and patience by winning the FA Cup in 1978 and the UEFA Cup in 1981, and achieving no fewer than nine top-six finishes in the Football League. Like Ramsey, Robson would leave to coach England, signalling another temporary decline at Portman Road. With the coming of the 21st century Town were once again back in Europe, winning friends for their stylish football under George Burley. Since then, the Joe Royle era has come and gone, and Jim Magilton hopes to restore former glories. This book examines in encyclopaedic detail the most recent 35 years of a unique and fascinating football club.</p>

Ipswich Town: The Modern Era 1971-2006

Colchester United: From Conference to Championship

Miscellaneous

Luton Town: Staring into the Abyss: Minus 30 - the Coldest Place in Football

Deerfoot: Athletics' Noble Savage - From Indian Reservation to Champion of the World (Desert Island Athletics)

Individual Sports

Luton Town: Through the Trap Door: From Championship to Conference 2004-2009 (Desert Island Football Histories)

Desert Island Books Limited

The Old Farm: Ipswich Town v Norwich City - A History

Grimsby Town: Through the Trap Door - The Road to Hell 2001-2010

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